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You have no gender, you’re imagining it

Started by Natasha, October 24, 2010, 12:09:10 AM

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Natasha

You have no gender, you're imagining it

http://tashauk.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/you-have-no-gender-youre-imagining-it/
by tashauk
10/18/10

On occasion I've been among people who focus on culturally specific expressions of gender and conclude that gender is purely culturally created and has no underlying reality or authenticity. I think this viewpoint combines a heady mixture of the influence of recent(ish) academic thinking on gender and sensitivity to the way in which people, broups and communities find themselves mistreated or discriminated against on grounds of gender. These discussions often lead in the direction of a particular argument, and then sometimes a further sub-argument focusing on trans people.
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justmeinoz

Maybe they should try living a "genderless" life, and see what the experience is like before they start to draw conclusions.  Put their money where their mouth is in other words.
"Don't ask me, it was on fire when I lay down on it"
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