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Title: The Vlog Brothers on the Gender/Sexuality Spectrum
Post by: Karen345 on October 31, 2014, 10:53:18 PM
Post by: Karen345 on October 31, 2014, 10:53:18 PM
Hey all,
I bumped into this video and wanted to ask the current residents of the forums what they thought of it. I recently passed it to my mom, thinking it a passable summary of the complexities of gender and sexuality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXAoG8vAyzI
I sent it her way because my mom is a bit odd and could use some education, she doesn't really care about me being trans provided I preserve my reproductive capabilities in some form (childishly easy with male gametes), but also seeks bonus points on me finding someone who I can biologically reproduce with that is "worthy", thus she is less than thrilled by egg donations and surrogates, though she admits that's purely an engineering and incentives problem. Fortunately, I'm pretty comfortably bisexual so it's kind of a coin toss as to whether I'll end up with someone with access to female gametes, not that, and I have been very explicit about this, I would torpedo any relationship where my partner did not have access to female gametes, which Mom fully realizes is an honorable train of thought and accepts.
Okay, so I think you can see that she and I have a somewhat odd relationship. I love her a bunch, but she has very specific utilitarian priorities. Fortunately if you can handle honesty she's very easy to talk to. Even if she is rooting for me to become a lesbian...
That was a bit of a sidetrack, sorry. So what do you think about the educational value of the video above?
I bumped into this video and wanted to ask the current residents of the forums what they thought of it. I recently passed it to my mom, thinking it a passable summary of the complexities of gender and sexuality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXAoG8vAyzI
I sent it her way because my mom is a bit odd and could use some education, she doesn't really care about me being trans provided I preserve my reproductive capabilities in some form (childishly easy with male gametes), but also seeks bonus points on me finding someone who I can biologically reproduce with that is "worthy", thus she is less than thrilled by egg donations and surrogates, though she admits that's purely an engineering and incentives problem. Fortunately, I'm pretty comfortably bisexual so it's kind of a coin toss as to whether I'll end up with someone with access to female gametes, not that, and I have been very explicit about this, I would torpedo any relationship where my partner did not have access to female gametes, which Mom fully realizes is an honorable train of thought and accepts.
Okay, so I think you can see that she and I have a somewhat odd relationship. I love her a bunch, but she has very specific utilitarian priorities. Fortunately if you can handle honesty she's very easy to talk to. Even if she is rooting for me to become a lesbian...
That was a bit of a sidetrack, sorry. So what do you think about the educational value of the video above?
Title: Re: The Vlog Brothers on the Gender/Sexuality Spectrum
Post by: Taka on November 03, 2014, 08:07:25 AM
Post by: Taka on November 03, 2014, 08:07:25 AM
i disagree with any two dimensional graphs, but it's otherwise good.
there are other similar videos too, all of them are fun to watch, this one is kind of... exhausting to listen to.
speaks too fast for my taste.
there are other similar videos too, all of them are fun to watch, this one is kind of... exhausting to listen to.
speaks too fast for my taste.
Title: Re: The Vlog Brothers on the Gender/Sexuality Spectrum
Post by: Dread_Faery on November 03, 2014, 10:32:52 AM
Post by: Dread_Faery on November 03, 2014, 10:32:52 AM
I agree with my esteemed colleague, 2d spectrums based on the idea of various points between male and female don't encapsulate all gender identities and experiences.
Other than that it was quite positive and well done.
Other than that it was quite positive and well done.