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View submission: Do non-binary identities reenforce gender stereotypes?
I appreciate the discussion. I guess I’m challenging the presumption that woman or man is simply a personal identity category and nothing more. It’s also a social class (in my view). So my next question would be, what purpose is there in having a class of people called women if anyone can self identify into it? For example, we separate prisons into men’s and women’s facilities. If anyone can self-identify as a woman based on any characteristic they want, what is the purpose of having a women’s prison? If it’s to protect women, what is the characteristic that that makes them vulnerable to men as a class, if anyone can self-identify as a woman? If it’s simply self-identity, does that mean you can self-identify as not a woman and then be in the privileged class?
Comment by BluuberryBee at 12/01/2025 at 17:52 UTC
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Now this is an interesting question - BUT it becomes mostly irrelevant if you improve prisoner conditions, which I believe we should, to prioritize rehabilitation over punishment. Most of Norway's prisons are mixed.
Comment by santahasahat88 at 12/01/2025 at 17:58 UTC
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In general at least in my country the Uk and Theu US that I know of you don’t generally just self ID into the prison of your choice. There are processes to determine someone’s gender beyond just self ID. Like how long you’ve been identifying as the gender and other things considered by professionals and experts in this area.