Comment by neverendingplush93 on 13/01/2025 at 07:38 UTC

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View submission: Do non-binary identities reenforce gender stereotypes?

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Isn't being a man or woman rooted in biological function and not a concept of masculine female stereotypes.  I mean maybe im wrong. But at the same time the whole point of language is to provide a consistent basis in which we understand each other. By making this subjective according to the non binary nonsense what's the point of even communicating anyone that you are in fact non binary if no one can affirm that two genders even exist in the first place. Continuing this logic if no one can define what a man or woman is. Then why identifying as non binary even necessary .

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Comment by Jolandersson at 13/01/2025 at 15:55 UTC

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Gender is a social construct, sex is not. Even if a person defines themselves as non-binary or trans, they’re still either male or female.

Comment by Technical_Goose_8160 at 15/01/2025 at 01:20 UTC

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Just to clarify, sex is biological, gender is a construct.

Comment by LeagueEfficient5945 at 15/01/2025 at 08:31 UTC

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It's extremely simple.

You got 2 invitations. You can go to hang out with your bros, or you can go hang hang out at girls' night.

Which invitation feels more like a good fit for you? That's your gender.

Non binary is when you find having to choose like this extremely annoying.

Comment by imperfect9119 at 13/01/2025 at 12:41 UTC

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Naming is not the same as categorizing

Naming tells you what to call something

Categorizing tells you where it fits and can suggest it's utility

Man and Woman is both a name and a category

the naming is rooted in biological sex

the categorization is the social construct

Like if America still had a male only draft

would all men go? cis men and trans men

would transwomen go?

In Israel everyone spends time in the military. At some point all the arguments for Men going to the military and women saying home stopped making sense.