Da Feminism Thread

[Beskar]

I disagree, and I'm as egalitarian as anyone. Women and men are still different, biologically; however the statement of this fact does not mean women and men ought to be treated differently (is/ought fallacy, of course). Still, can't we just decide to use "him" and "her" free of any social connotations? Maybe I'm misinterpreting your post though.

There is no necessary need to really identify as such and it just causes a whole range of issues when you start bringing transgender debate in the arena. The biological differences are separate from the society contributions attributed to such terms. There is so much masculine attachment into the usage of "him" and similar with the feminine attachment into the usage of "her". As a society, simply making that divide salient, you begin to construct differences such as what separates "him" from "her".

If you read the article, it is mostly about allowing children to be children, for them to explore and enjoy themselves. Allowing the girl to play with the lego and let the boy play with the barbie, why should lego's belong to "him" and why should "barbies" belong to her, it is all about removing that social barrier and admittedly would love such things to be adopted on a grander scale.

Then in cases of unknown gender, why should people say "His posts" opposed to having some other term to simply refer to a person as simply that, a person.