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That is a problem! And there are many reasons for that besides genetics. As a woman, I don't feel threatened. You should take a poll, which cis gender...

What is the point? If I don't know there is a choice, how do I define "rational option"? If you like. It seems arbitrary.

That's what people invariably do. Of course, it always is. But society still won't remain unchanged, so you who resist a specific change must still de...

If I didn't know it was fabricated, on what basis would I decide whether to escape it? It's not rational to escape from a satisfactory environment.

Nobody should ever have to wear a suit! (or high heels)

Not exactly. I said it had lots of components, the ethics of which are interpreted differently by each faction. There is no objective societal ethic t...

Yet to be determined, in many countries. I haven't defined it what advocacy groups demand of their governments and societies. A right, for anybody, is...

I have yet to hear your proposal for the healthier, more beneficial, more ethical direction in which you want some unnamed factions or agents to steer...

That doesn't make the persons changing gender assignment a politically significant number; that shows how many of their fellow citizens support their ...

In grammar. In identity, however, "I" is known by the infant before it is named, before it knows its species. The only 'other' it knows is "thou", the...

That's a shame! It would have made a more understandable story at 500 words.

I agree. "Like" seems an inappropriate word for rating a creative effort. I have been honest and not 'liked' a couple of good stories, because althoug...

Nit-pickingly, no. There was no "then" in the original and resume is not the same as keep. Besides which "to keep pace" usually refers to matching the...

Not together - alternative solutions to the problem of chronic hopeless unhappiness. I prefer surgery. Not if they can't afford it. I may have mention...

I understand that. I mean that in describing how a child feels, it's more convincing to tell it from the inside than the outside. For example is not a...

In that this change might also be for the better. I'm not convinced that a "more healthy direction" has been put forward or attempted. A number of peo...

I think it's the personal pronoun. Names only identify from the outside. Pronouns identify from inside as well as in relationships.

No. I am stating that societies, their mores and attitudes change continuously, even though all societies have some members who want no kind of change...

In this, we agree. No-one is arguing that? I'm surprised. Potential harms to others? Do you mean that attitudes might change? Organizations and social...

Good idea! You know those arbitrary lines never worked, right? There is a distinction between discourage and forbid. By all means, do consider how ind...

Whether the motivation is physical, social, emotional, delusional or unhealthy, it is the decision of some other person to alter their own body, with ...

No.

Yes, it's possible.

Don't touch it! It's perfect. If you want better, write something else.

I think the head-stomping was a biggish clue. I mean, what kind of footwear would she need?

Then why are you harping on them? Right. So everyone else has to be punished for his mistake. By depriving people of the freedom to choose, you protec...

He has doubts. Doers he have evidence of a higher number? Or a lower one?

PM me the supplier's name.

So? If society can construct women with good qualities, it could construct better men. This isn't mere jocularity: we really ought to do better by our...

Finally! An intelligent idea.

I never even see the amazon guy. For all I know, he might be a Horse. A fast one; I've seen the back of the van a couple of times.

Of course it is! How could the American Society of Plastic Surgeons compete with Reddit for credibility?

I'm considering possible scenarios minus the nuclear war. Hoping the political and economic systems will implode before they explode. Civilization mus...

That's a lot of column-inches for very few people.

I rather think some will. Humans are stubborn. I think there will be roving gangs pillaging the remains of civilization, but also a number of small co...

That is a beautifully - one might suspect, artfully - opaque statement.

We know what-all is wrong with faith, magical thinking, wishful thinking. We know what's wonderful about reason, logic, the scientific method. But as ...

Stay here; it's the least weather-vulnerable area I know of within reach. We get the odd tornado and blizzard, but no big floods or fires. The neighbo...

It would be interesting to know the specific offenses.

You don't need extra angles. There is zero chance of a romantic relationship between a Russian and a Ukrainian in the present situation. Yes, the brai...

That one childish mistake has haunted him all his life. Now he's about to end it. Mercy will get him through the last night, but won't attend the fune...

None of your business! He tells you who he is; you have no reason to doubt his veracity, respect him and accept it. You are the same person, undergoin...

I like the story very much. It doesn't need charity: it can make its own way in the world. There is just one single thing I don't like about it. Why i...

The best characteristics of a woman: compassion, forbearance, fortitude, generosity, humour, integrity, loyalty, mindfulness, patience, resourcefulnes...

The child is not likeable, but he is troubled. I get the notion he may have been spoiled and overprotected and then suddenly sent off to a boarding sc...

It's an excelled depiction of a situation I can identify with: that young man could have been one of my cousins in 1956. The Russian soldiers really w...

Consecutively numbered pages 1 thru 8.

Of one kind. The trouble with dictionaries.....

What for? What narrative or symbolic purpose do they serve? It stands up just fine without the birds.

Hence the word "also", meaning one of several definitions. Meaning, 'progress' does not have to be read as going from less to more or inferior to supe...