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Thank you, I'm grateful for someone addressing the OP. That's fair. We can say at this point that even if it is sexism, that isn't necessarily a bad t...
December 18, 2025 at 01:06
No, a straw man is when you build up an idea that the presenter never argued for or backed, then attack it. No, its not irrational at all. That's how ...
December 18, 2025 at 00:00
Straw man, as I have no idea what you're talking about. You're attacking something that doesn't relate to the OP. Cite the argument of the OP and addr...
December 17, 2025 at 23:54
Not at all. I've posted what gender is, what sexism is, and demonstrated why when gender is elevated over sex, it meets the definition of sexism. Ther...
December 17, 2025 at 23:36
This will always happen when discussing meaningful yet highly emotional subjects. We can't be turn away from topics just because some people have emot...
December 17, 2025 at 21:05
I actually meant that more than semantics. Biological sexism would be treating a man with a voice within the range of an average female like they aren...
December 17, 2025 at 21:03
No. I'm asserting that if gender is elevated over sex, its sexism. That's not proving a negative, that's disproving an affirmative. I'll let the first...
December 17, 2025 at 20:51
And you have equally zero claim that massive numbers of people don't agree with the specific claim of this thread. In fact, its irrelevant. You have a...
December 17, 2025 at 13:48
No, we are not using slang and colloquial language. Part of what philosophy should be doing is finding clear words and concepts that allow clear thoug...
December 17, 2025 at 13:40
I don't believe you have. If you aren't going to add any more, its been a nice conversation. First, that didn't prove that no transgender people cited...
December 17, 2025 at 01:53
Its fine to disagree, but why? In every other case it applies, what makes trans gender special? Again, why? You may be right. But without a good reaso...
December 16, 2025 at 23:40
Thank you for the kind words Bob. :) I understand your concern, and I had that very same concern as well. It is not out of line for sexism to apply to...
December 16, 2025 at 21:51
Awesome! You've lived a neat life.
December 16, 2025 at 19:27
Sure. Lets view identity apart from gender for a moment. I don't believe in a soul, so all of our thoughts come from the brain. Identity is one type o...
December 16, 2025 at 18:35
That's a very biased take without evidence. Would you like to explain where in the OP I'm trying to attack trans or gays? If its low quality, please p...
December 16, 2025 at 14:53
More than fair. Trans people make up anywhere from 1-5% of the population, and that rise is mostly among the young people of this generation. Most adu...
December 16, 2025 at 14:45
I like this example because it lets us break down the terminology. If the woman is getting breast augmentation because society tells her its the way w...
December 16, 2025 at 14:42
I apologize then. Let me read over what you've written and see if I understand what you're saying. Please correct me where I am wrong. First, you spea...
December 16, 2025 at 03:37
So look at that T Clark. We have a poster with a little over 100 posts. They come in, they're polite. They post great arguments and points. They cite ...
December 16, 2025 at 02:57
If you don't mind, I'm going to answer some of your points you've been making to other posters. I normally don't, but you seem genuinely pleasant to c...
December 16, 2025 at 02:51
Everyone has a personal identity, but that doesn't mean its more than a subjective identity. For example, I can have a personal identity that I am a d...
December 16, 2025 at 02:32
There are plenty of straight men who transition as well. I believe there are more straight men who've transitioned today than gay men. The majority of...
December 16, 2025 at 01:23
Hey Bob! Good to see an actual argument. I thought about this very thing when I was first mulling this over, but it turns out 'genderism' has a differ...
December 16, 2025 at 01:18
Whenever you want to actually getting around to actually addressing them, let me know.
December 15, 2025 at 23:39
You know TClark, I know you're not a kid, and I know you can be sensible and polite. I don't get why you come in here being rude right off the bat wit...
December 15, 2025 at 22:49
No, my argument simply notes that gender is a subjective opinion of how a sex should act in society, and that this is essentially no more than prejudi...
December 15, 2025 at 22:18
These definitions are complimentary, not contradictory. Mine is the colloquial version of the medical speak below. "lived role" - Socially constructed...
December 15, 2025 at 20:47
I've been sitting back and letting others discuss as I feel I've already made my point in this thread. Your post was particularly excellent, well said...
December 15, 2025 at 20:35
Correct. The definition of gender is how one or more people believe a sex should behave socially. There is nothing innate in being a sex that indicate...
December 15, 2025 at 20:20
Thank you for agreeing with me then. Glad you accept the premise of the OP. Correct my little passive aggressive bird. Your bias against me has nothin...
December 15, 2025 at 20:14
No one is arguing you can't have a sexist identity. You haven't argued that a gender identity isn't sexist. You should quote the rest of the conclusio...
December 15, 2025 at 20:07
So did war, ignorance, religion, and many other things that we have learned we can do without and still be successful. Just because something happened...
December 15, 2025 at 14:55
You can be a man and be a misandrist. And there are women who hate men, but may not have the power to do much about it. Hating or loving one sex is ir...
December 15, 2025 at 13:57
Misandry too. Lets not be sexist ourselves and think this is only one sided. Also to be fair, sexism is not motivated only by negative aspects. Phiand...
December 15, 2025 at 13:22
Right, its just sexist language when referring to gender. "Trans men are men" if you are referring to men in a gendered way, is incredibly sexist. It ...
December 15, 2025 at 12:26
Please do! Its important to explore different view points. If you mean 'trans gender' that is because gender is subjective. If a person does not consi...
December 15, 2025 at 12:18
To be clear, this is nothing wrong with taking and exploring something proposed or claimed. My point was that if it was never peer reviewed or tested ...
December 12, 2025 at 22:24
Then it was always circumspect and no one should have listened to them.
December 12, 2025 at 22:10
The important thing is if his body of work went through the proper scientific channels. Is it objective? Consistently repeatable? Its often that peopl...
December 12, 2025 at 21:45
Yep, I told you I was. That was right as you said, "You've misunderstood what I said." I could tell at that point you weren't here to discuss, you wer...
December 10, 2025 at 14:06
I wouldn't debate too hard with Questioner. I get the feeling English is a second language, and they're unwilling to clarify their posts if you ask. Y...
December 10, 2025 at 03:43
Its why I keep seeing it as a secular religion. I grew up Christian and broke away on my own as I started questioning. I know the patterns of thought,...
December 10, 2025 at 00:38
Again, you're making a circular assumption. Because the phrase is not ambiguous, only an idiot or dishonest person would interpret the phrase not in t...
December 09, 2025 at 18:57
If you're not going to clarify a legitimate request for clarification, I'm not going to try to guess what you're saying. I've done that before in conv...
December 09, 2025 at 18:33
Unless you prove that everyone who uses the phrase in a way different than you feel its to be read is an idiot or dishonest, this in no way proves the...
December 09, 2025 at 18:29
Oh, its EITHER you're an idiot or dishonest. My mistake. So basically people can't interpret the phrase wrong, because when they use it wrong, it due ...
December 09, 2025 at 16:51
I don't doubt it. As I was reading your thread a few times I wasn't sure I understood your full intention. Not at all. I even went out of my way to in...
December 09, 2025 at 16:44
Fantastic. We agree on a basic point that not everyone who uses the phrase means to indicate that the second 'man' in the sentence is only referring t...
December 09, 2025 at 16:40
Sure, but that that's the claim I'm making. Thinking you're a man when in reality you're a woman is a delusional. Questioner, your post is a bit disor...
December 09, 2025 at 16:27
This is not an argument. You need to go talk to more people. Lets make this logical to remove the obvious emotional block you have. You are stating, "...
December 09, 2025 at 16:16