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  1. Eloi

    Please stop using joke pronouns

    @Jolty's-most-recent-post-as-of-time-of-writing: I think that ethically, being offended by something is a reaction to a behavior, that is, being offensive. Being offensive is thus an active behavior that can be judged as right or wrong, wherein being offended is not generally applicable to such...
  2. Eloi

    Please stop using joke pronouns

    (Making replies assuming an eventual split into a debate thread about the validity of the concept of gender.) Well, yes, but there is no way to feasibly eliminate this element in my lifespan, nor am I aware of anyone actively trying to do so that are in powerful positions to initiate such a...
  3. Eloi

    Please stop using joke pronouns

    I support a split into debate hall. Um. Thanks for passively aggressively calling me an idiot and trivializing my problems. 'preciate it. Yes, a split into a different topic would be good seeing as this has been resolved. Sorry for caring about problems that affect me not you. I should only...
  4. Eloi

    Please stop using joke pronouns

    Right, by you were discussing specific and precise meanings. But myself is a girl. Not primarily, but its a characteristic. ? Experience. The Old Europe supposed in Kurgan hypothesis is matriarchal, and preceded patriarchal culture that invaded upon the older culture. So, I don't believe...
  5. Eloi

    Please stop using joke pronouns

    I think the reason why the terminology is like this is because it was not created to be inclusive to trans* people, or with recognition of the differences between sex and gender, or what those mean. Its just outdated words we still use for ease of use, they don't rationalization to be justified...
  6. Eloi

    Please stop using joke pronouns

    It doesn't, because transsexual people don't actually transition between sexes. There is no sex change going on, as that is currently impossible with modern science. Yes, physical characteristics of sex are changed, but not the sex itself. Does this matter for identification purposes? No...
  7. Eloi

    Please stop using joke pronouns

    Well, yes, in the specialized-terminology of gender studies, but in ordinary language, male and female are often used as identity makers, and even in some gender studies (see also: Male-to-Female/Female-to-Male Transsexual person). And we weren't "raised" to recognize this, its just a pattern...
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