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multigraincracker

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5. The world is not black and white, it's all gray, see hermaphrodite.

Reply to darmok167 (Original post)

Fri Dec 16, 2022, 08:05 AM

Dec 2022

You may notice that some men are more muscular and others less so. Same with females. Everyone is spread out across the Bell Curve. We tend to use words to separate things and that caused confusion. Where ever you are on that curve, there many, many others that are above or below you. That is a better way to look at the world.

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I have a question [View all] darmok167 Dec 2022 OP

Well, you're just wrong. Even setting aside gender fluidity, "M is M, F is F" is proven wrong by RockRaven Dec 2022 #1

I can't believe why anyone says they're catholic. rubbersole Dec 2022 #2

Actual biological gender is more complicated than a female/male binary distinction Silent3 Dec 2022 #3

Really love your post Silent3 StopTheNeoCons Dec 2022 #12

"two genders" is, at best, a convenient simplification that works reasonably well for 99% of people unblock Dec 2022 #4

This is extremely well-written - K&R PJMcK Dec 2022 #8

thanks! unblock Dec 2022 #9

The world is not black and white, it's all gray, see hermaphrodite. multigraincracker Dec 2022 #5

DNA is not singular in some people, and body chemistry is complex. ananda Dec 2022 #6

It shouldn't matter, but it does, and because people are dying because of those who weaponize WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2022 #7

Thank you for this response. darmok167 Dec 2022 #10

Thanks for reconsidering your approach. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2022 #11