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@splashvolume@ErThou@mtaibbi We both agree words need definitions.
The disagreement isn't whether terms should be defined. It's whether your preferred definition of 'gender' is the only legitimate one.
You keep assuming the conclusion, which is even more amusing.
@splashvolume@ErThou@mtaibbi Sigh. You're treating your preferred definition as proof of itself.
The debate isn't whether biological sex exists. It's whether gender is nothing more than the expression of biological sex. That's the premise you keep asserting rather than defending.
@ErThou@splashvolume@mtaibbi 'Biological sex exists' and 'gender is nothing more than biological sex' are two different claims.
I agreed with the first. You're still trying to prove the second.
@ErThou@splashvolume@mtaibbi You're still asserting; not demonstrating. Defining gender as the expression of biological sex doesn't prove that gender is the expression of biological sex. That's the claim that needs evidence. Calling me 'unwell' doesn't supply any :)
@splashvolume@ErThou@mtaibbi Notice the pivot: we went from 'gender is biologically determined' to 'define woman.' Those are related but not identical claims. If your argument is that gender is reducible to biological sex, you still need to defend that premise rather than just switching questions.
@splashvolume@ErThou@mtaibbi Notice what you did: you defined gender as the expression of biological sex, then concluded gender is the expression of biological sex.
That's circular reasoning. A definition isn't evidence.
@ErThou@splashvolume@mtaibbi textbook strawman.
I didn't deny chromosomes or biological sex. I said biological sex doesn't, by itself, answer every question about gender.
Repeating "XX/XY" doesn't address that point.
@mtaibbi If Trump had introduced the torture program, critics would've condemned it, as they did under Bush. The difference is Bush's critics generally argued he was wrong. Trump's critics often argue he's wrong and acting in his own interest (which he does).
@mtaibbi Notice how quickly the conversation shifted from freedom and individual liberty to semantics.
Remind me how your rights are being infringed here, Taibbi?
@ErThou@splashvolume@mtaibbi That's evidence of biological sex; not a complete argument about gender. The existence of male and female reproductive anatomy doesn't resolve every question about psychology, identity, or how societies classify people. You're conflating multiple concepts.
@ErThou@splashvolume@mtaibbi Disagreeing with someone's view on gender doesn't make them mentally ill. Calling everyone who disagrees with you 'stupid'/'insane' isn't an argument. If your position is correct (which it isn't), defend it with evidence and reasoning. I'll wait :)