uanime5 said:
You're an idiot who has no understanding of human biology. There's no hermaphrodite gender, as a person is either male or female (there's a huge number of scientific studies on children with both genitals which proves that there's no third gender, they children are always male or female).
Gender isn't cultural because gender roles are the same in all cultures. Women prefer roles that are people orientated, while men prefer STEM subjects. If gender could change hourly then you'd have women who had spent 30 years as a nurse suddenly wanting to become an engineer and vice versa.
Clothing, make-up, and hairstyle have nothing to do with gender. A man can wear women's clothing, make-up, and hairstyles but none of these will change his gender in any way.
Finally male and female traits are common in all cultures. That's why there's no human cultures where the women hunt and the men raise children.
For biology, XY, XX, XXY, and XYY do actually cause differences in the development of sexual organs and physical traits, height, muscle development and so on. There is no "hermaphrodite" in the classical sense of both male and female genitalia but having one set and expressing physical traits of the other sex does exist, especially in under-developed countries like rural India and in Africa, where
And yes, what men and women do and are expected to do is determined culturally. Who farms, who raises kids, who conducts trade, who runs the tribe/village/town, how you act, and how you dress is set by your culture. Burial mounds a with female skeletons with battle wounds and skeletal modifications associated with warfare, alongside weapons and a greater wealth of grave goods were uncovered in Pokrovka, Russia, suggesting women not only fought and died in battle, some may have had a greater role in society as leaders and warriors than men.
Saying women prefer people oriented roles while men prefer STEM roles is rather offensive to those that don't, and there's a lot that don't agree with that statement. Around 20% of engineer students in the US are female, and the number's growing. It's also going up in almost every other field of science and mathematics. Culturally, boys and girls are raised differently. What do you get for a young girl? Pink room, flowers, princesses, unicorns, barbie dolls, fake make-up, toy kitchen. Boys get blue, LEGOs, NERF guns, action figures of soldiers/cops, toy cars. It's why the term "tomboy" exists, it's for girls that are seen as acting more like boys than they are like girls. Hell, it's the reason why "fake gamer girl" exists, because the cultural perception is that Males play shooters and "hardcore" games while Females play "casual" games. It's not because girls don't play "hardcore" games, it's because it's seen as a Male trait.
Put on a dress, make-up, lipstick, and high heels and go to work. You don't think people are going to find it weird? Don't think people are going to question you? It's because culturally men don't wear make-up or dresses, women do. You don't see dresses in the Men's aisle. You don't see skirts or blouses. Go to Scotland, bet you can find a skirt with Men's clothing, only difference is that they call it a kilt.
Gender is not binary, and it is not tied directly to what the parts in your pants are. Poorer areas of India recognize three genders, Male, Female, and Hijra. Hijra consists of eunichs, crossdressers and, intersexed persons. They are not seen as being either male nor female, but a third, distinct category Sex and Gender. I recommend you watch Between the Lines: India's Third Gender (2005) or listen to the BBC's
The Hijra's of India. The hijra have their own role in society, performing a mix of male and female roles as well as roles unique to their gender. Many Native American tribes in North America had a similar third gender that consisted of biologically male members that either renounced or were stripped of "Maleness" to become what is now referred to as "Two-Spirit". The old term that has fallen out of favor is Berdache. Again, they occupied their own role in their cultures neither Male or Female.
The narrow and dogmatic view on Sex and Gender being not only binary but synonyms is why the LGBT communities in many cultures around the world are facing the hardships they are. If someone is born XY but identifies as a woman, then their gender is Female, regardless of being of the Male sex. They are not a guy in drag, but a woman with different parts. The sooner cultures get back around to accepting that while sex is set, gender is not, then the sooner those cultures can get over their squeamishness.
And please refrain from the insults, all they do is prove that you don't have a solid argument.
