... in the third person. It wouldn't be appropriate here - it's all in the context.
I've just quickly read over the two pieces in question and I cannot see anywhere that the individual in question has stated any of those things - though perhaps I missed it, as it was just quickly ('who does not identify as being either male or female' is Sky's comment, not Maria's).
In this example, they is more than likely used because you're referring to a person you don't know and can't see. If I knew the person in the box office was a woman I would say, "and go where she tells you", not, "they tell you". In this particular example, I'd be looking at her and seeing a woman and I'd call her a her as would just about everyone else on the planet I'd assume.
If it needs this much analysis to get "correct", I can see where most people would just default to "she" or "her".
Even a new word is not going to make much difference until after the fact. If someone looks like a woman they are going to be addressed as a woman, if and until they proclaim they are not a woman that day or however this works and that is communicated to someone directly. And for people that aren't necessarily savvy on current cultural trends or behaviours it'll be baffling to the extreme....Thanks, Professor @TenEightyOne.
Now, my head's spinning from The Information Overload...
I don't believe this is something that can be solved without coming up with a brand new word. I'll leave that up to more capable (and more driven) folks...
Or google my way out of it.
And there has been an anti-trans bombing at a Target. All we bloody well want to do is use the bathroom.
https://m.mic.com/articles/145804/a...w-that-we-must-keep-bathrooms-safe#.lyIMsx5hO
Aslo, just a reminder that the correct phrasing wouldn't be transgenders or transgendered, but transgender
I very strongly disagree with that article. Gender identity is very different from those other things they ask as rhectorical questions. It's incredibly hard to pin down what is actually a good definition of gender vs sex - but the rest of those things he mentions are jobs or labels given by society.
What is that even supposed to mean?
If you are born with a certain chromosome makeup that nature identifies as male or female and you can then choose to ignore those chromosomes and legally identify as the set you weren't born with, why is that a special case? Why is that different than saying, "I'm 42 but I feel like a senior citizen so I want to rent this apartment in this seniors only building?" Or, "I self identify as black, and appear to be black so I want the benefits of affirmative action? If I can simply ignore my genetic makeup and identify as something I'm not, that doesn't seem any bigger step than identifying as another race or age.
Ethnicity is a different thing than gender. Ethnicity is part of your family's lineage - for example, African Americans have roots in African people. I'll volunteer myself as an example. I am Caucasian, and my family tree goes back to Poland, Canada, Ireland, etc. Does my family roots mean anything? Only that my family lived in those countries and have been predominantly white. Somewhat - knowing where your family originates tends to help you track how the family has changed over the years, but that has a flaw. I've seen people go off about being Native American when that branch of the family is pretty distant. There was a lady up here running for Senate, Elizabeth Warren, who clained to be 1/16th Native American. It is part of her heritage - nothing special - but she was trying to use it as a sort of selling point.If you are born with a certain chromosome makeup that nature identifies as male or female and you can then choose to ignore those chromosomes and legally identify as the set you weren't born with, why is that a special case? Why is that different than saying, "I'm 42 but I feel like a senior citizen so I want to rent this apartment in this seniors only building?" Or, "I self identify as black, and appear to be black so I want the benefits of affirmative action? If I can simply ignore my genetic makeup and identify as something I'm not, that doesn't seem any bigger step than identifying as another race or age.
Why can't she be black if she wants to be black?
I never mentioned "transgendered". I have transgender friends who would get super-pissed if I ever said that. Thanks for the clarification.There isn't a perfect definition of gender vs sex, however a simple starting point with the definitions is that sex is what is between your legs, while gender is your heart and your brain. There are numerous other factors that go into gender including a lot of social factors (favourite toys, colours, activities, etc) but that is sort of a broad starting point.
Also, transgendered isn't really a word. Being trans isn't really an activity. It's sorta who you are. Just trying to help with some wording
Your sex/gender is determined by your genes, it's not "mental". The ability to alter your feelings about your gender is mental. Your race is determined by your genetic makeup as well. If I can feel my way into being a woman, why can't I feel myself into being Chinese or black? Your explanation is, "it's different", when, in fact, it's the exact same principle. Rachel Dolezal can't pretend to be black because her family doesn't have African DNA, but she can be a man if she wants to even though she doesn't have any male DNA?
Another thing is part of all of this transgender stuff is environmental and biological differences due to hormones, genetics and even brain structure. On the genetics front I have a strong case: A good friend of mine, who we will refer to as "Sarah", has an interesting situation with her body. You see, genetically speaking, she is a male. Her sex chromosomes are XY, consistent with male. But, she has fully functional female parts with no presence of male traits. Despite the freakish nature of her genetic make-up, she is a normal woman no matter how you look at it. So in that particular case, Johnny, her genes say male, her body is female. How do you classify gender by gene if there is a difference between genotype and phenotype?
