#*skin tone is not a unifying trait because at certain points throughout history it failed to account for the irish italian or latinos
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what is the true essence of womanhood?
Thinking to oneself “I am a woman” or “I am a girl” (which generally means “young woman”). You can’t always know what other people think, so you ask, and they will tell you.
It’s a simple yet reliable test, doesn’t involve looking at people’s junk, and won’t get you weird looks for asking about people’s junk. A lot of people seem to think it’s socially acceptable to ask strangers about their junk, but I don’t think anyone should be required under any circumstances to disclose the anatomy of their junk (c.f. “hi you don’t know me but how big are your labia”, “your job interview is going great so far, are you cut or uncut”, “we need to check your hymen before soccer tryouts”). I don’t think people should be treated differently based on what their junk looks like. I believe that deliberate misgendering is a juvenile form of bullying more often seen on the playground, for nonathletic boys or girls with unibrows. I don’t think of myself as a bully, so I’m not going to do that. I address people with their choice of title, name, and gender because that’s the polite thing to do and everyone is happier that way. Also, it doesn’t involve looking at people’s junk.
#it’s a dangerous path to celebrate a group defined more by its out-groups than by its in-groups#that’s where we get ‘white pride’#a celebration of a group of people that have no real unifying trait* or history#*skin tone is not a unifying trait because at certain points throughout history it failed to account for the irish italian or latinos#the kind of mentality that says ‘it’s easier to exclude people than to send out invitations’#and if a group celebrates being defined by who they’re NOT… they probably don’t have a lot to say about themselves#trans women are women#because they say so#if you say you’re a woman#then you’re a woman#because you say so#not because I checked your genitals first#also I think you’ll find it much more meaningful to have a functional definition to ‘womanhood’ rather than a structural/physical one#c.f. the ‘is it a chair’/‘is it a sandwich’ debate#if the ‘essence’ isn’t their gender identity then tell me about who they are as a person#there will be a lot more meaning worth celebrating in what they do and how they dress and how they act#than ‘they popped out of a vagina with another one’#seems kinda sad to reduce womanhood to a piece of flesh#that’s something misogynistic incels do
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