that is not what I said at all. of course it's an argument.I think its strange to say they're 100% disconnected
what does it mean to be as "inclusive as possible"? men and women are exclusive terms. "omnis determinatio est negatio".they really aren't. the principal is simple: be as inclusive - i.e. accepting of other people's identities as valid - as possible as often as possible
no, they are constructs. just as the nation-state is a construct.men and women are exclusive terms
They are arguing about the same issue. That's trivial. Any real argument meets that condition. The stakes and the level of investment - what it means for the people involved - are hugely different. That's why it seems so weird that people are so fucking worked up about something that has very little bearing on their lives and which is clearly a hugely important, existential struggle for the people they are bullying. Particularly in this case where it's not really about gender, it's about the people who need to have the test. The language used is clearly the most precise way of defining this, people disagreeing with that aren't even making the point they think they are.equally I think its strange to say they're 100% disconnected. "I'm a woman". "no you're not". this is an argument about some kind of underlying principle
well, that's what's interesting, isnt it? where does this anxiety come from? why are ppl so invested in itThey are arguing about the same issue. That's trivial. Any real argument meets that condition. The stakes and the level of investment - what it means for the people involved - are hugely different. That's why it seems so weird that people are so fucking worked up about something that has very little bearing on their lives and which is clearly a hugely important, existential struggle for the people they are bullying. Particularly in this case where it's not really about gender, it's about the people who need to have the test. The language used is clearly the most precise way of defining this, people disagreeing with that aren't even making the point they think they are.
the boundaries of a construct, because it is constructed, can be changedany construct is exclusive, by definition
who says they don'tthat's true, but the boundaries exist all the same, that's what gives the concept meaning
inclusivity of identities still allows for exclusivity of categoryboundaries imply exclusivity
this is why I qualified it - twice - with "as possible"its always a question of _who_ will be included into _what_