Gender roles very actually quite widely depending upon culture. Gender is fluid depending on many different things, sex is not - short of a sex change.
I'm an academic... Ok, I worked hard to reach this lofty goal!
It is a bit too simplistic to think the man in your example only cares about physical appearance. Unless you are talking about a drag queen or a transvestite.
Whoa. A sex change operation most definitely changes a person's sex. It can turn a man into a woman and vice versa. It is not sexist in the slightest o attribute societal thoughts and actions to a person's gender- that's the very definition.
You are attributing gender roles to the physical body
If by physical body you mean a person's sex, then of course. Again, the very definition.
So now you are calling transsexual people delusional? That's incredibly unfair and sexist. Those people felt like they were born the wrong sex, got the surgery to fix things, and yet you still don't accept them? That's rather sad.
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It would be nice if more people understood the difference between the words 'sex and 'gender. sigh
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You almost have it right.
Biological sex is male and female. Man and Woman.
Gender roles very actually quite widely depending upon culture. Gender is fluid depending on many different things, sex is not - short of a sex change.
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Gender REFERS to gender roles. What that heck else did you think in meant?
And yes, having a sex change most definitely changes your sex!
You seem to still be confusing sex with gender.
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Sex= male/female.
You seem to be having a hard time with the entire concept of gender.
Gender refers to the roles assigned to each of the sexes, depending on what culture you are talking about.
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I'm an academic... Ok, I worked hard to reach this lofty goal!
It is a bit too simplistic to think the man in your example only cares about physical appearance. Unless you are talking about a drag queen or a transvestite.
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Wow, such a cleverly reasoned, deeply nuanced argument!
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Sex and gender are most definitely NOT interchangeable. You certainly CAN change your sex. Have you never heard of a sex change operation?
A woman who is a tomboy or a man who acts girly only show the fluidity of gender, depending on culture, race, etc.
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Their 'parts is the difference between the sexes. The part you just quoted is a component of their gender role.
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It upsets you when people do not conform to their supposed gender role?
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Whoa. A sex change operation most definitely changes a person's sex. It can turn a man into a woman and vice versa. It is not sexist in the slightest o attribute societal thoughts and actions to a person's gender- that's the very definition.
If by physical body you mean a person's sex, then of course. Again, the very definition.
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So now you are calling transsexual people delusional? That's incredibly unfair and sexist. Those people felt like they were born the wrong sex, got the surgery to fix things, and yet you still don't accept them? That's rather sad.
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Wow, you seriously don't know the difference? Is English not your native language? Keep studying.
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You'll need to clarify:
Do you think most people are unable to make a distinction between sex and gender?
Do you think the words mean the very same thing?
Clarifying terms is never bullshit.
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Ah, when you have no argument, simply call your conversant mentally ill. Brilliant...?
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Wow, you really do not have an argument.. I suggest you come up with some before conversing with the fine folks of reddit.
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No thanks WHAT?
You've never answered or said much of anything Studying gender roles is a fairly useless occupation.
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Didn't intent to say anything? Then why post?
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Ok, fair enough... but your reason for doing so?
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