If I may demand of society how it perceives me in one
way, then why not in another way? What limits that principle to gender?
Why can't I demand to be perceived as a different species? So my DNA says I'm human. Who cares? Species is a social construct, just like gender. Species is genetic, while species expression is external. I choose to live as a T-Rex.
Why can't I demand to be perceived as a different species? So my DNA says I'm human. Who cares? Species is a social construct, just like gender. Species is genetic, while species expression is external. I choose to live as a T-Rex.
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[OPPONENT], if I or my ancestors make money and I become
wealthy, then I am wealthy according to the natural order. If I run for office
and get elected President, then I am President according to the natural order.
If I am born genetically human, then I am human according to the natural order.
And so on. If I am born with XY sex chromosomes, then I am a man by the natural
order.
I'm a middle class male human being. Economic and genetic reality dictate those facts beyond any doubt. So if I were to declare right now that "I am a millionaire" or "I am a T-Rex" or "I am a woman", why would the first two statements be nonsense while the third wouldn't?
~ Rak Chazak
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