Gay penguin couple adopt first gender neutral penguin

dowie · 11 Sep 2019 at 10:00

This

is

so

powerful

.

https://metro.co.uk/2019/09/10/gay-...der-neutral-penguin-london-aquarium-10715881/

Staff have decided not to describe the Gentoo penguin as male or female because they say gender is more of a human construct. Expert Aquarists say it would be normal for it to grow up as genderless in the wild as male and female penguins look almost the same until they mature and reach adulthood. The four-month-old chick is yet to be named and will be identified with its own purple band. The chick has been adopted by a same-sex penguin couple Rocky and Marama at the aquarium after they showed they were ready to look after an egg of their own. The egg was one of two born to the birth mother and staff thought it as better to move the egg to relieve her of the pressure of raising two chicks.

Such a wise decision, the penguin patriarchy is a real threat, who are we to assign gender roles to penguins? They should let the penguin decide on its own gender when it is old enough.

Looks like Sky news has interviewed a representative and she's given a really coherent explanation of why they've done this:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1171305605937717248

What do you think GD?

Dyson · 11 Sep 2019 at 10:01

dowie said:
What do you think GD?

That all this is getting very boring.

Ayahuasca · 11 Sep 2019 at 10:02

What a flipping joke.

Mason- · 11 Sep 2019 at 10:04

Staff have decided not to describe the Gentoo penguin as male or female

Male - of or denoting the sex that produces gametes, especially spermatozoa, with which a female may be fertilized or inseminated to produce offspring.

Female - of or denoting the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) which can be fertilized by male gametes.

Why?

Complete and utter idiots.

gender is more of a human construct

No - it's not.

This is so powerful .

Also definitely this.

Whitewater · 11 Sep 2019 at 10:23

What’s it got under its feathers?

Steeps · 11 Sep 2019 at 10:28

But why is this animal described as a penguin? What if it wants to be a bear or a helicopter. We shouldn't call it a penguin unless it wants to identify as a penguin.

Bassmansam · 11 Sep 2019 at 10:46

Whats the end game for these people in life? Just seems like an unnecessary battle causing stress for themselves.

D.P. · 11 Sep 2019 at 10:55

Mason- said:
Why?

Complete and utter idiots.

No - it's not.

Also definitely this.

You have described sex, not gender. Try again :rolleyes:

cheesyboy · 11 Sep 2019 at 10:59

Anthropomorphising animals is always a bit cringe.

ttaskmaster · 11 Sep 2019 at 11:00

MegaPinches · 11 Sep 2019 at 11:32

Animal cruelty

Deleted member 77746 · 11 Sep 2019 at 11:39

MegaPinches said:
Animal cruelty

wait till they start suing.

MegaPinches · 11 Sep 2019 at 11:52

Bassmansam said:
Whats the end game for these people in life? Just seems like an unnecessary battle causing stress for themselves.

Useful idiots, destroy the male aspect of men and there will never be any threat to the system.

Diddums · 11 Sep 2019 at 11:53

Bassmansam said:
Whats the end game for these people in life? Just seems like an unnecessary battle causing stress for themselves.

I guess that's the million dollar question isn't it? What are they achieving and when they look back at their pathetic existence will they be proud? I sure as hell wouldn't.

mmj_uk · 11 Sep 2019 at 11:58

Lunatics have taken over the asylum basically, I think this is why religion was so important, whether god is BS or not at least the teachings of the bible kept society from going collectively insane. The decline of the west is pretty much in syncronicity with the rise of atheism and apathy towards Christianity.

wolfie138 · 11 Sep 2019 at 13:10

so all the ****holes on the internet are not Christians? am I understanding you correctly?

adidan · 11 Sep 2019 at 13:13

How is this even a story?

Two birds adopt a chick.

Don't care beyond, well, that's nice.

Sankari · 11 Sep 2019 at 13:23

We live in a world where anthropomorphism is now accepted as reality rather than a figure of speech, and people believe that same sex behaviour = sexuality.

If two men hold hands, they must be gay. If two women kiss, they must be lesbians. Good grief.

Staff have decided not to describe the Gentoo penguin as male or female because they say gender is more of a human construct.

Yes gender is a human construct, but sex is a biological one. The penguin is either male or female. Fact.

Does anyone see the irony in the fact that people are projecting the human construct of being genderless, onto a non-human animal? :rolleyes:

We wouldn't manage them differently based on whether they're females or males.

Irrelevant!

mid_gen · 11 Sep 2019 at 13:24

It's a story because sensitive right-wing types can't tell when they are being exploited, and go and share these links around the internet and bring the advertising dollars in.

cheesyboy · 11 Sep 2019 at 13:33

mmj_uk said:
Lunatics have taken over the asylum basically, I think this is why religion was so important, whether god is BS or not at least the teachings of the bible kept society from going collectively insane. The decline of the west is pretty much in syncronicity with the rise of atheism and apathy towards Christianity.

No collective insanity in the Bible teachings. No sir