Facebooks 50 Genders

I see it as just a bit of a mickey take (in some cases) and a bit of fun, not pandering to anyone.

I have more important things to worry about than what Facebook deems "normal" or not.
 
Thompson_NCL said:
I have narrow definitions of many things. What is your point?
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Do I have to spell it out? How about you being intolerant?

And individuals surrender some freedoms to society in order that we can all live together. And no, being human is not enough, obviously.
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So you're saying in order to be a member of "x" society you have to fit a narrow definition of what that society requires?

Sounds a lot like nazism to me.

Oh yes, the greatest civilizations of history all embraced this fruitcake nonsense... Oh wait no, they didn't.
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Well you're wrong - they had many things. Plus, where are those "great" civilisations now. Oh, right.

I understand, you'll only blow Guardian journos.
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Zero for one cowboy.

This is a factual news story with very little editorial. What part of it do you actually dispute?
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I don't dispute the facts of the article, I dispute their angle your interpretation of it.
 
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Cuchulain said:
Ugh, no surprise that a dude who wants to be a woman thought these up.

Could they not be more realistic with them:

-Man
-Woman
-Man who thinks he's a woman
-Woman who thinks she's a man
-Attention seeking freak (for everything else including "Pansexual" :|)
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The whole thing is a nonsense.

Even if you accept and agree that a woman or man can change from one to the other (which I personally dont but thats not the discussion)

You are still in either one of two states that of Man* or Woman*up until you have had enough bits either cut off or sown on and enough drugs taken so that you occupying one state more than the other surely?

Because if the goal of a person wanting to have a sex change is to change from one sex to the other, being labeled "trans gender male/female" once you've put your self through it is not the same thing in my opinion.
 
OP, you clearly wanted a nice little Friday afternoon argument and your thread hasn't had the desired effect. You should have made it more sincere, with a more positive spin on it. For example, saying how you think it's great that Facebook is finally recognising on these repressed bi/cis/trans gender people.

That way you would have disgusted people into an argument of the magnitude you're truely looking for. It could've been a 4/5 pager. This is a 2.5 pager, tops.
 
atpbx said:
I think lots of people do the same thing.

Regardless of what you like either sticking in you or sticking in to other people you are still either a man or a woman.
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And you're confusing a scientific definition with a societal definition.

For example, according to science a dogfish is, well a dogfish! However, can you but dogfish in a chippy? No, but you can by rock salmon.

It's just a different word for the same thing. I don't know why people are bothered what someone else calls themselves. If they think they're a pansexual, then who cares?
 
They're doing it because:

Its very easy to do
Lots of free advertisment


Considering that, I doubt zuckerberg could give a damn if its right or not.
 
PardonTheWait said:
I think you'll find the ancient Greeks and Romans got up to some pretty good mischief.

Like... it was pretty gay. Super gay even.
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Common fallacy. Homosexuality was illegal throughout most of the Ancient Greek world. It obviously occurred, but the scale is grossly over stated.

I actually laughed out loud at this. You're an absolute fruit loop. Fabric of society being torn apart because Facebook changes an option...
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I did not say that, did I? I said it was the thin edge of a wedge, the implication being there are far bigger things to come.

Do I have to spell it out? How about you being intolerant?
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Why is being intolerant a bad thing? I am intolerant of murderers, rapists, people who cut queues... Intolerance has it's place.

So you're saying in order to be a member of "x" society you have to fit a narrow definition of what that society requires?

Sounds a lot like nazism to me.
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The narrow definition of 'male or female' has been adequate for most of human history.

Well you're wrong - they had many things. Plus, where are those "great" civilisations now. Oh, right.
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No civilization lasts forever, that is a given. But some last longer than others.

The Inuit would like a word. They've been flexible about gender definitions for quite some time now.

Perhaps it is time for the less tolerant to leave the planet?
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The INUIT?! You want me to live a ******* IGLOO?! Look, I don't know what standard you hold our civilization up too, but I personally like to live in one that progressed beyond the nomadic hunter-gatherer level. The Bronze Age for example!
 
To be honest, who reeeeallly gives a ****? Does my life change in any way because of this? No. Will I lose sleep about it? No.

Get on with your life and quit complaining about inconsequential, pointless crap. It's facebook for gods sake, not the national curriculum!
 
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