Gay penguin couple adopt first gender neutral penguin

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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.
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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:


:D:D:D

What do you think GD?
 
Staff have decided not to describe the Gentoo penguin as male or female
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Male - of or denoting the sex that produces gametes, especially spermatozoa, with which a female may be fertilized or inseminated to produce offspring.
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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.
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Why?

Complete and utter idiots.

gender is more of a human construct
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No - it's not.

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Also definitely this.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
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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.
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Irrelevant!
 
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.
 
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.
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No collective insanity in the Bible teachings. No sir
 
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