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valerief

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13. I've always found the idea of gender to be funny. I mean, we're all people, right?
Sat Dec 28, 2013, 01:01 PM
Dec 2013

The fact that we have these physical variations that may also result in innate behavioral variations is just plain funny.

The problem with gender isn't the variety. It's the cultural bigotry surrounding gender. Problems are socially imposed and don't have to be. (Although, OTOH, everything works out, over the long haul, the way it has to. Otherwise, it wouldn't turn out that way to begin with.)

But if you look at gender without the hate, look at it even with the social trimmings (girls, pink and dolls; boys blue and trucks), it's pretty funny.

Someday in the far future, if the humans of the world can survive the insanity of greed and gender equality is a reality (and that includes the sliding scale from female to male), I think others will see gender as pretty funny, too.

Me, My Sex, and I [View all] RainDog Dec 2013 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author delrem Dec 2013 #1
click bait, most likely RainDog Dec 2013 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author delrem Dec 2013 #3
Binary doesn't do nuance well. AAO Dec 2013 #8
The image is not intentional, it's taken randomly from near the center of the video. NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #12
I never knew how those images came about RainDog Dec 2013 #15
How do you know that? Where did you come by that info? Interesting. Do you have link about it? Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #17
Hi Tuesday Afternoon! It's just from observation, it's that way every time. Not from dead center NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #22
Not from the current market standpoint it didn't Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2013 #23
Yeah, the cover pic there is rather out there, but the content is really interesting. I didn't know 1monster Dec 2013 #5
What a great video! K&R nt. polly7 Dec 2013 #4
mental travel RainDog Dec 2013 #6
thank you for posting this n/t passiveporcupine Dec 2013 #7
The answer to all problems...... DeSwiss Dec 2013 #9
+1000 Heather MC Dec 2013 #10
Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #11
I've always found the idea of gender to be funny. I mean, we're all people, right? valerief Dec 2013 #13
I might have been misled by the video… instead, I gained from it ... MrMickeysMom Dec 2013 #14
Yes. The pain of those who deal with this difference RainDog Dec 2013 #16
Can you imagine how the Right would react to an alien race that wasn't genderized? Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #18
Various sci-fi writers have tried to imagine others with diff. gender categories RainDog Dec 2013 #19
I guess their nightmare would be by pollen. ACTUAL 'flower children'. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #20
It is never brought up in the Video but could explain hetero/homosexuality Heather MC Dec 2013 #21
Humans CAN celebrate diversity... dougolat Dec 2013 #24
Germany is adding a third gender to birth certificates RainDog Dec 2013 #26
After watching this video, it is such a great thing to know Germany has already gotten this in loudsue Dec 2013 #30
Very impressive libodem Dec 2013 #25
Pertinent articles nikto Dec 2013 #27
Thanks for the links! n/t RainDog Dec 2013 #28
Wow! That was awesome! loudsue Dec 2013 #29
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