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Piscina ago

This is the identity politics crowd. It's all about 'me'. And they're stupid to boot. For example, the line 'Sexuality's a spectrum' may be true. While our sexuality may be a spectrum, our sex isn't. If Bill Nye is a science guy, he should know that science says that there are two sexes: XX and XY. Nothing--no amount of surgery, cross-dressing, makeup--will change that.

l23r ago

There's actually quite a few sex combinations using XY, like XXY or XXYY or XXX. While it's not super common, it is more common than most people think.

Tanngrisnir ago

They are the exceptions that prove the rule though. Intersex people are almost completely overlooked when people talk about multiple genders.

l23r ago

I think that's cause gender isn't dependant on things like reproductive organs. It's a construction based on ideals people have connected to sex, like "boys like blue and cars" with "boys" being defined as "a human with a penis"

DonKeyhote ago

Boy girl preferences extend to infant chimps who don't even have bizarre nonsense like this thrusted upon them.