Look how you used the word "we" there. We: society. A classification socially agreed to, not by everyone, but widely so: SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION of gender. That is where I wanted to get you during this lesson: the social construction of genders; a cultural agreement that cannot be backed up by science, which--as you admitted-- is to "blurry". No, the classification is not arbitrary, it is based on biology. We didnt sit around and go "hmmm, what will we say is to do with women, and what is to do with men" and then just pick some arbitrary random features and behaviours. Biology informs culture. I didnt admit it was too blurry. I said it was blurry at the edges We both agree that gender is socially constructed what the fuck? No we did not both agree that gender is socially constructed. we classify animals. Does that mean that animals are socially constructed? You are being very dishonest here, putting words in my mouth, and claiming that by the use of "we" I am acknowledging that its socially constructed. The social construction lesson seems complete. Nope, you have not shown that anything you have said is true. |