Here is another new expression that makes me stop reading or listening: “a biological woman / man.” Given that “man” and “woman” are biological categories, the expression makes as much sense as “buttery butter.”
I’m all for word creation but it has be meaningful and not stupid.
If you think “man” and “woman” are biological categories, you obviously haven’t kept up your reading at the Shakesville blog.
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How did “intersectional” miss the cut? Is it still a thing?
What about headlines? I pretty much refuse to read any article whose headline talks down to me like a small child.
“Situation X is happening. Here’s why”
“X number of things you need to know about Situation Y”
and the like make my teeth hurt. No way am I wasting time reading them.
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How could I forget intersectional? My brain is probably repressing the knowledge it exists.
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“Biological woman” just refers to someone with two X chromosomes in each cell.
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How is that different from “woman” without adding “biological”?
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Some people can be born with genitalia which are ambiguous or with female genitalia even though they do not have XX.
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Since intersex people are a tiny minority, it hardly makes sense to modify such generalized terms as man / woman only to preserve constant reminders of their existence.
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OMG I THINK I’M HAVING A PLEONASM
[moves away from the “buttery butter”, and hopes that the pleonasm will stop quickly and rapidly whilst being less buttery and buttered]
OH NO … 🙂
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