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发帖数: 29853 | | L****n
发帖数: 12932 | | c*******e
发帖数: 5818 | | a*********a
发帖数: 3656 | 4 the original wsj oped:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dangerous-denial-of-sex-11581638089?mod=
opinion_major_pos5
The Dangerous Denial of Sex
Transgender ideology harms women, gays—and especially feminine boys and
masculine girls.
Transgender ideology can take on a comical character, as in a recent
American Civil Liberties Union commentary objecting to sales tax on tampons
and similar products while pondering: “How can we recognize that barriers
to menstrual access are a form of sex discrimination without erasing the
lived experiences of trans men and non-binary people who menstruate, as well
as women who don’t?”
Yet it’s one thing to claim that a man can “identify” as a woman or vice
versa. Increasingly we see a dangerous and antiscientific trend toward the
outright denial of biological sex.
“The idea of two sexes is simplistic,” an article in the scientific
journal Nature declared in 2015. “Biologists now think there is a wider
spectrum than that.” A 2018 Scientific American piece asserted that “
biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and
male.” And an October 2018 New York Times headline promised to explain “
Why Sex Is Not Binary.”
The argument is that because some people are intersex—they have
developmental conditions resulting in ambiguous sex characteristics—the
categories male and female exist on a “spectrum,” and are therefore no
more than “social constructs.” If male and female are merely arbitrary
groupings, it follows that everyone, regardless of genetics or anatomy
should be free to choose to identify as male or female, or to reject sex
entirely in favor of a new bespoke “gender identity.”
To characterize this line of reasoning as having no basis in reality would
be an egregious understatement. It is false at every conceivable scale of
resolution.
In humans, as in most animals or plants, an organism’s biological sex
corresponds to one of two distinct types of reproductive anatomy that
develop for the production of small or large sex cells—sperm and eggs,
respectively—and associated biological functions in sexual reproduction. In
humans, reproductive anatomy is unambiguously male or female at birth more
than 99.98% of the time. The evolutionary function of these two anatomies is
to aid in reproduction via the fusion of sperm and ova. No third type of
sex cell exists in humans, and therefore there is no sex “spectrum” or
additional sexes beyond male and female. Sex is binary.
There is a difference, however, between the statements that there are only
two sexes (true) and that everyone can be neatly categorized as either male
or female (false). The existence of only two sexes does not mean sex is
never ambiguous. But intersex individuals are extremely rare, and they are
neither a third sex nor proof that sex is a “spectrum” or a “social
construct.” Not everyone needs to be discretely assignable to one or the
other sex in order for biological sex to be functionally binary. To assume
otherwise—to confuse secondary sexual traits with biological sex itself—is
a category error.
Denying the reality of biological sex and supplanting it with subjective “
gender identity” is not merely an eccentric academic theory. It raises
serious human-rights concerns for vulnerable groups including women,
homosexuals and children.
Women have fought hard for sex-based legal protections. Female-only spaces
are necessary due to the pervasive threat of male violence and sexual
assault. Separate sporting categories are also necessary to ensure that
women and girls don’t have to face competitors who have acquired the
irreversible performance-enhancing effects conferred by male puberty. The
different reproductive roles of males and females require laws to safeguard
women from discrimination in the workplace and elsewhere. The falsehood that
sex is rooted in subjective identity instead of objective biology renders
all these sex-based rights impossible to enforce.
The denial of biological sex also erases homosexuality, as same-sex
attraction is meaningless without the distinction between the sexes. Many
activists now define homosexuality as attraction to the “same gender
identity” rather than the same sex. This view is at odds with the
scientific understanding of human sexuality. Lesbians have been denounced as
“bigots” for expressing a reluctance to date men who identify as women.
The successful normalization of homosexuality could be undermined by miring
it in an untenable ideology.
Those most vulnerable to sex denialism are children. When they’re taught
that sex is grounded in identity instead of biology, sex categories can
easily become conflated with regressive stereotypes of masculinity and
femininity. Masculine girls and feminine boys may become confused about
their own sex. The dramatic rise of “gender dysphoric” adolescents—
especially young girls—in clinics likely reflects this new cultural
confusion.
The large majority of gender-dysphoric youths eventually outgrow their
feelings of dysphoria during puberty, and many end up identifying as
homosexual adults. “Affirmation” therapies, which insist a child’s cross-
sex identity should never be questioned, and puberty-blocking drugs,
advertised as a way for children to “buy time” to sort out their
identities, may only solidify feelings of dysphoria, setting them on a
pathway to more invasive medical interventions and permanent infertility.
This pathologizing of sex-atypical behavior is extremely worrying and
regressive. It is similar to gay “conversion” therapy, except that it’s
now bodies instead of minds that are being converted to bring children into
“proper” alignment with themselves.
The time for politeness on this issue has passed. Biologists and medical
professionals need to stand up for the empirical reality of biological sex.
When authoritative scientific institutions ignore or deny empirical fact in
the name of social accommodation, it is an egregious betrayal to the
scientific community they represent. It undermines public trust in science,
and it is dangerously harmful to those most vulnerable.
【在 f**********n 的大作中提到】
: http://www.breitbart.com/science/2020/02/14/wsj-no-sex-spectrum-beyond-male-and-female/
| f**********n
发帖数: 29853 | 5 谢土豪!
俺这几个地方的文章每月初一就超过限制没法看了。
tampons
【在 a*********a 的大作中提到】
: the original wsj oped:
: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dangerous-denial-of-sex-11581638089?mod=
: opinion_major_pos5
: The Dangerous Denial of Sex
: Transgender ideology harms women, gays—and especially feminine boys and
: masculine girls.
: Transgender ideology can take on a comical character, as in a recent
: American Civil Liberties Union commentary objecting to sales tax on tampons
: and similar products while pondering: “How can we recognize that barriers
: to menstrual access are a form of sex discrimination without erasing the
| L****n
发帖数: 12932 | 6 这个相当于77年的“实践是检验真理唯一标准”
tampons
【在 a*********a 的大作中提到】
: the original wsj oped:
: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dangerous-denial-of-sex-11581638089?mod=
: opinion_major_pos5
: The Dangerous Denial of Sex
: Transgender ideology harms women, gays—and especially feminine boys and
: masculine girls.
: Transgender ideology can take on a comical character, as in a recent
: American Civil Liberties Union commentary objecting to sales tax on tampons
: and similar products while pondering: “How can we recognize that barriers
: to menstrual access are a form of sex discrimination without erasing the
| a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 7 哇，难得难得
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【在 f**********n 的大作中提到】
: http://www.breitbart.com/science/2020/02/14/wsj-no-sex-spectrum-beyond-male-and-female/
| a**********t
发帖数: 631 | 8 不用高兴。WSJ opinion一直是右派掌舵，是主流纸媒中仅存的硕果了。 | a**********t
发帖数: 631 | 9 右派掌舵一般都会允许左右两边声音平衡。左派掌舵就只有一边声音了。
这也许是为什么媒体/学术界多年来越来越左的原因。一场完全不对称的culture war. | a*********a
发帖数: 3656 | 10 工作需要，公司报销。 ：）
【在 f**********n 的大作中提到】
: 谢土豪!
: 俺这几个地方的文章每月初一就超过限制没法看了。
:
: tampons
| b*********3
发帖数: 1709 | 11 # Thirteen Ghost of Leviticus ✓ᴮᴬᴺᴺᴱ&#
7472; • 2 days ago
As a Proud Quad-trans-non-binary-sis gender....
Once Mayor Pete becomes President...
You people will be required to address me as which gender I choose to be,
under penalty of law....
【在 L****n 的大作中提到】
: 美国的文革要过气了。
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