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* '''title''': [[title::I guess I'm an MRA now]] | * '''title''': [[title::I guess I'm an MRA now]] | ||
* '''summary''': [[Summary::First let me point out that the little tweet I chirped out was because the TERFs were flocking <em>to me</em> — I hadn’t barged into one of their conversations, or invited them to explain to me what makes for a <em>real</em> woman, but there they were, in <strong>my space</strong>. So she doesn’t get to complain about me violating boundaries.]] | * '''summary''': [[Summary::First let me point out that the little tweet I chirped out was because the TERFs were flocking <em>to me</em> — I hadn’t barged into one of their conversations, or invited them to explain to me what makes for a <em>real</em> woman, but there they were, in <strong>my space</strong>. So she doesn’t get to complain about me violating boundaries.]] | ||
| − | <blockquote>Secondly, I do have a scientific background, and I don’t even know what it means to define "biological male" so absolutely. As I pointed out earlier, [ | + | <blockquote>Secondly, I do have a scientific background, and I don’t even know what it means to define "biological male" so absolutely. As I pointed out earlier, [[2015/02/18/The idea of two sexes is simplistic|<i>Nature</i> published a good article on the scientific consensus on the biology of sex]], and comes down soundly on the side of defining it as a spectrum. You want to pretend it’s black and white? Fine. You don’t get to claim scientific standing for your beliefs. |
Thirdly, my comeback was brief because I see little point in arguing at length with bigots. She said having two X chromosomes made you female, an X and a Y makes you male, and that’s absolutely it. All I had to to was mention {{l/wp|androgen insensitivity syndrome}} (AIS) to refute that. | Thirdly, my comeback was brief because I see little point in arguing at length with bigots. She said having two X chromosomes made you female, an X and a Y makes you male, and that’s absolutely it. All I had to to was mention {{l/wp|androgen insensitivity syndrome}} (AIS) to refute that. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:51, 22 July 2020
- when: 2015/04/13
- author: PZ Myers
- source: Pharyngula
- topics: TERF
- keywords
- link: https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2015/04/13/i-guess-im-an-mra-now/
- title: I guess I'm an MRA now
- summary: First let me point out that the little tweet I chirped out was because the TERFs were flocking to me — I hadn’t barged into one of their conversations, or invited them to explain to me what makes for a real woman, but there they were, in my space. So she doesn’t get to complain about me violating boundaries.
Secondly, I do have a scientific background, and I don’t even know what it means to define "biological male" so absolutely. As I pointed out earlier, Nature published a good article on the scientific consensus on the biology of sex, and comes down soundly on the side of defining it as a spectrum. You want to pretend it’s black and white? Fine. You don’t get to claim scientific standing for your beliefs.
Thirdly, my comeback was brief because I see little point in arguing at length with bigots. She said having two X chromosomes made you female, an X and a Y makes you male, and that’s absolutely it. All I had to to was mention androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) to refute that.