Intersex people

Feb 13, 2006 00:50

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sien February 14 2006, 13:35:49 UTC
I agree whole heartedly and think it might be worth noting that we don't relate to people based on what their genitals look like anyways. There's only a small handfull of people I can say for sure have genitals that match their percieved gender (and that's only on the outside) but because we socialize people into two categories anyways (which I'm having my doubts about, especially considering instances like this) it's not hard to understand and trust the social cues that genderize people as men or women generally. I think intersexed babies could grow up a lot better than most people think, and would be better off left alone to define themselves as male, female or something else based on who they are and not what some "corrective" surgury has done to their genitals. It's as thuough we wouldn't know where to begin with a child if we didn't have the lable to tell us to dress them in pink or blue. And then later in life- who pays for the date? Should you get a hair cut you have to 'do' every morning or a short conservative cut? ( ... )

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planeskeep February 14 2006, 16:57:07 UTC
Well, I'd have to say i completely agree...

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sien February 14 2006, 20:17:16 UTC
high fives all around

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planeskeep February 14 2006, 20:18:37 UTC
Woot.

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planeskeep February 14 2006, 20:19:39 UTC
can yah tell i've got nothing else to do, replying right as soon as someone else does?

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bassdrumdreams February 15 2006, 19:15:20 UTC
::laughs::

"There's only a small handfull of people I can say for sure have genitals that match their percieved gender (and that's only on the outside)"

Oh, how the metrosexuals are making it so hard for us now-a-days!
You're not seeing MY genitals anytime soon, so i guess you'll never know!! haha.
I think it makes it easier on society to label people "male" and "female".

A good question to ask would be "why DO humans and animals (most) have a division between male and female??"

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