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Liberals, why can't someone choose their race?
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<blockquote data-quote="FrumiousBandersnatch" data-source="post: 74656770" data-attributes="member: 241055"><p>No, that was my point. I think the two situations are different, in the way I described, so that what applies to one is not necessarily applicable to the other. The distinction I'm making is between the involuntary and the voluntary. I acknowledge that it can be difficult to distinguish between the voluntary and the involuntary in specific instances, which is why developmental neuroscience can help by identifying traits that have a developmental origin.</p><p></p><p>To make an extreme analogy, it's like the difference between someone born with a neurological speech impediment and someone who chooses to adopt such a mode of speech for whatever reason.</p><p></p><p>I generally identify gender by the individual's behaviour.</p><p></p><p>If you're asking what I <em>mean</em> by gender, I mean the behaviour of an individual reflected in their position on the spectrum of personal, social, and cultural roles involving masculinity & femininity. Gender identity in this context is the position on that spectrum that the individual feels most comfortable with, or comes most naturally to them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrumiousBandersnatch, post: 74656770, member: 241055"] No, that was my point. I think the two situations are different, in the way I described, so that what applies to one is not necessarily applicable to the other. The distinction I'm making is between the involuntary and the voluntary. I acknowledge that it can be difficult to distinguish between the voluntary and the involuntary in specific instances, which is why developmental neuroscience can help by identifying traits that have a developmental origin. To make an extreme analogy, it's like the difference between someone born with a neurological speech impediment and someone who chooses to adopt such a mode of speech for whatever reason. I generally identify gender by the individual's behaviour. If you're asking what I [I]mean[/I] by gender, I mean the behaviour of an individual reflected in their position on the spectrum of personal, social, and cultural roles involving masculinity & femininity. Gender identity in this context is the position on that spectrum that the individual feels most comfortable with, or comes most naturally to them. [/QUOTE]
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