Whenever we try to push back on the ridiculous notion of a “trans” person, and say that no one can change their gender, we’re told that we’re simply confused. We’re told that the terms sex and gender have nothing to do with each other. And that whether someone is a woman, or a man, has nothing to do with their sex.
We may never agree, but we should at least be able to have the conversation. So, let’s see if we can find some common ground.
Let’s start out by talking about sex.
Sex is…
According to the Oxford Dictionary, as well as every other reference I checked, a person’s sex is assigned at birth on the basis of their reproductive functions. Look just about anywhere and you’ll find that definition. In fact, even militant glibtaq people define sex exactly the same way.
So, that seems like a good place to start.
According to practically everyone, there are two sexes, male and female. And, whether someone is a male or female is based on biological characteristics. If you have boy parts, you’re a male. If you have girl parts, you’re a female.
In other words, if you’re born with ovaries and a vagina, you’re female. If you’re born with testicles and a penis, you’re male. It’s pretty easy to tell the difference. Even a blind person can do it.
Some people would want you to believe that there’s a third option. We used to call them “hermaphrodites” but these days, the politically correct term is “intersex”. That is, something between a male and a female. These are people born with missing, extra or ambiguous sex organs.
It’s true that there are people born this way. But it’s not another sex. It’s a condition. More specifically, it’s a birth defect. Maybe a hundred thousand years from now, if being something not quite a male and not quite a female gives us an evolutionary advantage…then we can call it a third kind of sex. But, for all of our lifetimes, and for at least the next 5,000 generations, it’s a birth defect.
The pro-dysphoric people want you to think that intersex people are the exception that proves the rule. But in reality, they’re the exception that…well, they’re just the exception. The existence of hermaphrodites doesn’t prove or disprove anything.
Let’s continue.
As a male ages, we see more visual indicators of his maleness. That includes, among other things, more body hair, an Adam’s apple, a deeper voice and more muscle mass. Once they reach puberty, most males will produce sperm.
As a female ages, we’ll see, among other things, the development of breasts. Females are typically smaller than males with less muscle mass, a higher-pitched voice and no Adam’s apple. Females also have a uterus, fallopian tubes, etc. Once they reach puberty, most females will begin to produce eggs.
I know, I know, there are some people who will argue the edge cases and try to make you explain, for example, how a female who for some reason can’t bear children is still a female. People who make that argument are just being purposely obtuse. To those people I say, stop being stupid on purpose. You already have an abundance of stupidity. And that’s when you’re not even trying. Why add to it voluntarily?
To sum it up so far, a person’s sex is based on biology (aka “science”) and is immutable, in other words, can’t be changed. Setting aside the people who are born with physical birth defects, penis and testicles equals male, ovaries and vagina equal female.
So, where does all this leave us? It turns out we’re mostly in agreement so far. We’ve all seen the videos where we’re told that sex and gender are two different things. If we ignore hermaphrodites, everyone, except for the most militant pro-dysphoric people, will agree that there are two sexes. Male and female.
Now, let’s talk about gender.
Now, about gender…
I personally believe that man equals male, and woman equals female. But let’s, for the sake of argument, assume for a few moments that they don’t. Let’s assume that sex and gender are different. That sex is limited to biology, and that gender is a social construct, something invented by humans. Because that’s what we’ve been told is true.
Then what, exactly, is the “social construct” called “gender”? It’s not body parts. Because as we just agreed, body parts are what makes up a person’s sex, not their gender. So that just leaves things that humans have created. You know, things like body paint (aka makeup), fashion, pink, blue, Barbie and GI Joe, speech, mannerisms and, apparently, exaggerated hand gestures. In other words, things that people aren’t born with.
And that means that all someone has to do to change their gender is to start changing those things. You know, the things that society has deemed defines gender. In fact, that’s all they can change. Because, as we’ve been told, gender is a social construct which means it’s only determined by human-made things or concepts.
So, all it takes for a man to become a woman is for him to start drinking Bud Light, spackling on layers of makeup, wearing dresses, and gesticulating wildly. Conversely, a woman can become a man by simply wearing cargo shorts, chewing tobacco, getting a buzz cut and explaining things to other women.
The myth of gender reassignment…
So, “gender reassignment” is nothing more than a dude named Jim wearing dresses and mascara and calling himself Jane. That’s it. Because gender is a social construct. Which limits a gender-dysphoric person to manipulating the things that have been constructed by society.
And that means there is no such thing as “gender reassignment surgery”. Because there is no surgery required to change socially-constructed things. Not only isn’t surgery required, it’s not even possible for a medical procedure to have any impact whatsoever on a social construct.
Cutting off a man’s dick or sewing a fake one onto a woman, or pumping someone full of chemicals so they grow boobs or a beard, are attempts to change a person’s sex, which we’ve already agreed can’t be done.
I personally believe that a man who thinks he’s a woman is mentally ill. But again, just for a moment, let’s set that aside.
Even if we agree, and I’m not saying we do, that a man who thinks he’s a woman is perfectly normal, the things he can change to become more woman-like are limited to superficial, non-biologic things. Once he attempts to modify his body to become female, which we all agree is impossible, then he’s clearly crossed the line into mental illness.
If you’re someone who believes that sex and gender are different things, and that gender is a social construct, then you must agree that a “trans man” is not the same thing as a “trans male”. And, you must agree that there is no such thing as “gender reassignment surgery”. Because modifying someone’s reproductive organs isn’t an attempt to change their gender, it’s an attempt to change their sex. Which can’t be done.
Even when we throw aside logic and reason and use the socially acceptable definitions of sex and gender, the whole argument in favor of body mutilation as a treatment for gender dysphoria quickly falls apart.
You can’t believe that sex and gender are two different concepts, while simultaneously believing that in order to change your gender, you must change your sex.
By attempting to separate sex and gender, it’s implied to these poor, mentally ill people, that they can change their gender, just by changing their sex. But, as nearly everyone agrees, changing one’s sex isn’t possible. So, all that’s happening is that people who should be receiving mental health care have instead been given the false hope of an unattainable goal.
