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Ponderable
Dec. 31st, 2002 01:01 pmThink about this.
Do you treat "Men" and "Women" differently? How so? Why?
Why is this any different from treating people of different ethnic backgrounds differently? Is it a form of bigotry?
Think of situations where you treat people of different genders differently. Why do you do that? How many of those situations are due to the biological differences between the genders, and how many are due to societal pressures or other factors?
How much of your interaction with your preferred mate gender is about getting laid or perpetuating the species? How much does a drive to fill emotional needs by pairing off color your interactions?
If you were married to a person you loved deeply for over 10 years and then they decided they wanted to get a sex change, could you stay married to them? (Assuming that there are no legal problems) Which is more important, the person or the plumbing?
Just some food for thought here today.
Do you treat "Men" and "Women" differently? How so? Why?
Why is this any different from treating people of different ethnic backgrounds differently? Is it a form of bigotry?
Think of situations where you treat people of different genders differently. Why do you do that? How many of those situations are due to the biological differences between the genders, and how many are due to societal pressures or other factors?
How much of your interaction with your preferred mate gender is about getting laid or perpetuating the species? How much does a drive to fill emotional needs by pairing off color your interactions?
If you were married to a person you loved deeply for over 10 years and then they decided they wanted to get a sex change, could you stay married to them? (Assuming that there are no legal problems) Which is more important, the person or the plumbing?
Just some food for thought here today.
