Originally posted by Starlight
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It is only very recently that we have decided that "gender is societal" - as far as scientists are concerned, gender is equivalent to the sexual designation of an organism. "female", "male", "androgynous" and so on are "gender" terms that refer to the biological sex of an organism.
I find this whole "50+" gender thing to be ridiculous. In fact, I have not even seen anyone actually claim to be one of these in-between genders. Even transgender people want to be recognized by either "male" or "female" whichever one they are transitioning into.
But regardless, even if this kid was completely wrong, it has nothing to do with the topic. The topic is about how he was treated when he dared to question his professor. Daring to question what you are being taught should be encouraged in college, not a reason to be kicked out. And he did follow the rules of the class. The professor only allowed WOMEN to talk which is a problem right there. If there are no direct correlation between sex and gender, who is she to decide who is a woman and can speak? But regardless, he politely sat there not saying anything until it was clear that no women were going to speak up.
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