man and woman have made babies since day one...and it will always be that way, just like with every species
its not days gone by at all...its not something brutally imposed on us, its just the natural order...
yes things change, i think jilleanne your thoughtful analysis leaves out that the gender binary HELPS mankind by simplifying communication for the vast majority of people...
binary gender constructs matter.. and they are in general beneficial
it informs every single day to day communication..it makes our lives much easier...we are a species, we procreate...we identify people by gender..
i would venture that when you first see a person, gender is the first thing that your deepest brain understands about them..this idea is a key part of the scientific rationale of why FFS works so well...we are gendered IMMEDIATELY by others.
as a ts woman i have lived it.. and so if we have a mixed or wrong gender in our minds...its very distressing and for some it can be suffocating...this sucks for us, but 99+% of people really just don't care... and not knowing if you are a boy or a girl instinctively DISTRESSES THEM!!!
there seems to be no doubt that we all agree that inside our heads, gender is something that is not limited to man and woman.. but that concept does not resonate with anyone else...
So even though its fascinating, it just doesnt matter...and there will not be any blending (what does that really mean anyway? 50 genders of your drivers licence? )
Getting rid of the idea of gender binary in peoples day to day lives serves no purpose other than to make us feel better about ourselves...no doubt a good thing, but so would be feeding the world..
Not trying to be a party pooper...but go out and talk to all your friends about this and see what happens..
