Quote (Goomshill @ Mar 30 2022 07:19pm)
Call a black guy an ape and see his response. Genders aren't social constructs, words are. Words merely express concepts through shared comprehension, and elements of context, formality and stigma may flavor words beyond their flat definition. The underlying concepts, the scientific truths remain unchanged, its the people howling like upjumped chimpanzees who quibble over lexicon.
You just proved my point. Words are more than their literal meaning. Words (and therefore labels) are socially constructed, and gender is no different.