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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just go to any other country. Many countries and cultures historically have a third gender, so bounce around a little and you'll realize how illogical and weird the puritanicals in the states are.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Really? As long as you're not talking about grammatical gender, that's news to me and very interesting. Examples?

Edit: Thanks for both links! I'll read through it later.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A culture recognizing a third gender does not in itself mean that they were valued by that culture, and often is the result of explicit devaluation of women in that culture.[11]

You seemed to be presenting this as a way of scoring those cultures above others, so I thought it would be pertinent to point out this quote.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Wasn't me, but like most things in life, nothing is black and white. For what it's worth, often means that it's simply common, not necessarily an implied majority.