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Yes, it can vary, and that's precisely what shows grammatical gender is cultural, not intrinsic to the objects described.
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You cannot compare grammatical genders of inanimate objects to the genders of living beings. You just said that yourself by saying that you can't say there's anything woman-like about chairs and that benches ooze manhood.
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We've shown definitions. We've explained how these definitions come about. We've explained what it is you're missing, yet you insist you're being wrongly accused of doing something since your first comment in this thread. |
And as I said, those dictionary definitions have changed and if you look at older dictionaries they won't say anything about social or cultural differences pertaining to gender (for example). And I don't think this is natural evolution of the English language. The far left are always trying to redefine words to fit their agenda. At the moment they're trying to change the definition of the word 'racism' so that only white people in the USA can be racist and minorities cannot, like this utter garbage. Yes, I know that the dictionaries haven't changed this word yet but I wouldn't be surprised if they do the near future.
quote: | You're mixing up the words "gender" and "sex". One refers to social constructs inherent to different cultures, the other has to do with biology. |
I'm not mixing them up. I understand there is a difference. However, that does not mean that gender is a social construct. Do you deny that biology plays a major role in determining gender-specific behaviors?
For the record, I am not some backwards ass conservative dinosaur and I hate fucking Trump and the rise of the far right in recent times. But I'm sick of all this ridiculous PC nonsense from the left (especially with regards to gender and race) and IMO it is getting out of control. Wikipedia is now entertaining 'gender neutral' pronouns for people who identify as 'agender', and when someone suddenly announce they identify as the opposite sex, they change their pronouns accordingly. Meanwhile, 'gender fluid' and the theory of there being multiple genders are gaining acceptance, and IMO this is just ridiculous.
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