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Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - General Chat - Consider this. Legally, it's a woman. But in reality, it's a man. | New poll | | |
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asdf Link's Awakening ಠ_ಠ Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6466 days Last view: 6465 days |
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New York City is going to eventually put a plan into action. This plan will allow people to have their sex legally altered. The catch? Medical surgery isn't required. There are some restrictions, but other than that, pretty much anyone can get it. In other words, they're going to redefine gender so that it is based around personality, rather than genitals. Can you imagine some of the problems that could crop up from this? I know I can. In particular, this line from the article hopefully doesn't need any explaining as to the troubles it could cause.
Anyhow, without further ado, go here for the full article. |
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Kailieann Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6465 days Last view: 6465 days |
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Gender and sex aren't the same thing.
There's a whole ton of grey area when it comes to gender identity. I think, with enough sensible restrictions, this is a step in the right direction. |
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ibz10g Spiny Since: 08-10-06 From: Altoona, Iowa Last post: 6510 days Last view: 6510 days |
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That isn't good. There could be a lot of problems from this. | |||
Xkeeper Took the board down in a blaze of glory, only to reveal how truly moronical ||bass is. Since: 11-17-05 From: Henderson, Nevada Last post: 6465 days Last view: 6465 days |
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Originally posted by Kailieann While it might be... I'm guessing that where this is headed, it won't end well. */home/xkeeper/ shrug |
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Glyphodon Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6506 days Last view: 6486 days |
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If Xkeeper were mayor of New York we'd all find our records magically changed to female all the time. | |||
rm -rf / Goomba Since: 11-07-06 Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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Hey hey hey. I'll just have them make me legally female and head on into the women's change rooms. | |||
Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6465 days Last view: 6465 days |
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They probably have some safeguard against that.
Something along the lines of not being absolutely retarded. |
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Metal Man88 Gold axe It appears we have been transported to a time in which everything is on fire! Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6465 days Last view: 6465 days |
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It's nice to give people more rights, but this probably won't end well. Think of the craziness that could happen! | |||
ibz10g Spiny Since: 08-10-06 From: Altoona, Iowa Last post: 6510 days Last view: 6510 days |
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Who decides that they want to be a different gender? It's an outrage! Well, not really, but just because you don't like your gender doesn't mean you should legally be able to change it. | |||
rm -rf / Goomba Since: 11-07-06 Last post: 6568 days Last view: 6568 days |
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Originally posted by Alastor the Stylish Well unless they put up a big "No Penises Allowed" sign, legally they can't really say I can't go in. |
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spel werdz rite Since: 11-19-05 Last post: 6466 days Last view: 6465 days |
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This should go in the Debate forum, it's seems like an argumentative issue. Many things to consider are people who take this seriously, take advantage, or take offense. Yes, it is true that people may feel fate delt them wrong hand of Queen over King or King over Queen. These people, feeling that they have the right to be a different sex, feel, mentally, that they are that opposing sex. Of course, these people should also realize that the cards of sexuality give more than its emotions. If one feels female, then be one. But being female is defined as more than feeling female. It's as illogical as saying oneself is, for example, black. This person may have grown up in a culture rich in the African American culture, and may also have assimilated to the lifestyles of the average African American. This, however, does not mean that they are, in whole, someone of African origin. Of course, in America today, there is all but little discrimination of race. But, some things do exist with men and women. Namely bathrooms, sports, and marriage. A male feeling female will still not give him/her the right in some areas to marry a male who feels male. However, one thing of interest is that a male feeling female could marry a female who feels female. Which, technically, would be considered gay marriage. As for sports, it is a private organization and therefore is entitled to their own right of what role gender plays.
Bathrooms ... there are several ways to go on this. First, one thing to note is that as far as most people, it isn't likely that their house has a Men's and Women's bathroom. But it is also fair to judge that people have more privacy in their own homes where they don't have to fear exposure from people who can freely enter. Note that some locations have unisex bathrooms, but these are always one person only, so the person still has their privacy. One of the issues is someone may take advantage of their right to use the opposite sex bathroom after given legal status of being that different sex just to say "Hey. I'm actually a woman who is a lesbian." But this is just as bad/likely as someone getting approached in the bathroom by a homosexual. In any case, bathrooms should be designed for what the persons physical attributes show. Urinals don't change. But, if people are that desperate for bathroom rights of their sexuailty, there is really only one thing to do: XX-XX XY-XX XX-XY XY-XY Foue bathrooms, dependent of mentality and sexuaility. As illogical as that may sound, just think of this issue in what it begins with, it isn't so strange in reality. |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6465 days Last view: 6465 days |
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It also gives guys the green light to use the women's bathroom if the men's is full and vice-versa.
Waaaaaay too many headaches here. |
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Xkeeper Took the board down in a blaze of glory, only to reveal how truly moronical ||bass is. Since: 11-17-05 From: Henderson, Nevada Last post: 6465 days Last view: 6465 days |
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Originally posted by Alastor the Stylish It's the US. That kind of thing stopped being obvious years ago. |
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Randy53215 Melon Bug Since: 11-17-05 From: Greenfield, Wisconsin (U.S.A) Last post: 6465 days Last view: 6465 days |
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Remind me not to go to New York... | |||
Ailure Mr. Shine I just want peace... Since: 11-17-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6465 days Last view: 6465 days |
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I say we drop the whole gender thing. | |||
Glyphodon Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6506 days Last view: 6486 days |
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Originally posted by /hda1/lure You would like that, wouldn't you? (edited by Glyph Phoenix on 11-07-06 11:28 PM) |
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Arwon Bazu Since: 11-18-05 From: Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia Last post: 6466 days Last view: 6466 days |
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This of course raises the issue of why, exactly, do we have separate bathrooms for the different genders. Why not unisex bathrooms? We could just as easily have one big bathroom that was all cubicles. Toilets are pretty much the last gendered spaces left in society and I'm not sure there's a need for them, aside from socially instilled modesty.
I'm given to understand most toilets in Eastern Europe, for example, are unisex. *shrug* (edited by Arwon on 11-07-06 11:35 PM) |
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Valcion Knuckle Joe too much high power man Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6465 days Last view: 6465 days |
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i just a had a thought... females that are actually guys.
NYC IS LIKE A REAL LIVE MMORPG LOLOL |
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Schweiz oder etwas [12:55] (Dr_Death16); I swear, the word drama needs to be stricken from the dictionary, for I've heard it so many times, it will permanently be imprinted on my brain Since: 11-17-05 From: Kingston, Rhode Island Last post: 6465 days Last view: 6465 days |
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Originally posted by Valcion And at that, I'm tempted to yell out "IT'S A TRAP!!!"... |
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Ramon Bullet Bill Since: 11-25-05 Last post: 6465 days Last view: 6465 days |
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This... certainly is strange. I've never thought that'd be possible, anyway.
And I don't think anybody would like to change sex anyway... just maybe to see how it is to be a woman/man? At least I don't live even NEAR New York . |
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