Definition Of The Word 'woman' Is Now Deemed Transphobic.

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45650462

[ToraToraTora]

jim: "would hardly be the first time a dictionary needed rewriting, though." - seriously? is the definition of "woman" incorrect in some way? How would you define it?

[Zacs-Master]

Gender generally refers to social and cultural differences as well, rather than just biological ones.

[kvalidir]

AL, My man has got, wears, and means when he wears a 'This is what a Feminist Looks Like' t shirt and I can assure you he's a 'real man'- whatever one of those is. 'Real men' are not afraid of 'offending the wimps', 'real men' are comfortable being manly but polite and respectful of everyone around them. It's really not that difficult.

[AuntLydia]

Gender is no longer regarded as biological.

[Zacs-Master]

Not quite right. Gender is no longer considered to be JUST about biology.

[webbo3]

https://gloria.tv/photo/nFz93cHQWuzW6ffsyDdY9KakV

[jim360]

I'm referring more generally to the fact that dictionaries need updating every single year; in a very real sense, all dictionaries are out-of-date as soon as they are published.

That doesn't necessarily affect the word "woman" yet, but its usage is potentially changing to something that encompasses gender identity as well as biological sex. If that trend continues, then at some point dictionaries will perforce need to recognise this usage.

[SparklyKid]

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Gender is no longer regarded as biological.


Sorry but that is profoundly preposterous. Piers Morgan made the point to that ridiculous couple, Fox and Owl (who are only in it for the money) that he ,Piers, wanted to self identify as a black woman. Is that any more or less daft ?

[AuntLydia]

Kval your description is exactly what I would call a real man. Sounds very much like my OH. Not afraid to have opinions that go against the flow, but happy to respect others opinions even if he doesn't agree.
There are too many wimps who agree with everything just to be 'nice'.

[AuntLydia]

Sparkly go look up 'Gender' in a dictionary. Gender is also a grammatical term BTW. It's not all about sex. :-)

[jim360]

I completely agree with AuntLydia 100% :)

[-Talbot-]

jim360
What in heck is a "real man"?

[SparklyKid]

When one is young the natural tendency is to suffer fools gladly. As the years roll by and wisdom kicks in the tendency is not to suffer them at all.

[jim360]

I think it's dubious to begin any point with "Piers Morgan said" such-and-such a thing anyway, but leaving that aside, you (and he) are making the classic mistake of finding deliberately extreme examples to represent, and therefore undermine, the more typical case.

[-Talbot-]

real men can't make an emoji work...apparently.

[jim360]

I guess that's because real men are meant to hide their emotions, eh, Talbot? :P

[SparklyKid]

How many varieties of gender are there ?

[AuntLydia]

jim: lol! wimp! ( joke)

[SparklyKid]

Avatar Image jim360


I think it's dubious to begin any point with "Piers Morgan said" such-and-such a thing anyway, but leaving that aside, you (and he) are making the classic mistake of finding deliberately extreme examples to represent, and therefore undermine, the more typical case.

12:18 Sun 30th Sep 2018




But, he does make a very strong point. I like Piers, tells it like it is. Some great youtube stuff.

[AuntLydia]

Sparkly // I like Piers, tells it like it is. Some great youtube stuff.//

He tells it like it is in the fashion at the moment. He is a wimp.