It’s really fascinating how much brute social pressure is being brought to bear on people who will not accept the proposition that biological men can fully, wholly, and totally become women.
But the thing is, how could they?
The fact that they were CONCEIVED male, developed embryologically male, were born male, grew up male, etc., means they were biologically set on a certain developmental pathway that cannot be UNDONE.
The fact that they were CONCEIVED male, developed embryologically male, were born male, grew up male, etc., means they were biologically set on a certain developmental pathway that cannot be UNDONE.
Trans women cannot become conceive children and become pregnant.
That capacity is one of THE essential capacities of women. In biological terms, that is what DEFINES “female” vs “male.”
That capacity is one of THE essential capacities of women. In biological terms, that is what DEFINES “female” vs “male.”
A biological male can be made to LOOK like a biological women, with combination of surgical alteration and hormones, but they cannot ACTUALLY be given a fully female body, and thus cannot BE female.
And most human beings think that “being female” is a NECESSARY (but not sufficient) condition of “being-a-woman."
To say what is TRUE, cannot in itself by an exercise in BIGOTRY.
Steven Pinker put it this way:
Steven Pinker put it this way:
Yes, and the truth cannot be “transphobic” either.
There is ZERO “transphobia” is noting the reality that trans women lack certain properties that all biological women (barring accidents) HAVE—particularly reproductive capacities.
There is ZERO “transphobia” is noting the reality that trans women lack certain properties that all biological women (barring accidents) HAVE—particularly reproductive capacities.
Some biological women are ACCIDENTALLY sterile vis a vis conceiving a child.
ALL biological men, trans or regular, are ESSENTIALLY unable to do this. Men can ONLY be fertile by BEGETTING.
ALL biological men, trans or regular, are ESSENTIALLY unable to do this. Men can ONLY be fertile by BEGETTING.
Just as we can know, a priori, that a blind human being is blind due to some kind of ACCIDENT, we can know that an adult human female who is sterile is so only ACCIDENTALLY.
I’m going to add one more point, just as something to think about.
Suppose human technology COULD engineer male bodies to the point where they were IDENTICAL in form and function to female bodies. What then?
Would such technologically produced women be regarded as women, full stop?
Would such technologically produced women be regarded as women, full stop?
I note only that synthetic diamonds, man-made, which are physically, chemically, REAL diamonds, are 40 to 60% cheaper than natural diamonds.
Despite being INDISTINGUISHABLE BY ANY MEANS, they are still regarded as not as valuable.
Make of that what you will.
Despite being INDISTINGUISHABLE BY ANY MEANS, they are still regarded as not as valuable.
Make of that what you will.
