My Authors
Read all threads
1/ I've yet to find a glossary of LGBTQ+ terms and gender identities that will define the terms "woman" and "man." They use the terms freely as part of the definitions of OTHER "identities", but they never actually define them on their own. Go ahead, search for yourself.
2/ The closest I could find has to be inferred from other definitions. For instance, some lists define a "transgender woman" as someone who was assigned male at birth but who "identifies and lives as a woman."
3/ From this definition you can infer that a woman is therefore "someone who identifies and lives as a woman." But this contains 0 informational content, since identities are entirely subjective and therefore suffer the problem of being "private language." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_l…
4/ And "living as a woman" suggests that there are bounded criteria for how a woman can live. And if that's true then that means there are certain ways of living that are incompatible with womanhood. But then it's insisted that there is no right or wrong way to live as a woman.
5/ The terms "woman" and "man" then contain no information. They're entirely meaningless utterances. Just noises some people claim to identify with.

🤷‍♂️
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Enjoying this thread?

Keep Current with Colin Wright

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!