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There is such a thing as too much detail and this article is it;
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/2014/02/14/11/11/facebook-gender-terms-explained
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/2014/02/14/11/11/facebook-gender-terms-explained
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Why can't people just write whatever gender they are... finding out what you are is as simple as looking in your pants, and there's only 4 possibilities down there.
If you want me to think about your pretencious notions about your made up genders, you'll have to make an adult film about it. Otherwise I just don't give a care u3u
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Because it's more than just about physical traits....
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'round here we know the difference between gender and personality. One is in your pants, the other is in your head... some folks seem to have forgotten that there's a lot of real-estate between those two locations.
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I think we are just gonna have to agree to disagree on this one, I'd rather not get into an internet argument with you about it.
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I'm getting the impression this isn't your strong suit.
Anyway, good on FaceBook for doing something not evil for once.
Wait? Whaaaa..?
Actually I'm kidding. Thread needs to be closed.
lol, good one! s( ^ _ ^ )=b
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actually i was aware that there are about 42 different variations of up to 6 sex chromosomes, which can be from male to female with a lot of maybes in between.
That's without people who change to match what they think/know they are.
we had one person at Gaming who was totally wrong as a guy but looked totally right as a female. Their body language was all wrong for a male.
I noticed that there is this long list but, there is no explanation on the screen with them.
Is everyone supposed to know which they come under?
the writer of the article had to go to all different sources to find what the different terms mean.
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They knew that hordes of people would use them incorrectly even if they were carefully explained, so they figured why bother. Saying they're a "Spocksexual transidentified monkey lover" is the hottest hipster thing a hipster can do yo!
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Are you seriously this much of a clueless moron?
Wait? Whaaaa..?
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Haha! Good one! s( ^ _ ^)=b
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While I think this is a step in the right direction, that many options just for stating ones gender is overkill. Half of those options seem redundant and only add to confusion.
For example, wouldn't a man who feels he's a woman on the inside much rather choose "female" instead of "transgender man" as his/her gender status? Since the latter refers to the gender in their pants, which they aren't happy with?
It's like fine, whatever, they were born with a dingle but they feel like they should have a dangle... that doesn't mean they have to try to dress up their dingle as something it's not. wtf is "male" and "female" anymore anyway? Can't people just be who they are, independent of having to identify their personality with some anachronistic ideal of what personality type goes with dingles or dangles?
People who obsess over this to the point that there's that many titles need to start thinking about being a bit more progressive, and start treating people as individuals, rather than a category.
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Well said captain.
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Would have been best if they didn't comment really.
I actually have friends who fall under these various categories. I have a friend with gender dysphoria, I have a transgender friend, and I know a hermaphrodite, and of course like anyone I know some gays. They like that I treat them as individuals, rather than trying to figure out how I should treat them based on their gender or sexual orientation. They think what facebook is doing is a misguided pr move.
Yeah, treating people as individuals is ignorant. Lol, internet. Get over yourselves. Maybe take your own advice if you think people who don't know anything about the topic shouldn't comment :P
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lol.......sure ya do Spinny, we'll believe ya. And I imagine your best friend is an albino dwarf lesbian with tourettes syndrome. You are so worldly
On a more serious note, those who choose a custom gender will also be allowed to control who sees it. This is a huge deal, particularly for trans, genderqueer, and intersex users who haven't yet come out to everyone.
The introduction of a custom, controllable gender eliminates the workarounds many people in the LGBTQI community employ when navigating their gender presentation online. Many people create alternate profiles under new names to hide their identities from those who might not approve.
Just because someone doesn't like it, or thinks it's OTT, doesn't mean it's not a good thing. And just because you may have "friends" who don't fall under the traditional male/female gender categories, don't assume you know what everyone in that situation thinks.
The way this thread was presented was a bad idea imo.
Sometimes this is true but, imo, not in this situation. Let people define their gender as they like....or not use the new gender status if they don't want to.
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