people make their answer based on the question given, whether it's gender or ice cream

Jul 29, 2020 22:33


icon: "curious (my face, looking straight forward with one eyebrow up and a sideways smile, head tilted down a little)"Asking someone "are you a man or a woman?" is as illogical and leading as asking "what is your favorite flavor of ice cream, chocolate or vanilla? Circle one." When you ask a question and specify only two possible answers, almost ( Read more... )

questions, gender, extended metaphor, social justice / feminism, facebook-first crossposts

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maju01 August 7 2020, 16:13:09 UTC
I am confident that if we stopped asking binary questions or asking people to choose from a short list, we'd find a much greater variety in the ways people identify. I've been thinking this for years.

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bichoose August 7 2020, 20:52:27 UTC
A wonderful scribble during these hard pressed times, i am glad you have posted...thank you....and take care...

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