- 01 Jan 2020 10:23
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And this is, in a nutshell, why George Orwell is indeed not just every leftist's favorite leftist, but also every rightwinger's favorite rightwinger.
B0ycey wrote:Whether you think the differences are contrived or not is irrelevant. You cannot alter a definition from the Oxford dictionary so I don't know how you have come to the conclusion this is "made up". Ultimately there is a difference between the two words and ultimately that difference is the confusion. Sex is biological and Gender is cultural. So in English law if you behave, act and do specific actions you can legally change your gender. Why? Because you are ultimately changing your behaviour to fit in the cultural narrative of what it is to be "female". And perhaps JK should have researched her defence better if she wants to defend people with ignorant views - or face a backlash. Because I see no harm in addressing someone as female/male - or the state I live in accepting this difference either - as it doesn't affect my life at all.
And this is, in a nutshell, why George Orwell is indeed not just every leftist's favorite leftist, but also every rightwinger's favorite rightwinger.