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News: Facebook to add OVER FIFTY Gender Options
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oh god 
I mean I understand there are genders that people identify as, but 50? I'm interested to see just what these are
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Originally posted by Tennis Court
Why don't they just make it so you can type in your own? That way no one is excluded.
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that would be a great alternative tbh
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Isn't putting such a heavy emphasis on the importance of labels exactly what we're trying to move away from as a society? I have friends that will only be addressed by their names, no pronouns, and won't be identified by a sex. Making such a big deal out of what people call themselves just reinforces the need for putting people in boxes. So counterproductive
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We only have Tumblr users that claim to be 'agender' to feel like special snowflakes to blame. |
Because you have every right to invalidate them and how they feel, right? People outside of the gender binary exist whether y'all say they're attention seeking or not. It's attention seeking when they identify under the trans umbrella, but if a trans kid kills themselves people will misgender them after death and say its a tragedy without realizing they contributed to the death themselves
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Member Since: 7/9/2010
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Other than male/female/trans, what else can you be? This is pretty interesting
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Originally posted by Valera
Male
Female
None
Two penises
Vagina and penis
Two vaginas
Castrated man
Man made to woman
Woman made to man
Man made to hermaphrodite
Woman made to hermaphrodite
Woman made into man with two penises
Okay, my imagination ends here
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Member Since: 8/28/2012
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Originally posted by Shapes
Guess what!
This isn't your world, this is everyone's world, and luckily not everyone is as uneducated as you are on the topic.
There are trans* people who are just fine being a part of the gender binary, but you can't invalidate the ones who want to exist on the spectrum because it doesn't satisfy your narrow and ****** point of view.
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I have nothing against transexual individuals, but I go with the science. Not with people who are desperately trying to stand out by calling themselves "binary". Gender is fixed with your x and y chromsomes.
If this was 50 sexual orientations, I'd say add more because god knows how many preferences are out there.
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Originally posted by Shapes
no worries brah. Shemale is about as offensive as tranny is to a lot of trans* people, so just be careful where you say it and in the context that you say it.
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It won't happen again. I was actually trying to think of way to say it without being offensive, but it ended up not working out. I would never call someone who was transsexual a shemale. 
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Member Since: 1/11/2011
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Only took 10 years to add them
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I asked what the other ones r and no one answered me, pls answer me
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Member Since: 6/17/2012
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Originally posted by LoveInStereo
Isn't putting such a heavy emphasis on the importance of labels exactly what we're trying to move away from as a society? I have friends that will only be addressed by their names, no pronouns, and won't be identified by a sex. Making such a big deal out of what people call themselves just reinforces the need for putting people in boxes. So counterproductive |
I kind of feel like this. Reinforcing gender is harmful because it says that to be a man= dressing and behaving a certain way, and to be a woman= dressing and behaving a certain way and ultimately it harms women. I dont 'identify' as an oppressive gender role, its forced onto me because I was born female
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Originally posted by LoveInStereo
Isn't putting such a heavy emphasis on the importance of labels exactly what we're trying to move away from as a society? I have friends that will only be addressed by their names, no pronouns, and won't be identified by a sex. Making such a big deal out of what people call themselves just reinforces the need for putting people in boxes. So counterproductive |
spill tha piping hot tea sistrenT!!
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Originally posted by LoveInStereo
Isn't putting such a heavy emphasis on the importance of labels exactly what we're trying to move away from as a society? I have friends that will only be addressed by their names, no pronouns, and won't be identified by a sex. Making such a big deal out of what people call themselves just reinforces the need for putting people in boxes. So counterproductive |
time to drop those friends. wtf. give a sample of how you talk to them.
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Originally posted by Mezik
Yeah, Can someone name me the 50 other genders there are.. And what they are?  |
You can check for yourself right now! It's "custom" so you can type in a letter and get the options!
A lot of them seem to be repeated, but for instance they list Cisgender Man and Male, which is two gender identities that virtually mean the same thing (that you identify with the gender assigned to you at birth based on your sex organs)
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Originally posted by SIMon1120
so unnecessary |
They dont need to do this.
Maybe they meant sexual orientation. Even so, 50 is tew much
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Taken from Tumblr
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Today, Facebook introduced the option of custom gender and pronoun settings on individual profiles, AKA more than just “male” or “female.” The site will now allow you to enter up to 10 different gender identities (out of about 50 possibilities) as well as pronouns — though these appear to only include he/him/his, she/her/hers and they/them/theirs. Changes are live now!
Identities on the list include transgender, agender, cisgender, two-spirit, neutrois, genderqueer, intersex, androgynous, and many, many more.
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What in Oprah's name is neutrois and two-spirit?
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Bitch I quite literally fell out of my seat in the middle of Physics 
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people getting all bent out of shape over trans people getting more respect and acknowledgement and then claiming "NO, IM NOT TRANSPHOBIC!1!!"
bye
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Member Since: 8/17/2013
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50 
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Member Since: 12/1/2010
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Originally posted by Mhs90
I have nothing against transexual individuals, but I go with the science. Not with people who are desperately trying to stand out by calling themselves "binary". Gender is fixed with your x and y chromsomes.
If this was 50 sexual orientations, I'd say add more because god knows how many preferences are out there.
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You make an interesting point
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