Philosophy and Gender

       Social construction theses on sex gender, womanhood, manhood, femininity and masculinity  are fine when they’re used in limits and moderation. For example, we all know women are for  giving children birth and knowing how to cook, and men are for going out to work to earn a daily  living to take care of the family, and be the protector of the family. This is in moderation because  as a society and as individuals we can accept that these are our natural human roles as assigned  by nature. But it gets out of hand and becomes over the top when a construct thesis starts to  imply that women are only meant to be in the kitchen, or these days now with extreme feminism,  that women can be their own man, if you’re a working woman you don’t need a man. These  theses are extreme and misleading because it makes a particular gender think that they can’t have  the best of both worlds (working independence and a providing partner)...

  It is more liberating to consider that sexual orientation is something that one is born with,  because after all, our chromosomes have decided from birth, what sex we are going to be and  which gender we are as well. This includes what our sexual preferences are going to be when we  become older and well into our youthful years. Sex is something that is decided from birth by the  chromosomal combinations for everyone, this is including those who are born in a male body but  have the mindset of a woman, and those who are born in a female body but have the mindset of a  man. It’s not the body that dictates how someone should act and how they should think and who  they should feel attracted to, it is the chromosomes and the hormones. You can’t be a female and  develop feelings towards other women, they’re already there. It’s just a matter of time before  you discover it (and vice versa for men). I don’t believe that anyone has ever heard ...

                                         Generally speaking, psychologists and almost any person on the street will tell you that  visuals and looks are the first aspect that we notice about anyone when meeting them for the first  time, or even passing by them in a public location. People take notice of what you are wearing,  what color is your hair, what color is your skin, what do your features look like and what kind of  emotions does one feel when they look at you, how do you smell like, how tall are you, how slim  or heavy are you, and so on. Looks and visuals make up the majority of one's impression of  someone, and that person’s words only change or supplement the first impression, if the  visualizer is willing to engage in further conversation. When we are always physically analyzing  and processing what kind of potential a person could...

Listening to Elvin Pedersen-Nielsen's TEDx Talk on Educating Kids About Gender  Norms, showed me just how uncomfortable, exposed, and targeted, transgender and  gender queer people feel in society and the world. His analogy using the “table” gave me a  relatable perspective to look from in my own way, despite that I am neither transgender or  gender queer. By using this analogy, he was able to help many unaware viewers on his lens of  perspective. I have heard several occasions on which someone has committed a violent crime  because of their sexuality, but there was something about this video that actually shook me and  made me realize how serious and fatal the matter is. His tone of voice while talking about how  people like him feel put “on the spot” when they need to identify themselves and possibly be  prepared for criticism is something heart-wrenching.  Needless to say, even if I had not watched this video, I would still agree with...

It was very interesting to read Brett McKay's "100 Skills a Man Should Know”. It really made me think whether it should be 100 skills every man should know or everyone should know. I always knew that each gender is more capable of some skills then the other based on their physical and mental inclinations but I never thought about the idea of categorizing skills by gender.  There are a few of the skills on the list that men may be more adept at but most on the list anyone should be able to do.  After reading 100 skills every man should know one of the skills that stood out to me was number 59 - Writing in cursive. Good handwriting can be either cursive or printing. Whatever style of your handwriting, make it smooth, large and bold. Since cursive is so rare these days it stands out and makes you stand out. It's been a while since I tried writing in cursive because most of my work is word processing. In today’s technology we rarely use our handwriting and when you get out of ...