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    Making SL more welcoming to males

    in General Discussion Forum

    Posted · Edited by Desiree Moonwinder

    On 11/19/2019 at 9:07 AM, Beth Macbain said:

    Except real people use SL, and they bring their beliefs, values, and behaviors along with them. 

    Okay.  Well here is a good article then.  

    https://quillette.com/2019/11/30/is-gender-a-social-construct/ 

    The opening paragraph:

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    About once every generation, it becomes intellectually fashionable to believe that gender or gender identity is a malleable trait, largely devoid of biological imperatives and at the mercy of parental initiatives or other social forces. Within time, these narratives meet an inevitable backlash from the natural sciences and the furor dies down, only to repeat itself twenty or so years later. We appear to be in the grip of another such cycle, with some individuals declaring that “Gender is a social construct!” and others pronouncing such ideas to be hogwash.

    Well, some would say that its not from Harvard, so it doesn't count, but I say its not that far from the mark. 

    The closing paragraph.

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    Ultimately, the mantra that “gender is a social construct” is misleading and may cause significant confusion and unnecessary acrimony. It is more reasonable to suggest that gender is an internalized sense of masculinity/femininity that is shaped by a complex interaction of genetic, hormonal and social forces. Granted, that’s probably harder to fit on a coffee mug. But I remain optimistic that if we are realistic about the complex interplay of biology and environment, we can work toward an egalitarian and open society that allows individuals to express their individuality whether or not they conform to traditional (or progressive) gender role norms.

     

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    Making SL more welcoming to males

    in General Discussion Forum

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    I'm mostly a reader in the forums, and mostly interested in other subforums.  I peeked in here to see why the huge post-count.  Ya'll are typing about things that aren't really about SL at all.  RL has pretty well covered these topics.  The debates are not really an SL topic.  I'd recommend taking it to RL.  Like these.

    A balanced article:  http://www.denisdutton.com/baumeister.htm

    An unbalanced article: https://quillette.com/2019/11/14/the-price-of-sex/

    Enjoy!

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