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cmv: People who say gender is just a social construct don't apply the same criticism to other social constructs like race or culture

This is really just pointing to a huge gap in logic even though in principal I agree that gender roles in society are toxic and should be questioned. I made this cmv to see if I am taking too narrow a view.

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Today my coworker said she was going to let her child tell her what their gender is in response to someone asking if she knows the gender of the child. Further explaining that gender is a social construct. I didn't think too much about at the time thinking it was a perfectly legitimate way to raise your child. 

After thinking about it, she and pretty much everybody else I know would definitely not take the same approach to race or culture. I think very few people that are expressing that gender is a social construct also support Rachel Dolezal for example. Likewise, I don't think the many people would actively deny allowing their child to feel like they are connected to their ethnic heritage because ethnic heritage is also in fact a social construct that can be problematic for many people. 

My point is that pointing to gender as the only social construct worth questioning is disingenuous and hypocritical.
gpt
People do question race as a social construct. That's one of the strongest critiques against white supremacy since 'white' has meant different things to different people at different times.

Not all social constructs behave similarly though. We all know the value of money is socially constructed, but that doesn't mean it behaves exactly in the same way as language.

So we can acknowledge race and gender as social constructs while treating racial identity and gender identity differently.