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CMV: Labeling reproductive anatomy as male and female is perfectly fine

As people’s gender can differ from their birth sex, calling the penis/testicles, for example the “male reproductive system” might appear problematic. However, I believe there’s nothing wrong with these categorizations as they are based on birth sex, not gender. Thus:

- Most people’s birth sex and gender line up (and my view is that’s perfectly fine, not oppressive or anything). Some people’s don’t (which is also perfectly fine). Thus, labeling one”male” and the other “female” is just a statement of fact and should be viewed as such: male and female really refer to birth sex here

- In the vast majority of cases, men (gender) have penises and women have vaginas. Even if male/female refers to gender, not birth sex, the categorization is still useful. Almost all of a gynecologist’s patients will identify as female.

- Society considering penises masculine and vaginas feminine isn’t bad either. For most people, these things hold true, and society is  dictated by most people. We should be accepting if some people reject this view, recognizing that having a penis doesn’t automatically make your gender male. But by and large, these attitudes are perfectly fine

- Calling pregnancy and abortion “women’s issues” isn’t inaccurate. While it might be useful to recognize that some who identify as male have these issues, in practice, it’s very rare. It’s hard to justify putting tampon dispensers in every men’s bathroom—the benefits outweigh the cost because there are so few men who would use them. Terms like “pregnant women” aren’t intended to be malicious or exclusionary. I’m not sure whether we need to switch to saying “pregnant people” instead; the fact remains that these are exceptions to a well-established pattern.

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>Terms like “pregnant women” aren’t intended to be malicious or exclusionary.

This is the crux of the conversation. When we make laws and policies, there is a meaningful difference between most of the pregnant people and all of the pregnant people.  Corporate cheapness, malicious exclusion, and conservative values are increasingly enforced with literal interpretation over intended meaning. It is incredibly important and powerful to explicitly include exactly who you meant to include in rights and freedoms, and exclude exactly who you mean to exclude with limitations and punishment.

For conversational purposes, pregnant women is fine.