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human
CMV: There are only two genders

Yeah, I know that it's a meme at this point with the whole Change My Mind thing. But, I still never understood how there are more than two genders. With the exception of a few rare genetic disorders, people are born with either XX or XY chromosomes, which determines their gender. I know that there are people who truly feel that they are some third/non binary gender, but that doesn't change the science. Why is different than someone who truly believes they are a duck? I think the science is more important than what people feel. But, I'd like to hear reasons why gender is fluid and can be non-binary. Change my view

Edit: I don't think I will change my mind, and I'll probably stop responding to this thread now. I am going to address some common arguments here.

"You are confused between sex and gender. Sex is based off of chromosomes, gender is simply how someone identifies themself within the rules society places."

Gender and sex are synonyms. Modern gender theory says otherwise, but that's exactly what I am arguing against. How someone feels is not the determining factor in their sex, it is their chromosomes.

"People can identify with 'non binary' or something else because they do not believe they fit neatly into either man or woman."

People can say they are whatever they want. This doesn't mean other people should or should be required to adhere to this. Other people determine your identity. Hitler thought he was a reasonable person. We do not call Hitler a reasonable person, because we determine his identity, not him.

"You can't exclude intersex because they are different and/or rare."

I am not excluding them because they are different or rare. I think that we can all agree that people with XXX or XXY are exceptions to the general population, and do not fall neatly under male or female.

"You are going against science and academics by not accepting modeen gender theory."

There are qualified people who believe that there are only two genders, like Dr. Jordon Peterson. I understand that most of you are not fans of his, but he is an example. Besides, even though I acknowledge I am not the most qualified person to talk about this, a layman can still have an opinion that goes against a consensus. Like how people used to use Darwanism to "prove" that blacks were inferior to whites. They called that science.

Also, I know that I have offended people who are trans or identify as nonbinary. I do not express my view to be offensive, and I'm sorry to those who may be offended. But, science should not be based on what people feel. It should based on fact, even if facts may be offensive.

Still, thanks to everyone who tried to change my view.
gpt
Try this:

Gender isn't sex. Gender is a *set of stories we tell ourselves* about our identities as persons. This set of stories does *include* stories about our bodies -- but it's not *limited to* stories about those bodies.

I'll prove that claim --

What gender is Optimus Prime?

Optimus Prime does not have sex. He has no chromosomes and no sexual anatomy. But he does have *gender*. We identify him with a set of cultural narratives that have to do with physical power, strong leadership, fatherly guidance, a deep booming voice, etc. We exempt him from the "penis" stories because those are not important to who he *is*.

There are more than two genders because there are more than two *sets of stories* about our identities as people. Other cultures already have such sets, like the Native American Two-Spirit people, and the Bugis people of Indonesia with five genders. And now in Western culture we have people constructing new sets of stories for new genders. How successful these new constructs will be in the long run remains to be seen -- they could fade and be forgotten if they don't take hold in our culture. But they do *exist*.