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blitzkrieg
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03 Mar 2022, 10:41 pm

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Despite being the primary income earner, while female in a hetero partnership with children, I am disproportionately negatively impacted by this cultural bias. In many ways what's good for the goose is good for the gander, but many privileged or socialized geese don't abide by that. I very much look forward to when gender roles are relaxed --- for the betterment of all people.


I am glad biological females have become able to be primary earners... although I personally don't believe a majority of women want this, I strongly believe biological women should have the option to be powerful in business, without sexism being present as an obstruction.



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15 Mar 2022, 3:17 pm

I don't understand why say "biological women". Why not just say "women"?


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15 Mar 2022, 3:28 pm

Leahcar wrote:
I don't understand why say "biological women".  Why not just say "women"?
I asked him that before, and he replied by saying gender identity is separate from biological sex.  He will not go so far as to claim that "non-biological" women do not have the "burden of unpaid work", but that seems to be what he is implying.



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15 Mar 2022, 3:44 pm

Leahcar wrote:
I don't understand why say "biological women". Why not just say "women"?


Women are a social construct now.


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15 Mar 2022, 3:56 pm

Mikah wrote:
Leahcar wrote:
I don't understand why say "biological women". Why not just say "women"?
Women are a social construct now.
That is another way to dehumanize women, thus making it easier to inflict misogyny upon them.



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16 Mar 2022, 5:15 pm

blitzkrieg wrote:
...I am glad biological females have become able to be primary earners... although I personally don't believe a majority of women want this, I strongly believe biological women should have the option to be powerful in business, without sexism being present as an obstruction.

I'll take that further if I may: A person (man, woman, non-binary, bio or not etc.) should have the option to be powerful in whatever realms they choose (business, home, social, research, etc.) without sexism being present as an obstruction.