Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

  • Jiral@lemmy.world
    25·
    10 days ago

    Fair enough. Then genders are a social construct based on biological features that do exist. While “human races” are a social construct absolutely not based on the biological concept of races.

    • gwl [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      2·
      10 days ago

      Even that is too simplistic, intersex people do exist, where there’s biological traits assigned with both genders in one person, from birth

        • KimLuff@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          1·
          4 hours ago

          The way many humans ascribe sex to people isn’t objective at all, and is socially constructed around what people expect and perceive instead of what is objectively true. I am intersex but people assume I was AMAB. I never was, and that diagnosis had severe health consequences for me, because it wasn’t true that I was AMAB.

          The idea gender is based in “reality” of sex isn’t based in reality, and our current constructs around the subject of sex are outdated. All of these are social constructs meant to oppress us. Since intersex people are excluded, I can’t in good faith accept your whole premise.

          The majority of the “truths” you are expecting me to accept require me to ignore my well recorded and treated reality… While I’m able to look at years of my bloodwork to see you’re wrong…