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riversedge

(70,187 posts)
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 04:19 PM Jan 2017

National Geographic has a show on gender identity -and the RW/Trump bots are having a tissyfit!!..

The RW sure has jumped on this show.

I look forward to watching it.



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Explore the culture, politics, and biology of gender identity alongside @katiecouric. #GenderRevolution: Feb 6 9/8c.






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Jerry Crowe ?@JerryCrowe2 Jan 26

@NatGeoChannel @katiecouric That should say explore mental illness. Something wrong in the brain if a boy thinks he is a girl.
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catherine ?@ubercattt Jan 26

@JerryCrowe2 @NatGeoChannel @katiecouric We fear what we don't understand. Take step out side ur world, try a little compassion and empathy.
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Jerry Crowe ?@JerryCrowe2 Jan 26

@ubercattt @NatGeoChannel @katiecouric In a world where nothing is abnormal everything is made to seem normal.
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Giuseppe Mastropaolo ?@BagelBinJoe Jan 26

@NatGeoChannel @katiecouric what does gender have to do with National Geographic? 🤔
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Ghast06 #SwitchHype ?@BallisticGhast6 Jan 26

@BagelBinJoe @NatGeoChannel @katiecouric Money
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Salt&Light ?@BWSchank Jan 26

Salt&Light Retweeted Nat Geo Channel

@NatGeoChannel @katiecouric DNA is what it is & Americans are sick of t/twisted left's continuing attempts to change normality. #tcot





Justin Scruggs ?@JustinScruggs5 Jan 29

@NatGeoChannel @katiecouric There are only 2 genders, Biology can confirm.



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National Geographic has a show on gender identity -and the RW/Trump bots are having a tissyfit!!.. (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2017 OP
Sounds like something to watch, but it's sad to see people be so horrifically wrong ck4829 Jan 2017 #1
Hey republicans, area51 Jan 2017 #2
Nat Geo did a 1-hr program on this topic a couple of years ago ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2017 #3
Calm down, wingnuts -- look at all these GOOD stories Nat Geo has done ... eppur_se_muova Jan 2017 #4

ck4829

(35,045 posts)
1. Sounds like something to watch, but it's sad to see people be so horrifically wrong
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 04:37 PM
Jan 2017

I've seen scientific opinions from decades ago saying that there the idea of there being only two genders is an archaic and restricting notion.

"Gender" is also a socially constructed idea, it's not biological at all.

"continuing attempts to change normality." And let me guess, this person just happens to fit the mold for normality 100%, right?

When you say there are only two genders, you're implying that it's a binary. Binaries are things we create from our perceptions.

There's so many things I can say about this, this shouldn't be viewed as a left/right issue, but an issue of freedom from control and allowing self-determination.

area51

(11,906 posts)
2. Hey republicans,
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 04:45 PM
Jan 2017

if you're terrified of the Nat'l. Geo special, don't watch it. Don't act like the special snowflakes that you are, and demand political correctness of only seeing what you agree with.

eppur_se_muova

(36,259 posts)
3. Nat Geo did a 1-hr program on this topic a couple of years ago ...
Mon Jan 30, 2017, 05:58 PM
Jan 2017

I learned a few things from it which really surprised me. Apparently, like many aspects of human behavior -- even those we might believe are inborn or 'natural' -- sexuality and gender are not either/or issues, and people who don't fit easily into the traditional male/female dichotomy are more varied than generally realized. While most people may be "born male" or "born female", those who aren't fall along a spectrum, rather than in a few neat categories. Apparently too much for some people (hateful people especially -- GOP, I'm looking at you) to accept.

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