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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
It’s far from simple.
How can gender be simultaneously a social construct and inherent to an individual?
How can gender be both self-chosen and a product of socialization?
What does reifying gender as an innate characteristic mean for efforts to reduce social expectations around what is feminine and what is masculine?
Only people who haven’t really engaged with those apparent contradictions can claim it’s simple.
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Everything taught in school but math is some combination of social construct and inherent. That doesn't mean school doesn't need to teach these things to children to prepare them for the work force.