Until recently, humans have always been categorized as being male and female, man and woman, masculine and feminine. This distinction is present in all mammals and most macroscopic creatures. The reason for this (other than creation, natural selection, or whatever faith or science one associate's with) is quite simple: its the only way to survive.
In our lively class discussion earlier this week we talked about a verity of topics all based around a personal essay about a gender change. Breaking down many questions including: Why do we put so much stock on our gender? What stereotypes affected the formation of your identity? Why are there still relativity defined lines between genders in some parts of society?
During the whole time in class, there was an overall aura of negativity towards the lack of non-existent lines in the U.S. We classified today's perceived differences between sex and gender and reasoned that only because of wrongly appointed stereotypes and social expectancy's do we not currently live in a better free world. Never once did we hit upon the underlying principle that is fully necessary for a functional society and that would be lacking in the gender-undefined utopia that we described. The family is the foundation for a successful country and government.
Once sex has no bearing and the gender free-for-all commences, what will hold together the very bonds our social structure? When family is only a restrictive and evil idea of past times and the term marriage is so loose there is nothing to define it or defend it. When basic morals fail to be passed down from self-centered parents to selfish children and humans turn savage without the decency to know what they are doing is evil. What will we do then? We gained our ultimate goal of complete freedom without any government or mediator but at what cost. We do away with gender lines and decided that the huge differences between a man and a woman aren't actually that big. Next were convinced of it and we have humans trying to become apes, grafting fur onto there skin and walking on all fours.
I definitely appreciate your perspective, Christopher. It sounds like definitive gender roles are important to you, and perhaps an important part of your identity as well? I look forward to your contributions to class discussion.
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