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 Title: Reply to <em>The Unit of Caring</em> on Adult Human Females
 Date: 2018-04-19 18:00
 Category: commentary
-Tags: epistemology, sex differences, The Unit of Caring, transhumanism
+Tags: epistemology, sex differences, The Unit of Caring, terminology, transhumanism
 
 > Thou shalt not strike terms from others' expressive vocabulary without suitable replacement.
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 > —[Alicorn](https://twitter.com/luminousalicorn/status/839542071547441152)
 
-_(Attention conservation notice: perhaps not that much new content relative to length if you've already read ["The Categories Were Made for Man to Make Predictions"](http://unremediatedgender.space/2018/Feb/the-categories-were-made-for-man-to-make-predictions/).)_
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 The author of the (highly recommended!) Tumblr blog [_The Unit of Caring_ responds to](https://theunitofcaring.tumblr.com/post/171986501376/your-post-on-definition-of-gender-and-woman-and) an anonymous correspondent's observation that trans-exclusionary radical feminists tend to define the word _woman_ as "adult human biological female":
 
 > Oh, yeah, sorry, I've heard that one too though I've yet to find anyone willing to justify it. If you can find anyone explaining why this is a good definition, or even explaining what good properties it has, I'd appreciate it because I did sincerely put in the effort and—uncharitably, it’s as if there’s just 'matches historical use' and 'doesn’t involve any people I consider icky being in my category'.