X-Git-Url: http://unremediatedgender.space/source?p=Ultimately_Untrue_Thought.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=content%2F2018%2Freply-to-the-unit-of-caring-on-adult-human-females.md;h=9c44e3e0fcd1c822b45dc4a762fefe2e59f199d1;hp=2b93b77da930fd71b9a3536a79a38118af61e805;hb=999517eb7f4beb7f5a17272146eef7713eeb5092;hpb=6ad37f8d749e521c49e0a5f194a0912bc3593d34 diff --git a/content/2018/reply-to-the-unit-of-caring-on-adult-human-females.md b/content/2018/reply-to-the-unit-of-caring-on-adult-human-females.md index 2b93b77..9c44e3e 100644 --- a/content/2018/reply-to-the-unit-of-caring-on-adult-human-females.md +++ b/content/2018/reply-to-the-unit-of-caring-on-adult-human-females.md @@ -1,14 +1,12 @@ Title: Reply to The Unit of Caring 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. > > —[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/).)_ - 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'.