What is a woman? - Comments

Eh probably. There were some people in my ethics class that had a really skewed perspective and couldn't even debate properly. So I don't think you'd have much of a problem unless you have those types of people.

I just completed mine and I am always under. Whoops. I feel your pain though, being healthy is difficult.

& yeah there's a lot of info on gender and identity. We are assigned a sex (male or female) but that doesn't account for gender (some people identify as trans, for example) which is where identity plays a role. The reason why people have problems, generally speaking, with acknowledging gender as a social construct is because of standards of femininity and masculinity in society. Which is why we are assigned a sex at birth based on our genitalia. Those who are born, for example, with "parts missing" often undergo surgery so they fit into the sex that the parents and doctor believe they lean more towards. This is where the concept of a hermaphrodite (and a bunch of other medical terms in my assigned reading I was unaware of) plays in. Hence, gender being a social construct because it deals with what someone identifies as but were not necessarily "born into."

Apologies for the gender lesson.

@ sheepcat;
I think I've heard people say there's a difference between gender and identity, so maybe woman is more on the identity side, while female is more on the gender-side. Or, if they have the genitalia but identify as a male then they aren't a woman, does that make sense? I think I'm confusing myself.@_@

It's so difficult, because then a question to follow up that answer may be "but what about people who have female genitalia; are they not women too?" Which then stumps me because technically yes, they are biologically women but they don't identify as one, so no they're not.
Philosophy is hard.

@ kitsch
:o That sounds really neat, I like the sound of that. Idk if I'd be one to voice my opinion since most of my opinions have a way of rubbing people the wrong way since I don't have that Southern thinking.

What I'm not looking forward to in that class is we're gonna have to keep a nutritional journal of what we're eating. Like,no thank you, I know I'm not healthy, I either don't eat enough or too much. I remember when I was counting calories on myfitnesspal it was always like YOU'RE EATING TOO FEW CALORIES IF YOU AREN'T CAREFUL YOU'LL THROUGH YOUR BODY INTO STARVATION MODE. Like, man, I am tryin', damn. lmao

@ sheepcat;
I know, right? I never would have thought of it... that's what I'm thinking.

This is a really philosophical discussion... I guess a woman would be someone who identifies as one, being biologically a woman or not.

Really? & I like how social sciences classes operate. They're really about class discussion from what
I've experienced and I'm a sucker for voicing my opinion and analytical essays.

As for nutrition, it's based more in "biochemistry" according to my syllabus so there's some basic Biology and Chemistry
in it to explain why certain things are beneficial or harmful to our health. The fact that my professor's PowerPoint
presentations have his personal photos of food though. Makes me hungry.

@ kitsch
I'm gonna have to take a nutrition class if when I get into the nursing program. But I've never heard anyone taking those kinds of classes, then again I've never really asked, so it's kinda neat. :o Though Idk how those type classes operate.

They're general education classes. W&GS is required at my uni and I took Nutrition because my ma had the professor
and said he's nice and chill, not a difficult class either according to her.

@ kitsch
Just curious but what are you taking those classes for? :o I read your blog about some of what you've been going through, they seem like odd/tough classes.

I don't even know after being educated on gender assignment and gender identification in school.