The above video shows a psychotherapist who believes that children should decide for themselves what gender they are despite what they are genetically. Do you think that this is a good evolutionary strategy?
If gender is truly a social construct and is subject to the imagination of a person, then it can be done away with altogether. The term gender, as it is used today, belongs to feminist theory that it describes the roles of men and women.
The modern academic sense of the word, in the context of social roles of men and women, dates at least back to 1945, and was popularized and developed by the feminist movement from the 1970s onwards. The theory was that human nature is essentially epicene and social distinctions based on sex are arbitrarily constructed. Matters pertaining to this theoretical process of social construction were labelled matters of gender.
Therefore as it is to do with the subjective idea of oneself, should not be included as part of biological categorisation of any species. The term itself serves no purpose, A doctor does not need to know what you think you are, a doctor needs to know what sex you are.
The practice of encouraging "identity" or identification with some idea is actually the opposite of what the teachers of enlightenment are suggesting people should do. They teach that not identifying as anything, other than what you can't escape from (like your sex) is the path to having self awareness.
One wonders why this craving, longing, for identification exists. One can understand the identification with one's physical needs - the necessary things, clothes, food, shelter and so on. But inwardly, inside the skin as it were, we try to identify ourselves with the past, with tradition, with some fanciful romantic image, a symbol much cherished. And surely in this identification there is a sense of security, safety, a sense of being owned and of possessing. This gives great comfort. One takes comfort, security, in any form of illusion.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Identity politics and the incessant neediness of humans to identify with something is really hindering true advancement and is anything but progressive. This is evident in the lack of self awareness of so called progressives who subscribe to identity politics.
LB ✌only two
Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno.