Re "It’s not until about age six or seven that most of us experience 'sex constancy'—the realization that our bodies dictate our sex, not our adherence to stereotypes."
While reading the above line, I had the (perhaps uncharitable) thought that all the mishmash about fluidity and self-identification and proliferation of truly ridiculous —…
Re "It’s not until about age six or seven that most of us experience 'sex constancy'—the realization that our bodies dictate our sex, not our adherence to stereotypes."
While reading the above line, I had the (perhaps uncharitable) thought that all the mishmash about fluidity and self-identification and proliferation of truly ridiculous — actually, childish — "gender" identities (raccoon-gender, etc.) illustrates a kind of regression to infancy among both children and adults.
In other words, kids under the age of 6 or 7 do not possess the cognitive ability to grasp "sex constancy," but they gain it as they mature; meanwhile, some full-grown adults and teenagers today adamantly declare beliefs and positions supporting what we might call "sex inconstancy," a stance once understood as belonging only to small children.
Re "It’s not until about age six or seven that most of us experience 'sex constancy'—the realization that our bodies dictate our sex, not our adherence to stereotypes."
While reading the above line, I had the (perhaps uncharitable) thought that all the mishmash about fluidity and self-identification and proliferation of truly ridiculous — actually, childish — "gender" identities (raccoon-gender, etc.) illustrates a kind of regression to infancy among both children and adults.
In other words, kids under the age of 6 or 7 do not possess the cognitive ability to grasp "sex constancy," but they gain it as they mature; meanwhile, some full-grown adults and teenagers today adamantly declare beliefs and positions supporting what we might call "sex inconstancy," a stance once understood as belonging only to small children.