Anne Fausto-Sterling - Feminist Biologist

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MalagaNights · 17/04/2023 21:14

Has anyone listened to this discussion between Scott Barry Kaufman (psychologist) & Anne Fausto-Sterling (a feminist biologist and gender studies professor.)?

It confused me. She seems to be arguing from a biologists position that gender is socially constructed (even the biological aspects are culturally influenced and defined) and that everyone goes through a gender identity development to establish where they are on the sexgender (she uses it as one word) spectrum.

She believes we are defined by how we socially present in the world rather than our genitals.

Anyone come across her before? I found it so hard to follow. I was really surprised a feminist biologist was taking this position.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/044nrzEOPAERfIvEg70bik?si=BtshLgZoS9mzEnUCzje48Q&dd=1

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/044nrzEOPAERfIvEg70bik?dd=1&si=BtshLgZoS9mzEnUCzje48Q

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BoredOfThisMansWorld · 17/04/2023 21:30

She is wrong. Quite simply. A privileged person using the language of academia to obfuscate.

Plenty of us have IRL examples of abusive males not stopping to check out innermost thoughts about our identities before assaulting us. Plenty of women get assaulted despite wearing masculine clothing, having short hair. Plenty of women decide their careers will flourish, unlike their old-fashioned mother's did, but find the workplace discriminates against them nonetheless.

JacquelinePot · 17/04/2023 21:19

Five sexes!

RoyalCorgi · 17/04/2023 21:15

She is the woman who originally came up with the idea that there are five sexes. So she's not a very reliable source.

Shelefttheweb · 17/04/2023 21:15

identifying as a feminist biologist

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