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Dogs don't have a gender!!

59 replies

SaltBlossom · 07/03/2024 19:49

Arrrgh Crufts coverage - "the group is split by gender" 😩
What has happened to the descriptor word sex?

OP posts:
Cazpar · 07/03/2024 19:50

Everyone knows what they mean.

scorpiogirly · 07/03/2024 19:54

The word 'gender" should be abolished.

LifesTooShortToLearnPolish · 07/03/2024 19:56

I'm so old I remember when gender was interchangeable with sex.

But these days it does seem strange to apply this word to dogs!

SweetFemaleAttitude · 07/03/2024 19:57

Haha. That's quite funny.

They'll be putting their pronouns next 🤣wuff/ruff

Topofthemountain · 07/03/2024 20:05

You can't say sex in front of the B.A.B.Y - that's why.

NCForQuestions · 07/03/2024 20:14

Yep, I winced at that as well.

Perhaps they pop around each dog at the start and ask them how they identify?

Daisybuttercup12345 · 07/03/2024 21:52

scorpiogirly · 07/03/2024 19:54

The word 'gender" should be abolished.

This.

SwankyJim · 07/03/2024 21:55

Cazpar · 07/03/2024 19:50

Everyone knows what they mean.

Not everyone. Most do, but the incessant use of gender has blurred the lines to the point where many people believe it is the same.

To be clear, I’m talking about sex meaning biological sex, gender being a meaningless concept relying heavily on stereotypes.

jeaux90 · 07/03/2024 21:58

Gender is such a bullshit word. Makes me cringe.

HobnobsChoice · 07/03/2024 22:00

A university professor I know once described an orca as AFAB! And she was serious 'because who knows how whales experience gender'...

SwankyJim · 07/03/2024 22:01

HobnobsChoice · 07/03/2024 22:00

A university professor I know once described an orca as AFAB! And she was serious 'because who knows how whales experience gender'...

God how embarrassing for her! I really hope people like this cringe at themselves one day.

WibblyWobblyWeeble · 07/03/2024 22:02

Oh ffs, what nonsense.
What next, asking them their pronouns?

TesticularHeft · 07/03/2024 22:09

My vet asked me what gender my dog is. I said I don't know what he identifies as but his sex is male. I didn't get the lol I expected.

Mumteedum · 07/03/2024 22:11

TesticularHeft · 07/03/2024 22:09

My vet asked me what gender my dog is. I said I don't know what he identifies as but his sex is male. I didn't get the lol I expected.

I wouldn't trust a vet who couldn't very obviously see the sex of a dog 🤔😆

Bobsledgirl · 07/03/2024 22:13

My dog identifies as a wolf. (he wishes! 😆)

but ffs….gender for a dog. Insane.

EdithStourton · 07/03/2024 22:14

Mumteedum · 07/03/2024 22:11

I wouldn't trust a vet who couldn't very obviously see the sex of a dog 🤔😆

Yep, it's usually obvious...

TesticularHeft · 07/03/2024 22:15

@Mumteedum 🤦🏼‍♀️ in their defence it was over the phone so I can excuse it 😂😂😂

@Bobsledgirl mine identifies as the grumpy cat meme.

SinisterBumFacedCat · 07/03/2024 22:17

Dame Kitty Denise would beg to differ.

Pigglyplaystruant99 · 07/03/2024 22:18

scorpiogirly · 07/03/2024 19:54

The word 'gender" should be abolished.

If only...

DonnaBanana · 07/03/2024 22:22

Gender was originally introduced on forms in the 80s because of all the giggling over the word “sex” And how people would answer “sex” with “yes please”.

Sux2buthen · 07/03/2024 22:24

DonnaBanana · 07/03/2024 22:22

Gender was originally introduced on forms in the 80s because of all the giggling over the word “sex” And how people would answer “sex” with “yes please”.

That is a classic to be fair

clarkkentsglasses · 07/03/2024 22:28

My dog identifies as a large German shepherd

He is in fact a Yorkshire Terrier

KnickerlessParsons · 07/03/2024 22:34

Cazpar · 07/03/2024 19:50

Everyone knows what they mean.

I don't. I have no idea what my own gender is, let alone the dog's.

EmpressaurusOfTheScathingTinsel · 07/03/2024 22:42

Riiight. So let’s use they pronouns for all animals & not care about whether they might have a cervix or a prostate.

And being a girl or a boy is about whether someone likes soldiers or princesses.

What an incredibly stupid article.