Dogs don't have a gender!!

[SaltBlossom]

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

Everyone knows what they mean.

The word 'gender" should be abolished.

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!

Haha. That's quite funny.

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

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

Yep, I winced at that as well.

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

This.

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.

Gender is such a bullshit word. Makes me cringe.

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.

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

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 🤔😆

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

but ffs….gender for a dog. Insane.

Yep, it's usually obvious...

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

@Bobsledgirl mine identifies as the grumpy cat meme.

Dame Kitty Denise would beg to differ.

If only...

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

My dog identifies as a large German shepherd

He is in fact a Yorkshire Terrier

Molly cares if her pet is misgendered. 😮

https://vethelpdirect.com/vetblog/2021/05/22/which-pronoun-do-pets-have-a-gender-identity/

The comments restore my faith that the entirety of the human race haven't lost their marbles.

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

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.