Is it Transphobic to know what someone's sex is?

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I think we need to definitely and unequivocally know the answer to this

What?

I dont get it

Do you mean in reports or newspaper articles?

Or in real life situations such as competitions and stuff

I doubt its you assigned

Im tired as usual and stuff isnt going in

My brain

Ffs

What kind of bollocks question is that?

Rufus Yeh, I've been sick this weekend, haven't phrased that correctly. I'm very pissed off.

I meant, is it transphobic to ask/enquire as to to someone's sex?

Fed up with everything being transphobic. I have eyes and a brain in my head.

Bollocks question

Was that meant to be funny

I hope so cos that was funny

I don’t know about transphobic. It’s definitely very rude/ cruel in some circumstances. Spent my teen years being asked if I was a boy or a girl. It’s shit and not sure why it was any of those people’s business.

Me too Ridley. Was quite a 'tomboy'. I liked Lego, good at maths and had short hair (gasp)

Surely the problem is the stereotypes and er, not the science

Stereotypes are certainly the problem, I don’t understand the reference to science sorry.

I think if someone tells you they are female or male, it is rude to challenge them as to whether they are REALLY male/female based on their appearance.

What is transphobic is when you assume someone is trans just because they say or do something that you don’t think corresponds with what you believe a man/woman would say or do.

Sorry Rufus

To be fair, I hardly know what is funny vs ironic anymore as the Trans ideology bollocks blasted that to buggery a long time ago.

Being good at maths isn’t a tom boy thing

I find it easiest to work on the assumption that everything is transphobic and then carry on regardless.

I don't think anyone (over the age of small children) has any difficulty in identifying what someone's sex is - asking IMO is to make a point or be hurtful.

Biology Riddley

Soon to be a nonscience thanks to Trans ideology

(note to self to advise DS3 to do Physics/Chemistry, not Biology)

Oh no sorry assigned

I meant the what kind of bollocks question is that post

Thats funny

For me it wasn’t behaviour - people just thought I had masculine features.

Angharad07, I can assure you that when I was doing maths and further maths A levels it was considered quite a controversial choice for a girl.

Rufus Yep, the bollocks question is funny

I was several times asked "are you a girl or a fella?" when I was a teenager 😁

Being good at maths isn’t a tom boy thing

I think of myself as not being good at maths but that is only in comparison with the subjects I was good at (in reality I probably have better maths results and qualifications than the vast majority of the population) I couldn't imagine anyone less of a tomboy than me.

As long as you are not:

A) Physically hurting or inciting violence against people purely because they are trans and for no other reason.

B) Somehow discriminating against trans people, just for being trans, from a position of power, leading to them not having the same opportunities as everyone else has.

Then you are not transphobic.

Ignore anyone that says ‘transphobic’ is hurting someone’s feelings or not giving in to their every whim, no matter how it negatively affects you.

Is it transphobic to ask/enquire about someone's sex?

I remember seeing an interview on TV (possibly This Morning) a few months ago. They interviewed a MTF who said that if you weren't sure about how to address someone who was trans, the best thing was to ask them how they wished to be addressed. And I thought about girls and women who were female but weren't necessarily feminine, and how embarrassed they would feel to be asked.

I don't think it is transphobic but, depending on the context, it could be a cruel thing to do.

don't think it is transphobic but, depending on the context, it could be a cruel thing to do.

Yes i would agree with this

I would say that most of us here would agree that most of the time your sex should be irrelevant. There are a small number of very specific cases where it's OK to take sex into consideration.

So it's not transphobic to ask, but it is irrelevant and quite rude if you're not in one of those specific situations.