Oliver Burkeman

[NoSquirrels]

Another Guardian columnist who is not on board with the erasing of biology:

twitter.com/oliverburkeman/status/999795620079702017

This isn't the first thing he's said on gender vs sex.

I really like his writing, so I'm pleased.

I would like to understand the "biological sexed brains" argument that trans campaigners cite as emerging proof that biology is more complex than male/female, but I don't. Every article I have read so far just seems so full of reaches that I can't buy it. But I am prepared to be surprised if there is evidence.

Anyway, no matter the issue of the brain, women are oppressed by their reproductive biology, so it seems a bit irrelevant to any arguments.

I particularly liked the person who claimed 'I studied biological psychology' who was told they should get their money back .

Plus whatever sex your brain is (or you think it is), doesn't make a figs difference when it comes to your reproductive biology, and the likelihood that you may one day need an abortion...............

And Bayes again (see class analysis thread). Although not all women need abortions, and although not all females may be capable of needing one (based on accidents of development, surgical history, hormonal history etc), no male will need one, ever. That's the only conditional probability relevant here.

But they always say 'in the womb'. Like it's an organ that no woman ever had; a space for growth devoid of biology.

I don't even know what biological psychology could be. What is it?

Ah, I have Googled. It's behavioural neuroscience.

Which sounds much less impressive in a biological argument.

Nah

Biological psychology sounds Mickey-Mouse. Academics would use Behavioural Neuroscience

Good on Oliver for standing up for rationality

Agree with OB but in the interests of accuracy biological psychology was a standard term and not Mickey Mouse. Updated now I think to behavioral neuroscience.

Great thanks for posting this 😘

vic

Ah Ok. I am more modern than I thought! Did my psychology degree in the late '80s.

Old gimmer here transplants😁