I was originally going to ask how many legal genders there should be, but I fail to see a compelling argument against 0.

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[–] 5 points 3 days ago* (4 children)

Those are good points. Genders and gendered colors always were inconvenient to me. I hate how women's gym shoes are always shitty colors and I have to worry about people offended because of traditional gender roles. It's annoying af.

Pink is not considered feminine in many countries. Also, marriage is not Christian. Hindus, muslims, Buddhists, pagans, and all kind of folks get married and have before Christians existed. It's not one man and one woman. Massai warriors and Mormons have lots of wives.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago* (1 child)

    Some amount of gendered colors is a useful social shortcut. When our children were babies, we painted the nursery green because that’s my favorite color, and otherwise didn’t bother much with color. However when we went out we tended to have some obvious blue to make it simpler to talk about our baby. It’s easier for someone to say “he’s cute” because he has a blue blanket, than to have the “boy or girl?” Discussion.

    Similarly our dog has a pink collar because it’s easier for someone to say “she’s cute” rather than “boy or girl?” And have some random person checking her genitals. It’s only here on Lemmy where people get pornographic about mention of a dog where they don’t know the gender

    It’s just a problem when it’s forced, or excessive, or becomes someone's identity

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    Well and even in the West, pink and blue didn't used to be gendered like they are. 100+ years ago yellow was boys, light blue for girls. So the gendering isn't even static, it's as fluid as gender itself.

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