I like how brush under the rug menopause, as if making your point where you say "except for this obvious exception that makes this statement unequivocally false!"
The word "women" has always referred to female assigned sex, there is nothing wrong with that inherently but it wasn't entertaining some deeper truth about the world.
It is assigned. I wouldn't expect the right-leaning HN crowed to understand the basics behind the science, but when a person is intersex and is magically assigned male that is not an observation.
Moreover, what you're really saying is that transgender people don't exist, so you've leaked your power level already.
It is neither 'assigned' nor 'observed'. There are countless number of animals born every day that have well-defined sex, although nobody assign or observe that. Humans are just subset of animals, so same definitions apply.
> Moreover, what you're really saying is that transgender people don't exist
This subthread is about sex, not gender. AFAIK, transgender people just have different gender that one associated with their biological sex.
You're trying to argue your position based on the 0.018% of the population that is intersex. If a baby is born with a perfectly normal penis, you're saying the doctor has a choice as to whether select male or female?
Unfortunately, I studied engineering at school, not sociology so I have no idea what a "leaking a power level" is unless it has something to do with batteries.
> Unfortunately, I studied engineering at school, not sociology so I have no idea what a "leaking a power level" is unless it has something to do with batteries.
Snrk. That's an amusing interpretation of the phrase. I shall steal it for future use.
It's an internet meme. To hide one's power level means to conceal details of oneself, hobbies, skills, affiliations, etc[1]. Conversely, if one is leaking their power level, they are letting slip details about themselves. Consider that if you interrupted an argument amongst co-worker to correct their misconceptions about furries, what that might reveal about your interests when your co-workers don't know you're a furry.
Given the context, GP is accusing you of being transphobic, and that such is betraying your affiliation with the alt-right.
Thank you for the explanation. I think quite a large number of people would share the view I espoused (EG JK Rowling) and would not readily be categorised as alt-right.
The word "women" has always referred to female assigned sex, there is nothing wrong with that inherently but it wasn't entertaining some deeper truth about the world.