Plastics found to possibly cause "The Gay"

[dudeguy]

For now on, give little boys wood.

Clearly you didnt read the article... you are supposed to give the pregnant women wood

[Kuya]

Clearly you didnt read the article... you are supposed to give the pregnant women wood

But that's what...

[Keria]

so what causes lesbians? science must know

[Mizango]

so what causes lesbians? science must know

Ugly bitches?

[Charismatic]

Not that im gay or anything...

Right.

[Faris]

Ugly bitches?

and men that are really bad in bed.

[Kuya]

So all of them.

[Psion]

So this explains the rise in metrosexuals? >_>

All I'm seeing from this is a dubious report that shows a link to effeminate guys, not to homosexuality. And believe me, the large majority of gays are basically guys who dig the dicks, not what's known as flamers. But I'm assuming even Kuya the troll knows that.

[Kuya]

Not at all. Science has said that homosexuality is linked with brain femenization. It's just that most gays try to not act femenine because it would be socially unacceptable. Basically, the majority of gay men aren't out, because if they were, they would be efeminate, because that is how their brains are hardwired. Sure, effeminate men are annoying, but i think that at least us liberals should learn to accept that some people are just born that way and can't help it.

[Vuitton]

I get the humor of the title of this thread, but I just want to state this for those who may not understand the difference between sex and gender.

Sex vs. Gender:

Sex does not determine gender.
Sex does not determine sexual orientation.
Gender is a social construct.

Specifically:

http://courses.washington.edu/gender/basics/img003.gif

http://courses.washington.edu/gender/basics/img004.gif

If you're curious about the psychology of gender, feel free to check out of the rest of these slides, provided by the University of Washington's Psychology of Gender course.

Psychology of Gender

Now, as for this article, they're attributing plastics to lowered testosterone in males. Testosterone is the cause for various things including aggression (I have not researched this to verify.) Western societies have projected aggression onto the male sex has typical behavior. Thus, when a male has lowered testosterone and is not displaying typical aggressive behavior, they are now seen as effeminate, because nonaggression is stereotyped as a feminine quality. Effeminate men are stereotyped with homosexuality, even though effeminate men are also heterosexual.

The article is poorly written as it isn't separating gender from sex, and is communicating incorrect information because of that. For example, it should not be titled "Chemicals in Plastics Makes Boys Feminine", but "Chemicals in Plastics Lower Testosterone in Males".

Media is hyping it up to rile up social conservatives worried that their little boy's plastic sippy cup is going to turn them gay for ratings.

[dudeguy]

I get the humor of the title of this thread, but I just want to state this for those who may not understand the difference between sex and gender.

Sex vs. Gender:

Sex does not determine gender.
Sex does not determine sexual orientation.
Gender is a social construct.

Specifically:

http://courses.washington.edu/gender/basics/img003.gif

http://courses.washington.edu/gender/basics/img004.gif

If you're curious about the psychology of gender, feel free to check out of the rest of these slides, provided by the University of Washington's Psychology of Gender course.

Psychology of Gender

Now, as for this article, they're attributing plastics to lowered testosterone in males. Testosterone is the cause for various things including aggression (I have not researched this to verify.) Western societies have projected aggression onto the male sex has typical behavior. Thus, when a male has lowered testosterone and is not displaying typical aggressive behavior, they are now seen as effeminate, because nonaggression is stereotyped as a feminine quality. Effeminate men are stereotyped with homosexuality, even though effeminate men are also heterosexual.

The article is poorly written as it isn't separating gender from sex, and is communicating incorrect information because of that.

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS OVERLOAD

[Vuitton]

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS OVERLOAD

Trust me. I am a college educated homosexual with a social agenda.

Edit:

Also, it isn't political correctness, but psychological and physiological correctness.

Now, if I were to be like "don't call him a fag! The correct term is gay or homosexual!" Then I would be being politically correct, as I am making you choose a less offensive word with a similar definition for the purpose of not offending people. But I wouldn't do that because I don't like to be politically correct and find humor in being politically incorrect.

As it stands, gender and sex do not have the same meaning, and my post wasn't to deter offense, but to educate people who mistakenly believe that gender and sex are one and the same and to point out the erroneous reporting of the article.

Education, FTW!

[dudeguy]

Trust me. I am a college educated homosexual with a social agenda.

You don't have to tell me twice.

[#686578]

Sorry, but my bullshit detector went off. Psychology uses completely different definitions for just about every word from the rest of real science.

[Vuitton]

Sorry, but my bullshit detector went off. Psychology uses completely different definitions for just about every word from the rest of real science.

You must have missed that link to the department of psychology at University of Washington's psych class on gender. I think I'll believe the Public Ivy school over your opinion of psychology terms.

But because I like to humor others, here you go:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender

gender
3 entries found.

1. 1gender (noun)
2. 2gender (verb)
3. gender bender (noun)


Main Entry: 1gen·der
Pronunciation: \ˈjen-dər\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English gendre, from Anglo-French genre, gendre, from Latin gener-, genus birth, race, kind, gender — more at kin
Date: 14th century

1 a : a subclass within a grammatical class (as noun, pronoun, adjective, or verb) of a language that is partly arbitrary but also partly based on distinguishable characteristics (as shape, social rank, manner of existence, or sex) and that determines agreement with and selection of other words or grammatical forms b : membership of a word or a grammatical form in such a subclass c : an inflectional form showing membership in such a subclass
2 a : sex <the feminine gender> b : the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sex

sex
Entries 1 to 10 of 21.

1. 1sex (noun)
2. 2sex (transitive verb)
3. sex act (noun)
4. sex appeal (noun)
5. sex cell (noun)
6. sex chromatin (noun)
7. sex chromosome (noun)
8. sex gland (noun)
9. sex hormone (noun)
10. sex kitten (noun)


Main Entry: 1sex
Pronunciation: \ˈseks\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin sexus
Date: 14th century

1 : either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many species and that are distinguished respectively as female or male especially on the basis of their reproductive organs and structures
2 : the sum of the structural, functional, and behavioral characteristics of organisms that are involved in reproduction marked by the union of gametes and that distinguish males and females
3 a : sexually motivated phenomena or behavior b : sexual intercourse
4 : genitalia

And before you get your panties in a bunch regarding definition #2 of Sex, it is referring to the behavior of the reproductive cells, not people.

So it looks as if the UW's Psych Dept. is using the same basic definitions as the dictionary.

QQ

[archibaldcrane]

Public Ivy

What the fuck.

[Vuitton]

What the fuck.

Public Ivy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Public Ivy is a term coined by Richard Moll in his 1985 book Public Ivies: A Guide to America's best public undergraduate colleges and universities to refer to universities which "provide an Ivy League collegiate experience at a public school price."[1]

[archibaldcrane]

The term "Public Ivy" is, by far, the gayest shit in this thread.

Hands down, no questions asked.

[Vuitton]

The term "Public Ivy" is, by far, the gayest shit in this thread.

Hands down, no questions asked.

It must be plastic ivy then.

[BRP]

Trust me. I am a college educated homosexual with a social agenda.

Essentially why no one should listen.