Nobody is entitled to the way another person perceives you.

Self image can be literally anything you see yourself as.

If I see myself as a nice person, the very definition of generosity, that doesn't matter if I actively tell every homeless person I see to ' get a fucking job '

I, personally, see myself as being a bit younger than I am. In my head I'm about 23, I imagine myself to have a different jawline, a certain intense defiance when it comes to matters in questionable authority, and a strong philosophical grasp.

There are things in that self image that, to be healthy, I have to accept as untrue. Other things that I have to actualize if I want to be perceived that way.

But if someone does not see me that way, if they see me as ignorant, or just plain arrogant, that is their image of me, no matter how I disagree. They're not obligated to tell me how smart I am or grounded I am, or how righteous I am in the fights I take up, that would be silly. Nobody's obligated to call me stunning and brave.

Cool, so if you imagine yourself to be a woman, but I believe you're a man, you aren't entitled to make me recognize your imagination.

That's you're prerogative but you'll likely be calling lots of ovulating people dudes if you are intent on never calling someone without ovaries a woman

And again you have people born women with no ovaries or uterus.

If you want to be rude, that's your business. Or you can show courtesy, be polite, and go with what they signal.

>And again you have people born women with no ovaries or uterus.
Give us a %

no matter the number you come up with. You _know_ that they are the exception

Humans have 2 arms, you don't get to create a new definition of _human_ if you miss one arm

There is a genetic defining characteristic between male and female. Xx, and xy.

There are deviations, as well. Incredibly rare.

Androgen insensitivity syndrome

What part of that makes them a woman?

Is womanhood the lack of manhood?

It's not a negative state.

Intersex provides evidence of how the brain knows gender. We've seen intersex kids or kids with circumcision accidents where physicians and parents try to assign. The kid grows up with anatomy that sexes them but they know it's wrong. The brain knows.

Gender is a linguistic concept.

The brain doesn't innately know gender.

Then why do we have kids kill themselves over it?

That poor kid in that terrible experiment

Are we already going to suicide?

Record time.

Boy made a girl as an experiment due to a circumcision accident

What about the fact that transition actually INCREASES suicide rate?

Statistically speaking.

Not really.

Oh wait

You're talking about David Reimer.

Yes

Again, the brain knows what it knows

Yeah, can't easily forget child abuse.

My point is that sorry incident actually makes clear that gender exists. The brain knows. And it may not match the anatomy.

What about Brian, though?

You're missing an important link in that example.

His brother Od'd on antidepressants, himself.

What point are you trying to make with David?

Because it's not as self explanatory as you seem to think it is.