Why I Do What I Do: The Stakes of Prescribing Identity
Why a single letter will never define you
Who gets to decide the consequences of being assigned male or female at birth? Does a biological category authorize society to prescribe your identity, behavior, and rights?
I say no.
Political arguments often flip between Nature and Nurture, depending on which justifies regulating people better. The Cornell 7 exemplifies this perfectly - and the split on political lines provides a stark example of bioessentialism perpetuating the patriarchy.
Here we'll talk about why I make the content I do. We need to answer the question: why should another person's theory of identity acquire authority over somebody else's life?
Topics in this live stream:
☑️ Letters vs Humans: how a single letter on a birth certificate cements social roles
☑️ Biology Misused: why a single letter should not define social opportunities, rights, and behavior
☑️ The Cornell 7: how antisocial behavior is dismissed by those who benefit from defining consequences
☑️ Nature and Nurture: why embracing the full human experience solves the ills of patriarchy
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