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Why does the difference matter in this context? Are you saying that pre-op transgendered people are more or less manipulative?</p>
<p>^I was referring to my first post, where I said one sex is not more manipulative than the other but one gender might be. I’m just saying that however the tendency to manipulate varies from gender to gender, it’s societal, not biological, and therefore won’t hold true in every culture and every time. I’m just bringing up the failures of the gender dichotomy.</p>
<p>Millancad, can you please tell me the difference between
‘sex’ and ‘gender’?
I mean, in this context, they both mean the same thing…</p>
<p>jkaufman: “Sex and Gender are used interchangebly if you haven’t caught on to that yet.”</p>
<p>WRONG. Sex is biological… male, female, or hermaphrodite. Gender is a social construct… women can be masculine (and self-identify as male), men can be effeminate (and self-identify as male), either can have their SEX (their genitalia and hormones) changed so that, socially, they are of another gender. Some tribal cultures have four or more genders… some create eunuchs who are a neutral gender.</p>
<p>Ok, so SEX refers to the genetic makeup, whereas GENDER refers to how masculine or feminine one is?
So on a college app form if the form says GENDER and i put down female because I am a very feminine man?</p>
<p>If you identify as a woman, sure. However, people incorrectly use the two interchangeably, so be careful.</p>
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<p>doesn’t work –> not manipulative</p>
<p>So, If I’m a guy, and I ‘identify’ as a woman, I’m allowed to write down that my gender is Female.</p>
<p>LOGIC FAIL.</p>
<p>After reading this thread, I’m not sure haha. I suppose it’s solely a matter of preference and opinion. However, can one specific gender be identified as manipulative, or can that entitlement vary amongst individuals? I would assume it would be the later option, but again, that’s solely an opinion.</p>
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<p>No, your logic was sound.</p>
<p>So, if I’m a guy, I can write down that my gender is female when I’m applying to MIT or Caltech so that I have a much better chance of acceptance?</p>
<p>You can get your gender legally changed. The process varies from state to state. If you did so, I imagine most colleges would go along with it.</p>
<p>That’s not what I asked.</p>
<p>How so? If your gender is officially female, you’d be evaluated as a female. But Caltech doesn’t give an advantage based on gender.</p>
<p>I bet Caltech does.</p>
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If your gender is officially female, you’d be evaluated as a female[\QUOTE]
But I applied as a female apparently because I identify as a ‘female’ , but my ‘sex’ is male.</p>
<p>I don’t understand what you’re saying now. If you put “female” on your application, and you’re legally “female” (thus not committing fraud), any bias in the admissions office will apply.</p>
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They are clearly also lying about the “no affirmative action” thing with 1% Black and 40% Asian.</p>
<p>Caltech is closer to 70% male. They had one large female class recently, which makes it more even, but apart from that…</p>
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<p>So thiscouldbeheavn told me this was correct.
But I’m officially a male.</p>
<p>But if you’re officially a male then you logically must identify as a male.</p>
<p>EDIT Flip this</p>
<p>There’s a difference between being “officially” one gender and being biologically another. If you were “officially” male, you’d be committing fraud by writing down that you’re a female.</p>
<p>If you were born male but went through the legal process for changing your gender, you can state that you’re female.</p>