• glilimith
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    3 days ago

    Sex is rooted in reality, but the boundaries are socially constructed.

    Similarly, Pluto is no longer a planet because “planet” is a socially constructed category. It doesn’t mean that it’s not rooted in tangible, factual reality, just that we culturally decide what characteristics are required to fall into the categories we created.