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thelawasshole
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Question your gender
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Feb 17 19:53 UTC 2005 |
Hi,
I recently created this account. When I did so, it asked me for my gender.
Believing and understanding that no true distinction between genders is
possible, and therefore that I don't have a true and distinct gender, I
responded with "none". The newuser programme responded with something
insulting like "wrong answer" or "stupid choice, bucko", and said (in a
sarcastic way) that most people are either male or female.
Well, nope.
I'm not.
Why does Grex wish to discriminate against me on the basis of my sexual
identity? If I understand the Laws of the Prestigious Dominion of Canada
correctly, this would make entities of the corporation libel in various ways
under Canadian laws, especially since it was coupled with something that, as
far as I cabn understand, can only qualify as hate speech.
I request that Grex CHANGE its policy of discrimination and hate crime in the
service of the outdated and outmodded gender binary.
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tod
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response 1 of 14:
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Feb 17 21:21 UTC 2005 |
Does it really force you to answer that question?
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albaugh
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response 2 of 14:
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Feb 17 21:25 UTC 2005 |
Here's a hint: Drop your drawers, and look down...
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scholar
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response 3 of 14:
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Feb 17 21:27 UTC 2005 |
Re. 1: It doesn't FORCE you, but it doesn't allow you to choose anyhing but
m or f.
Re. 2: I don't see what my GIGANTIC PENIS has to do with this.
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tod
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response 4 of 14:
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Feb 17 21:42 UTC 2005 |
It shouldn't even ask if you don't want to answer.
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richard
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response 5 of 14:
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Feb 17 22:07 UTC 2005 |
True the newuser program seems to assume that no users requesting
logins are hermaphrodites. Just remove the gender question.
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marcvh
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response 6 of 14:
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Feb 17 23:12 UTC 2005 |
Should you also remove all the other questions which are more invasive
and personal than the gender question, such as birthdate, name, etc?
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aruba
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response 7 of 14:
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Feb 18 02:17 UTC 2005 |
I'm sure newuser doesn't require you to enter a gender.
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scholar
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response 8 of 14:
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Feb 18 03:20 UTC 2005 |
It doesn't REQURE you to enter one, but it doesn't let you enter NONE.
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naftee
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response 9 of 14:
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Feb 18 05:22 UTC 2005 |
YEAH, or "None" or "none" or even "NoNe" . It's almost as bad as other.
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saw
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response 10 of 14:
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Feb 18 15:10 UTC 2005 |
By the way, this item has been archived offsite, so you can't erase it.
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scholar
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response 11 of 14:
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Feb 18 22:13 UTC 2005 |
This one too.
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gregb
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response 12 of 14:
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Mar 4 17:03 UTC 2005 |
Re. 0: Get over yourself. Even if you are Androgenous, you would still
tend to exibit traits/personality that lean more towards male or female.
Just pick whichever yous does and move on. It's hardly worth getting
into a tizzy about.
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scholar
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response 13 of 14:
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Mar 4 20:29 UTC 2005 |
The false distinction between malness and femaleness, and the idea that some
things of ourselves are inherently feminine or masculine, is a piece of
hoaxmanship that has been used to oppress about half the human population
since the beginning of existance, and I will have no part in it.
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jesuit
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response 14 of 14:
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May 17 02:15 UTC 2006 |
TROGG IS DAVID BLAINE
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