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"Some might call these differences “stereotypes,” but, to me, it is obvious that our differences go deeper. No doubt much of what “gender identity” is based on is nothing but shallow stereotypes and fashion choices, but men and women have behavioral, emotional, and psychological differences on average as well."
"By George, I think she's got it!" 😉🙂
More or less in any case, though I doubt you're much able or willing to consider the many places where you're going off the rails and into the weeds.
To start with, you make a very good point there about the many fairly significant "statistical differences on average" between "men" and "women". But those differences, by sex, is more or less exactly what many credible sources MEAN by "gender". For example, something from an old Wikipedia article on the topic:
Wikipedia: "Gender is the range [spectrum] of characteristics pertaining to femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them ..."
One might reasonably say that femininity and masculinity are the two halves of a multi-dimensional gender spectrum encompassing a myriad of variations. Kind of like reddish and bluish halves of the colour spectrum -- a binary comprised of an infinitude of possibilities. See my post for some elaborations:
But one place in particular where you go off the rails is in being too quick to condemn the entire concept of "gender identity", somewhat incongruous or hypocritical given you own, "No doubt much of what 'gender identity' is based on is nothing but shallow stereotypes and fashion choices"
No doubt whatsoever that too many "gender ideologues" -- and various scientific illiterates -- have gone off the deep end with the concept -- as your own "something akin to a soul" illustrates. But you might try "steelmanning" the idea,
