Refuting "biological sex is binary bc gametes"

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[–]materialrealityplz 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

this is a troll, don't respond

[–]DifferentAirGC 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

If we follow this logic, then we can't define humans at all. Can't classify humans as bipedal because some people are born without legs; can't say humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes because some people have monosomy or polysomy; can't define us by our intellectual capacity because some people have learning disabilities; can't say humans have hearing and sight senses because some people don't have these...it's just insane.

[–]fuckingsealions 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

You seem confused. I think this video will answer your questions: https://youtu.be/EShUeudtaFg

[–]MarkTwainiac 2 insightful - 4 fun2 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

This one too: https://youtu.be/XehIjRkwyF8

[–]fuckingsealions 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nice!

[–]GConly 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

and this obviously isn't the case when it comes to reproduction.

You have sperm producing

You have egg producing

There is no other option.

Th fact this mechanism occasionally goes wonky via infertility or intersex is irrelevant.

[–]MarkTwainiac 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Humans currently have 2 ways to reproduce 0: via eggs 1: via sperm

WTF? No.

Humans (& all other sexually reproducing plants and animals) have only ONE way to reproduce: egg + sperm. One of each is needed, each and every time. No reproduction occurs with only eggs, or only sperm.

[–]slushpilot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

100% of the human population

What makes you think this is exclusive to humans?

[–]IridescentAnaconda 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Notwithstanding errors in gametogenesis, every ovum has exactly one X chromosome and every sperm has exactly one X or one Y chromosome. The resulting zygote has two sex chromosomes, either XX or XY, except in the case when there are errors in gametogenesis (note that this kind of error is abnormal and the result of some failure in the process of meiosis). Even when there are -- abnormally -- three sex chromosomes, in order to have a viable organism, epigenetic processes necessarily silence the genes on one of them so that the correct dosing can occur for expression and subsequent translation. In summary, the cellular machinery in humans (and really almost all eukaryotes) is fundamentally organized around binary sex chromosomes. Sure, in a very small percentage, failures in the usual processes can still result in a viable organism, but these are failures and not normal biology. Certainly I wish intersex individuals healthy and fulfilling lives, but the biology that resulted in their chromosomal makeup is not normal.

And, frankly, using intersex and infertile individuals to advance your evil agenda is really despicable.