Page 43 of Nearly Roadkill
Mythter:And the fool said, “What’s a girl?”
BeenThere:I have a comment, um, kind of long, do you mind?
Gyrl:Go for it!
BeenThere:I think reporting the news, marketing, and politicking all in black and white only is a tool to control folks by limiting their choices to only two. If I do that, I control what you choose. I may even create a dilemma in which you feel you have no choice.
BeenThere:In other words, black-and-white thinking.
BeenThere:Sorry, that was a long comment indeed.
Gyrl:Yeah, but you brilliantly summed up the whole “only two genders” problem!
Private Message to Gyrl
Mythter:“A girl is obedient to boys,” proclaimed the Bishop.
“A girl bears children” said the Doctor, quite sure of himself.
“A girl is not a boy!” proclaimed the Lawyer.
“A girl does the housework,” cried the Merchant.
“Well,” said the fool…
Gyrl:Gen, what box do you fill in on govt forms?
Genuine1:I fill in the ones that have the little “m” next to them, OK?
Mythter:Gee, what a surprise.
Gyrl:Right, Gen… so you have a gender.
Genuine1:I have a physical gender—not a mental gender.
Gyrl:::raising an eyebrow:: As you say, Gen.
Genuine1::)
Private Message to Gyrl
Mythter:“It seems to me,” said the fool, “that if you cannot agree on something as simple as what exactly a girl *is*…”
“… then how can you charge or sentence this person?”
Gyrl:And the mayor, who was quite wise after all, agreed, and everyone lived happily ever after?
Mythter:::softly:: In the story, yeah, they all live happily ever after.
Gyrl:And in real life?
Mythter:::shrugging:: In real life they listen to the herd’s loudest voice, hang the gyrl *and* the fool.
IrishEyes:All gender tells me for sure is how I’m gonna have sex with them if the spark catches. ::smile::
Mythter:Right *on*, Irish!
BillJo:Imagine if there were only one, rigidly defined “Blue” in the world.
