Personally I think the "woke" definition of a woman (if there even is one) is much more straightforward than the alternative. This idea that the left "can't define a woman" is absurd projection - the very people who ask this question are the ones who can't define it without having to make 100s of exceptions.
What are three douchebags doing at the DNC? I’ve seen pics/vids of this idiot & the weirdo beard one w the costume Matt Walsh & then the undercover boss my pillow guy, also in costume. Ragebait, I assume?
Language is an imperfect medium with inherent limitations, intended to convey thoughts from the mind of one person to another. Thus, context is critical. The tragedy of humans not being telepathic.
A large portion of this argument is between two factions trying to have a complex discussion regarding at least four different things using only two words; male and female. The discussion however expands to biology, stereotypes, gender norms, rights, etc.
To me, everyone arguing is a moron for trying to have a discussion without first agreeing on axioms and vocabulary. Male and female are not enough words for a discussion involving this many variables.
It's like, hey, please reconcile general relativity, quantum mechanics, and metaphysics using only X and Y. It just screams absurdity.
As such, while you and I may have some idea of what we think a woman is, it's not really something that can be given a concrete definition the way these people seem to think it needs.
The meta of gender is simply the way we see eachother and not something that can be measured. It's felt.
It's a lot like trying to build a concrete definition for intelligence. What is intelligence? How can it be measured? IQ tests are one way, but they're pretty much universally regarded as inaccurate at best.
Whatever intelligence is, these rage baiters don't have it.
In my experience it's so they can listen to exactly nothing you say in response and then say "oh you've totally been brainwashed" before refuting points I never even came close to making.
The so-called progressives seem to have won this one.
If the person says wt:thon is a woman, then thon is a woman—don't question it.
Don't argue or you will be banned.
Rachel Dolezal isn't black, but Caitlyn Jenner is a woman.
Don't argue: if you argue you are a transphobe.
So what if they take over women's sports or go into women's washrooms?
For the most part I don't care about women's sports (or any professional sports or Olympics for that matter), and I don't use women's washrooms.
Sure, let any 12 year-old who wants to have sex change surgery to help thons body conform better to thons image of the right gender for thon, get it on demand, even without thons parents approval, and at state expense. I'm sure if 1 million American minors opted for this many Russians, Chinese, and Iranians would get a good laugh.