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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by knz on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @12:41AM (#13478916)
Did you mean femanist?

Edit: I'm not sure why I'm getting downvotes... It seems like a reasonable typo OP may have made given the context?

> I don't get why everyone assumes that you can only be a female if you have a vagina

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by mattnewton on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @12:57AM (#13479010)
you are getting downvotes most likely for confusing gender and sex. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_gender_distinction

It's unfortunate because I think you were acting in good faith and an explanation would be more productive

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Re:George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on... by knz on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @01:00AM (#13479024)
I'm aware of the difference but assumed it was related to questions about why men may have participated in the march. My mistake apparently!
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