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Re:Sex differences in functional connectivity during fetal b... by ajhurliman on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @01:46PM (#19370914)
Paul Graham had an essay[0] from 2004 that made the claim that taboos are created by semi-powerful groups to control situations. Taboo things aren't obviously wrong (like saying I'm 10' tall, it's not offensive, it's just incorrect); they might have some truth to them and they endanger a certain group's position.

[0] http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html

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Re:Sex differences in functional connectivity during fetal b... by VanPossum on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @02:13PM (#19371226)
Case in point about "a certain group's position", it seems that the underlying stance of "the gendered brain doesnt exist" is: difference equals inferiority. Which of course is both absurd and reactionary. Saying that there is no difference and gender/behaviour is 100% the result of social pressure basicly means that for example gays are also conditioned, so this "theory" actually agrees with nutcase things like gay conversion therapy.
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Re:Sex differences in functional connectivity during fetal b... by pmarreck on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @04:14PM (#19372515)
> Saying that there is no difference and gender/behaviour is 100% the result of social pressure basicly means that for example gays are also conditioned, so this "theory" actually agrees with nutcase things like gay conversion therapy.

oh wow. this is a great point.

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