Re:Ask HN: What Is a Woman?
by gc_hn on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @05:34PM
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You don't need an 'inclusive' definition. The reality is straightforward: a woman is an adult human female. As you already stated.
By contrast, a transwoman is a man who desires to be a woman, and perhaps also believes he is a woman, somehow. But he's not really a woman, and never can be, no matter how much he insists he is. Being male precludes this.
At most, he'll be a feminine man; a man performing femininity. Trying to mangle the definition of woman to include these men is ultimately fruitless, as it will be a lie.
By contrast, a transwoman is a man who desires to be a woman, and perhaps also believes he is a woman, somehow. But he's not really a woman, and never can be, no matter how much he insists he is. Being male precludes this.
At most, he'll be a feminine man; a man performing femininity. Trying to mangle the definition of woman to include these men is ultimately fruitless, as it will be a lie.