Facebook and Gender

[Willy]

Are you confused as to what Gender you represent, well then, look no further. Facebook has solved your problem. Facebook claims there are 56 different genders. Don't believe it? Check out below. I'm sure there will be some unhappy people who claim to be of the multiple gender persuasion.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/lexicon_valley/2014/02/21/gender_faceboo...

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/02/13/facebook_custom_...

• Agender
• Androgyne
• Androgynous
• Bigender
• Cis
• Cisgender
• Cis Female
• Cis Male
• Cis Man
• Cis Woman
• Cisgender Female
• Cisgender Male
• Cisgender Man
• Cisgender Woman
• Female to Male
• FTM
• Gender Fluid
• Gender Nonconforming
• Gender Questioning
• Gender Variant
• Genderqueer
• Intersex
• Male to Female
• MTF
• Neither
• Neutrois
• Non-binary
• Other
• Pangender
• Trans
• Trans*
• Trans Female
• Trans* Female
• Trans Male
• Trans* Male
• Trans Man
• Trans* Man
• Trans Person
• Trans* Person
• Trans Woman
• Trans* Woman
• Transfeminine
• Transgender
• Transgender Female
• Transgender Male
• Transgender Man
• Transgender Person
• Transgender Woman
• Transmasculine
• Transsexual
• Transsexual Female
• Transsexual Male
• Transsexual Man
• Transsexual Person
• Transsexual Woman
• Two-Spirit

[Willy]

This will definitely add confusion as to who will use which bathroom. I didn't find my gender classification listed. My new found gender is of the Asian persuasion. It's called "wong su lo loo ki likey fut".

[XLFD]

  The Daily Beast has all of the various 58 gender characteristics defined for those who don't know what the heck are the definitions for some of these genders listed. 

I noticed they left out my favorite gender, the Javanese metallophone, pictured below

[Willy]

It never ceases to amaze me how stupid and ridiculous progressives can be, however, there will always be mushy minds who can't think for themselves and who will believe almost anything they are told. Hey, maybe they should include another dual gender designation, the airffillednoggin councilor. I think that describes almost all of Ludingtons elected Councilors.

[XLFD]

Don't even bring the councilors into this discussion, they'll only get confused and want to rebuild the North Stearn's bathrooms with 56 other rooms (and a $5 million pricetag) to accommodate each gender.  Happily, Councilor Holman could use just about every one without anyone batting an eyelash.

An article in Campus Reform talks about a similar policy on gender taking place at an all-girl's school, the points being: 

•Scripps College, an all-women’s school, now allows students to pick their own gender in an online portal.

•Students are able to pick from 10 sets of preferred pronouns professors must adhere to, including “none” or “just say my name.”

•Scripps, located in southern California, recently began allowing men who identify as women to attend the school.

[Willy]

If a first year student at Scripps wasn't confused after entering college life, she would certainly be so after receiving an email as confusing and stupid as the one sent out by the collelge. I can see a lot of the students sitting around and discussing what gender they really are or how they should be referred to. I wonder when they will declare nympho as a gender or referral name.

[XLFD]

Thought I'd share this on this topic, as I caught it in my Facebook feed and it deals with gender issues, and it's local:

"MIDLAND, MI -- A transgender woman who believes she was unknowingly at the center of a Planet Fitness policy controversy said she has only entered the Midland gym's locker room on two separate visits.

The Planet Fitness membership of Midland County resident Yvette Cor... after the woman made complaints to fellow gym members over several days about a transgender woman using the locker room. Carlotta Sklodowska believes she is the transgender woman to whom Cormier was referring.

During separate trips to the gym, according to Sklodowska, she entered the women's locker room to hang up her coat and purse, and then to retrieve the items after her workout.

"I'm not actually a member," Sklodowska said. "I was there as a guest of one of my friends."

Carlotta Sklodowski is the woman's chosen name and it is the name she asks that others use when referring to her...

Read more at: http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2015/03/transgender_wom...

According to the member who complained, Skladowska looked and dressed like a guy.  While we should tolerate those afflicted with gender issues in their mental dysphorias, they need to understand that the general population does not have to change their own expectations and give up their general rights to do so.  A female gym member expects to be able to use the "women's" locker room and not have to deal with crazy guys who may think they're girls (or who think they can get free looks by acting the part) entering it.  If we can't honor that, we might just as well tear down the walls between the locker rooms.

[Willy]

Planet fitness should be called the "upside down, intelligent free" fitness center. If I were a member I would cancel my contract immediately but I know some of these "gym's" have contracts that are very tough if not impossible to get out of. The World should not alter itself to accommodate transgenders but that's exactly what is expected. Can you imagine the look on peoples faces who were alive 100 years ago if we told them in the not so distant future that men would be marrying men and women would be marrying women and that if anyone claims to be a sex other than what they were born as, they would be allowed to use any bath or shower room they desire. How about the fact that mush headed progressives have declared there are at least 56 different genders. We could top this off by telling them the U.S. borders would be wide open to illegal aliens, terrorists and anyone who cares to enter and the Government would be providing buses and planes to bring them here. Add to that the fact that  illegals could be receiving up to $35,000 in tax money even thought they paid nothing in taxes. Let's not forget generous welfare benefits, free health care, food stamps, drivers licenses, etc. ad nauseam.

[XLFD]

You're going to love the update to that story that's just come out, Willy.  The woman who complained about the guy who looked like a man who came into her locker room has lost her membership, presumably because she is perceived as a transgender bigot by the enlightened idiots at Planet Fitness:

MIDLAND, Mich. (CNN) — A woman lost her gym membership over the “inappropriate” manner in which she complained about a transgender woman in the locker room, a Planet Fitness spokeswoman said.

Yvette Cormier’s Planet Fitness membership was not canceled for simply raising the issue, “as we welcome all feedback from our members,” said McCall Gosselin, director of public relations at Planet Fitness Corporate.

Rather, it was the manner in which she expressed her concerns that club management felt was inappropriate, resulting in the cancellation. Gosselin declined to elaborate on the behavior.

Cormier told CNN affiliate WNEM that she was caught off guard when a “man” walked into the women’s locker room in the gym’s Midland branch on February 28.

“He totally looked like a man. He was not dressed like a woman at all.”

Cormier said she complained to the front desk and corporate headquarters.

“They told me the same thing, that he was allowed in there because that’s the sex he wants to be,” Cormier said.

Planet Fitness’ Gosselin said in a statement: “The manner in which this member expressed her concerns about the policy exhibited behavior that management at the Midland club deemed inappropriate and disruptive to other members, which is a violation of the membership agreement and as a result her membership was canceled.”

“Planet Fitness is committed to creating a non-intimidating, welcoming environment for our members. Our gender identity non-discrimination policy states that members and guests may use all gym facilities based on their sincere self-reported gender identity,” Gosselin said

Cormier said Planet Fitness needs to do a better job of informing members of its policy allowing members to use whichever locker room corresponds with their gender identity, which refers to a person’s psychological identification as a man, woman or another gender.

LGBT advocates applauded the Planet Fitness policy, saying it was necessary to ensuring the safety and privacy of transgender individuals.

Planet Fitness has the right to allow members to use whichever lock room corresponds with their gender identity, Alison Gill, senior legislative council for the Human Rights Campaign, told MLive

Even though gender identity is not a protected class under Michigan anti-discrimination laws, transgender individuals still have the right to use whichever bathroom they feel comfortable using, attorney Jay Kaplan with the ACLU of Michigan’s LGBT Project told MLive.

“A transgender woman would be much more at risk for her safety if she had to use the men’s bathroom,” he said.

http://fox17online.com/2015/03/08/michigan-gym-revokes-womans-membe...

[Willy]

What insanity. This is the same thing that is being pushed in some school districts around the Country. It's almost one of those stupor like moments when irrational reasoning, uncommon sense and complete idiocy is considered the norm. It makes reasonable and intelligent people almost speechless. All that can be said is "what the h_ll is going on. This can't really be happening". Reminds me of Alice in Wonderland.

[XLFD]

There was plenty of ambiguity in the Alice in Wonderland book, first you had the one antagonist of the Queen of Hearts, the Duchess (at left), whom has always been depicted as homely and somewhat masculine-- most likely some transgender.

Then there's also Pat the Gardener, whom we never know exactly what kind of animal he is, or his gender. 

Then we have the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle, two characters that are mixtures of various animals, definitely trans-species characters. 

With fifty-six genders we're well on our way to a new Wonderland on this side of the looking glass.