[lapcat]

> That entirely depends on whether one considers "woman" and "man" to be social identities that anyone of either sex can choose to adopt.

Yes, but debates over the meaning or usage of words are social/philosophical/political issues, not biological issues.

> Many people don't accept that belief, for a variety of reasons, such as viewing that belief as being based upon sexist stereotyping of women and men.

This claim seems questionable. As far as I can tell, the origin of the opposition is mainly religious, and it has come to be political as a consequence of the religious leanings of political parties.

> Instead, they understand "woman" and "man" to be the words used to describe, respectively, female and male people who have reached adulthood.

Yes, but it's unclear how a study of brain matter would change anyone's mind. After all, their definition of female and male always depended on genitals rather than brain composition.

[gaganyaan]

The fixation on genitals in this discourse is weird. It's an argument that tries to say "if you don't agree with me, you're a pervert that just thinks about genitals".

Men vs women can be clearly distinguished in many different ways while keeping their clothes on. Why bother trying to push a narrative that is obviously false? Is it an Emperor's New Clothes situation?

[lapcat]

> The fixation on genitals in this discourse is weird.

It doesn't come from me. It comes from the people who demand purely biological definitions of "man" and "woman".

> It's an argument that tries to say "if you don't agree with me, you're a pervert that just thinks about genitals".

I didn't say anything about perversion.

> Men vs women can be clearly distinguished in many different ways while keeping their clothes on.

Highly inaccurately. For some damn reason, I've been called "ma'am" way too often, for example by grocery and retail store employees. I guess it's because of my height, which is shorter than average. (I don't have long hair, in case you're wondering.) Anyway, it really pisses me off, massive disrespect.