Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:<\/p>\n
We are informed that\u00a0Sex is biology<\/a> – XX chromosomes, female, XY chromosomes, male – but the Genders “man” and “woman” are a social construction<\/a>.\u00a0 One may be born male but feel like a woman trapped in a man’s body.\u00a0 Since Gender is only a social construct, an individual can change it.\u00a0 Changing one’s gender in the face of cultural bigotry is bravery .\u00a0 See: Bruce Jenner.<\/a>
\nWe are informed that\u00a0Race does not exist<\/a> – there are individual genes for characteristics such as skin color or eye folds – but Race itself is merely a social construction<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0 Therefore, logically, it must be possible to be born looking like one “race” but feel like another “race” trapped in the wrong skin.\u00a0\u00a0 And since Race is only a social construct, an individual should be able to change it.\u00a0\u00a0See: Rachel Dolezal<\/a>.In the olden days, Black people tried to “pass” as White so they could get better education, jobs and awards.\u00a0 Nowadays, White people try to “pass” as American Indians<\/a> or\u00a0Blacks<\/a> . . . so they can get better education, jobs and awards.\u00a0 That’s what makes the Twitter account #wrongskin<\/a> so interesting.\u00a0 Godfrey Elfwick claims to be a Black Woman trapped in a White Man’s body and therefore entitled to stand in solidarity with Rachel and by implication, to claim the benefits currently reserved for Blacks.\u00a0 The comments are illuminating, as he applies the same “logic” on his critics that is accepted without question when used by trans-gender advocates.<\/p>\n