re: Famed atheist and biologist calls the idea of more than two genders “utter nonsense”

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If so it’s conceivable that man concluded his less physical counterpart could be relied on to complete the biological function of reproduction and, when not thusly occupied, gather and prepare food and generally do anything he didn’t want to do.

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Maybe less fundamental gender roles in modern human history, but not originally.

They arose organically, out of necessity and efficiency.

For the vast majority of human history, survival was a constant struggle.

In a day in and day out struggle to stave off death, illness, attack, enslavement, rape, starvation, etc, men weren’t divvying up chores based on presence.

The men hunted, plowed fields, built homes and fortifications, and battled because they were bigger stronger and faster. Men fulfilling these roles provided the best chance of survival.

Women cared for the children because men can’t nurse babies. And since your at home, you might as well put on some dinner and tidy up. Since you’re at home with the children and those kids need clothing and education, add those tasks/roles to your list. Not to mention, staying at home carried the fringe benefit of decreasing your risk of rape, abduction, and murder.


There was nothing arbitrary about it. Gender roles are not a “societal construct”. Gender roles allowed societies to be constructed.