@fozmeadows.bsky.social:
"human gender and sexuality are very much
like animal taxonomy, in that both look
structured and simple on the surface, but
once you start investigating, it turns out
there's actually no such thing as a fish
despite the fact that we all know what a
fish is, and that's okay"

In my self-defense classes I focus on how most people are socially conditioned to follow the norms of a civilized, polite society — and there is a MENTAL SHIFT required to use violence to defend from violence.

I'm reminded of this while watching our elected officials dithering and delaying. 1/