Gender

[One_Liner]

So the cause of violence is not a book or its associated religion but instead is est. and test.

[Ultimate_Philosophy (Ultimate Philosophy 1001)]

@One Liner

So the cause of violence is not a book or its associated religion but instead is est. and test.

Yes as always the human body is usually the cause of most violence we see in the world today.

[One_Liner]

Human body is the cause of most human violence as I think nature also has a lot of violence in it that does not have human causes.

[Pandora]

Ponder this: Are the ancient and modern great works of art, great because the gender it supposes therefore provoking empathy accordingly? Do we relate to art, simply by relating to the gender it suggests?

I’ve always wondered why statues of Apollo had to have a feminine face (or, at best, a face of a young boy). It seems counter intuitive to me.

[Ultimate_Philosophy (Ultimate Philosophy 1001)]

@Pandora

I’ve always wondered why statues of Apollo had to have a feminine face (or, at best, a face of a young boy). It seems counter intuitive to me.

It’s hormonal. People who are asexual tend to not have much hormones.

It’s like on fetlife. Half the people there are asexual, and their physical bodies never really developed past age eight.

[One_Liner]

I always wondered why the males have such a small penis in those statues.

[Ultimate_Philosophy (Ultimate Philosophy 1001)]

@One Liner

I always wondered why the males have such a small penis in those statues.

The average penis size is 5’5, at the size in the statue their penis is fairly average and probably grows to around 5’5 inches.

[Arminius]

@Pandora

Ponder this: Are the ancient and modern great works of art, great because the gender it supposes therefore provoking empathy accordingly? Do we relate to art, simply by relating to the gender it suggests?

I’ve always wondered why statues of Apollo had to have a feminine face (or, at best, a face of a young boy). It seems counter intuitive to me.

The Apollinic culture was pretty much attached to homsexuality and especially to pederasty.

[gib]

@heather lewis

What is the psychology behind giving something Gender? For example, since I have been a child I have always thought of things in terms of gender. My thumbs are masculine, index finger is feminine, middle finger is masculine, ring finger is feminine yet with my pinkies one is masculine one is feminine. Forks are feminine, knives are masculine, spoons are feminine/masculine. And so on and so forth. I have unwittingly given everything gender. Is it for the sake of the creative process? Is it my visual perception, which I have internalized in order to create a work of art? To provoke empathy out of one who is viewing the artwork? Ponder this: Are the ancient and modern great works of art, great because the gender it supposes therefore provoking empathy accordingly? Do we relate to art, simply by relating to the gender it suggests?
One night I drew a picture of a large oak tree and asked my four year old what it was. He replied,“that’s a tree, and he grows in our yard.” Why did he assume the gender was masculine?
I could be reading more into it, but for the sake of thought, why do things without gender seem to have gender?
If a motorcycle had sex organs would it be a boy or a girl? My mind says boy, WHY?

Do you come from a French speaking background? The French always classify objects into male/female categories. They say “la mason” and “le chat”. Houses are female, apparently, and cats, even the female ones, are male.

French is not the only language to do this. Arabic as three categories: male, female, and neutral.

Why?

It might stem from certain religious or metaphysical outlooks on nature: male and female, anima and animus, are often thought to be inherent spiritual qualities that define the essence of things–things either have a male essence or a female essence; and it’s no surprise that some cultures may come to this outlook–male and female, our relations to each other, are deeply rooted in some of the most important and valuable aspects of life. It’s no wonder we make such a big deal out of it, a big enough deal that we project our awareness of the male/female distinction onto some of the highest or most fundamental aspects of the universe.

[One_Liner]

@Ultimate Philosophy 1001

@One Liner

I always wondered why the males have such a small penis in those statues.

The average penis size is 5’5, at the size in the statue their penis is fairly average and probably grows to around 5’5 inches.

Must have been a cold winter for those statues as there is quite a bit of shrinkage.

[Arminius]

@gib

@heather lewis

What is the psychology behind giving something Gender? For example, since I have been a child I have always thought of things in terms of gender. My thumbs are masculine, index finger is feminine, middle finger is masculine, ring finger is feminine yet with my pinkies one is masculine one is feminine. Forks are feminine, knives are masculine, spoons are feminine/masculine. And so on and so forth. I have unwittingly given everything gender. Is it for the sake of the creative process? Is it my visual perception, which I have internalized in order to create a work of art? To provoke empathy out of one who is viewing the artwork? Ponder this: Are the ancient and modern great works of art, great because the gender it supposes therefore provoking empathy accordingly? Do we relate to art, simply by relating to the gender it suggests?
One night I drew a picture of a large oak tree and asked my four year old what it was. He replied,“that’s a tree, and he grows in our yard.” Why did he assume the gender was masculine?
I could be reading more into it, but for the sake of thought, why do things without gender seem to have gender?
If a motorcycle had sex organs would it be a boy or a girl? My mind says boy, WHY?

Do you come from a French speaking background? The French always classify objects into male/female categories. They say “la mason” and “le chat”. Houses are female, apparently, and cats, even the female ones, are male.

French is not the only language to do this. Arabic as three categories: male, female, and neutral.

Why?

It might stem from certain religious or metaphysical outlooks on nature: male and female, anima and animus, are often thought to be inherent spiritual qualities that define the essence of things–things either have a male essence or a female essence; and it’s no surprise that some cultures may come to this outlook–male and female, our relations to each other, are deeply rooted in some of the most important and valuable aspects of life. It’s no wonder we make such a big deal out of it, a big enough deal that we project our awareness of the male/female distinction onto some of the highest or most fundamental aspects of the universe.

All Germanic and Romanic languages have articles - some have three (male, female, neutral), some have two (male, female), and one (English) has merely one.

[gib]

@Arminius

…and one (English) has merely one.[/b]

That’s 'cause we’re a bunch of homos.

[One_Liner]

@gib

@Arminius

…and one (English) has merely one.[/b]

That’s 'cause we’re a bunch of homos.

I am not English.

[Arminius]

@One Liner

@gib

@Arminius

…and one (English) has merely one.[/b]

That’s 'cause we’re a bunch of homos.

I am not English.

Who knows?

[gib]

@One Liner

I am not English.

You’re a victim of your culture.

[One_Liner]

But thankfully I am not an English victim.

[Arminius]

@One Liner

But thankfully I am not an English victim.

What kind of victim are you then?

[One_Liner]

I am a victim of my culture.

[MagsJ (..a chic geek)]

@One Liner

I am a victim of my culture.

Interesting! Care to explain further…?

[One_Liner]

@MagsJ

@One Liner

I am a victim of my culture.

Interesting! Care to explain further…?

Depends on how a person defines culture but I take the broadest definition of my culture being everything I am immersed in and connect to.