and how about we drop that gender essentialism while we're at it 👀
happy bisexuality day stop being weird about bisexuals
September 24, 2026 at 1:12 AM
and how about we drop that gender essentialism while we're at it 👀
I actually think that it is fine for the left to say that actually, biologically essentialist views are not a project that we are interested in engaging seriously with, and that is the case both for race essentialism and sex/gender essentialism.
August 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I actually think that it is fine for the left to say that actually, biologically essentialist views are not a project that we are interested in engaging seriously with, and that is the case both for race essentialism and sex/gender essentialism.
Nerds obsessed with essentialism and 'intutive ways of knowing' have always existed but there is an unstoppable onslaught of them now.
June 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Nerds obsessed with essentialism and 'intutive ways of knowing' have always existed but there is an unstoppable onslaught of them now.
Gender essentialism is a fucking cancer
April 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Gender essentialism is a fucking cancer
anyways personally I think that the NYT should stop doing race essentialism and stop platforming race scientists but that’s probably just my tiny Chinese hands talking
July 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
anyways personally I think that the NYT should stop doing race essentialism and stop platforming race scientists but that’s probably just my tiny Chinese hands talking
it routinely blows me away how popular is "birth-conditions essentialism" among queer people, even as 'just good fun'
September 26, 2026 at 9:00 PM
it routinely blows me away how popular is "birth-conditions essentialism" among queer people, even as 'just good fun'
Biological essentialism and gender essentialism are just two deeply linked ways of trying to force a gloriously varied and messy world to fit ones prejudices and bigotries.
August 2, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Biological essentialism and gender essentialism are just two deeply linked ways of trying to force a gloriously varied and messy world to fit ones prejudices and bigotries.
gender essentialism wrapped up in a larger picture that is also insanely racist at the same time, awesome
April 20, 2026 at 5:34 PM
gender essentialism wrapped up in a larger picture that is also insanely racist at the same time, awesome
It’s simply transphobes putting biological essentialism in a pseudo sociological wrapper.
the idea that male socialization is something that pre-transition trans women take advantage of and not something enforced upon us is utterly laughable
May 14, 2026 at 3:23 PM
It’s simply transphobes putting biological essentialism in a pseudo sociological wrapper.
Reject Christian unity, retvrn to pagan caste essentialism
September 26, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Reject Christian unity, retvrn to pagan caste essentialism
Another example: astrology ➡️ spiritual/personal/dispositional essentialism ➡️ biological/racial essentialism ➡️ racial hierarchy or separatism
September 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Another example: astrology ➡️ spiritual/personal/dispositional essentialism ➡️ biological/racial essentialism ➡️ racial hierarchy or separatism
I think we should actually consider the idea of “you can change your gender but not sex” as just straight up transphobia, gender essentialism and frankly, sexism
spare us from the cis allies who are always like "nobody saying that you can change your sex" and "we're talking about gender not sex, they're very different." stop it.
July 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I think we should actually consider the idea of “you can change your gender but not sex” as just straight up transphobia, gender essentialism and frankly, sexism
Weird biological essentialism and projection all in one.
Female Space Marines trigger the absolute weirdest dudes I swear.
#warhammercommunity #warhammer40k
Female Space Marines trigger the absolute weirdest dudes I swear.
#warhammercommunity #warhammer40k
March 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Weird biological essentialism and projection all in one.
Female Space Marines trigger the absolute weirdest dudes I swear.
#warhammercommunity #warhammer40k
Female Space Marines trigger the absolute weirdest dudes I swear.
#warhammercommunity #warhammer40k
The Biden Admin was *checks notes* race essentialism, central planning, MMT and degrowth environmentalism
February 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Biden Admin was *checks notes* race essentialism, central planning, MMT and degrowth environmentalism
He’s basically saying let more white men in. Just so we’re clear. And wtf is “race essentialism???”
Clinton left office 25 years ago.
Eric Schmitt says that Democrats don't have a leg to stand on with the Hegseth sexual assault and misconduct allegations because they're "the party of Bill Clinton"
January 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
He’s basically saying let more white men in. Just so we’re clear. And wtf is “race essentialism???”
Transphobia isn’t a distraction. It’s an attack on one of the most vulnerable populations and a reinforcement of biological essentialism, a pillar of patriarchal control that trans identity rightfully threatens
November 21, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Transphobia isn’t a distraction. It’s an attack on one of the most vulnerable populations and a reinforcement of biological essentialism, a pillar of patriarchal control that trans identity rightfully threatens
I saw this article yesterday and nearly blacked out. The racial essentialism is yikes.
“Young Chinese women have small hands”
May 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I saw this article yesterday and nearly blacked out. The racial essentialism is yikes.
turned into an antifeminist "essentialism" claim when this is very much the opposite of essentialism, since subjectivity is always negotiated.
January 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
turned into an antifeminist "essentialism" claim when this is very much the opposite of essentialism, since subjectivity is always negotiated.
what does “race essentialism” even mean
February 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
what does “race essentialism” even mean
"race essentialism of the progressive left...."
Ahahhahahahaha!!!
Ahahhahahahaha!!!
December 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"race essentialism of the progressive left...."
Ahahhahahahaha!!!
Ahahhahahahaha!!!
new article tomorrow. Gender Essentialism Done Right.
June 17, 2026 at 2:39 AM
new article tomorrow. Gender Essentialism Done Right.
The rebranding of reactionary gender and biological essentialism as “heterodox and challenging ideas to which liberal students must be exposed” is one of the greatest achievements of our stupid era. Congratulations to the reactionary centrists who helped make it happen - you dupes, you utter dolts.
“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The rebranding of reactionary gender and biological essentialism as “heterodox and challenging ideas to which liberal students must be exposed” is one of the greatest achievements of our stupid era. Congratulations to the reactionary centrists who helped make it happen - you dupes, you utter dolts.
Was just thinking of writing something about why panic over transgender athletes serves as the perfect on-ramp to racism, namely because a discussion about "inherent advantages" fuses dominant beliefs about biology, essentialism, and merit
Riley Gaines is single-handedly responsible for the ragebait cycle over Brittney Griner supposedly calling Caitlin Clark "trash" and a "fucking white girl."
Of course, Gaines didn't note that Clark wasn't responsible for Griner fouling out -- and Griner likely said it was a "fucking wack call."
Of course, Gaines didn't note that Clark wasn't responsible for Griner fouling out -- and Griner likely said it was a "fucking wack call."
May 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Was just thinking of writing something about why panic over transgender athletes serves as the perfect on-ramp to racism, namely because a discussion about "inherent advantages" fuses dominant beliefs about biology, essentialism, and merit
Finally, the Discourse we all deserve: German essentialism.
August 21, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Finally, the Discourse we all deserve: German essentialism.