Is there any good reason that our gender should be listed as a part of our public profile? I know that we can just select 'unknown' but that's not the same.
I would prefer it if 'gender' was optional and only displayed if selected by the forum member. In the rare circumstance where a member's gender is of relevance to a debate topic, the member could at that time share this information, otherwise I think that it is unnecessary and possibly counterproductive.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Onlineotseng
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Actually, I find it convenient so that I can know to use the proper pronoun.
Another option is to say, "Undisclosed" instead of "Unknown". Would this solution suffice?
Another option is to say, "Undisclosed" instead of "Unknown". Would this solution suffice?
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I personally think that "Undisclosed" is preferable to "Unknown". I would hate to think that anyone's gender is unknown. 
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I guess that makes sense. I just felt that it wasn't necessary. No big thing.otseng wrote:Actually, I find it convenient so that I can know to use the proper pronoun.
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Gender, is it necessary?
After reading every ones post and comments I have to agree with all of you. You all make great points.
Of course there are times when it is good to know.
It seems to me that I find my gender necessary do to my life style.
I think that I would not date a genderless woman. It would be confusing.
If I were a homosexual I would also not want to date a genderless man.
If I was in surgery I would not want to be thought of as genderless during the operation and would hope I would not be genderless after the surgery.
I would hate to name everything with a gender such as other languages do even if I do anyway. She is a comfortable chair is fine but don't ask me what gender it is.
I am not sure it is right to attribute gender to God but parts of him/her might warrant a gender to explain a concept that we do not want to attribute to God in a masculine biological bias.
On those questionnaires? I don't like filling them out any way. Then they want a mr. or Miss or Mrs or even a ms. Who cares? Why do women have 3 designation and men only one?
What were we talking about?
After reading every ones post and comments I have to agree with all of you. You all make great points.
Of course there are times when it is good to know.
It seems to me that I find my gender necessary do to my life style.
I think that I would not date a genderless woman. It would be confusing.
If I were a homosexual I would also not want to date a genderless man.
If I was in surgery I would not want to be thought of as genderless during the operation and would hope I would not be genderless after the surgery.
I would hate to name everything with a gender such as other languages do even if I do anyway. She is a comfortable chair is fine but don't ask me what gender it is.
I am not sure it is right to attribute gender to God but parts of him/her might warrant a gender to explain a concept that we do not want to attribute to God in a masculine biological bias.
On those questionnaires? I don't like filling them out any way. Then they want a mr. or Miss or Mrs or even a ms. Who cares? Why do women have 3 designation and men only one?
What were we talking about?
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Interesting points Cathar1950... 
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OK, I've changed gender to "Undisclosed".
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OK, I've changed gender to "Undisclosed".
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Cathar1950
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I think they use the information for data analysis. So they know how many men are buying vs how many women.
