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  A woman does not equal a man, and she shouldn't.

Careful with your wording here. I'm assuming you meant 'is not the same as'; however 'does not equal' could easily be interpreted as 'not the equal of', which has an entirely different meaning than you intended.

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Careful with your reading here. As written it is perfectly clear.

Reading comprehension goes down as political divisiveness goes up.

Can't count the number of times I have seen people willingly (hopefully) misinterpret something in order to create drama.

That and "always assume negative intent" fallacy makes for an impossible task for anyone talking about certain subjects.

Bonus round, add "always defer to identity."

It's the Cathy Newman school of conversation.

A man is not the same as a woman, and a man is not the equal of a woman. My only argument is that the linguistic categories of "Woman" and "Man" are useful (in everyday communication, in science and biology, etc.) and I will be slow to give them up. To pretend that no categories exist is to invite chaos, as categories are useful.

...metaphysically speaking, all categories distort, but good luck navigating the world with your eyes that wide open.

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