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Where are you from that your nation doesn't have some concept of gender (differing societal roles for, e.g., men and women)? I'm genuinely asking because I think it would be interesting to learn more about the language and culture.

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I'm guessing the poster meant a culture that force separates humans into two subgroups instead of treating all as humans with a gender property that could be reconsidered.

Fair enough. Where is this?

I don't know even 5% of world's cultures but wherever people who dislike other people having self-determination bodily autonomy can get away with it I guess. Most of Russia certainly, Arab sphere, maybe parts of the US I heard is like that.

Those places have strong gender roles though? Like, the arab world is sort of well known for having portions that very strictly define gender roles...

That's the opposite of what the parent was suggesting I think?

the top-level comment was vague but it sounded like it attacked gender determination as its own thing different from biological sex

The roles are defined by physical characteristics, ie, sex, not a socio-philosophical construct, ie, gender.

Cool! Where is this?

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