Some people say the body is more real than the mind.
'...the "gender is the same as biological sex" argument is similar to the one about "two-dimensional perspective images" being "more real" than others.
At some point someone decided that the body is more "real" than the mind, and that everything real has to be reduced to matter or, in the case of humans, biology. The body now determines the fate of everyone.
The psyche or the spiritual reality is not "real" according to this view, or it is derived from the body. Culture is not "real", as it is produced by these bodies. And our "sense of self" is just a product of our imagination, and therefore not "real" either (regardless of the effect it has on our lives and the lives of others.)"
— "What modern art can tell us about gender identity and biological sex", Jack Molay, Crossdreamers, April 20, 2022.
Jack goes on to say:
'Art is not created to change the physical world, but to change our minds. If you reduce art to a kind of tool to present "reality" in the most "realistic way", you are completely missing the point...
Transphobes are trying, like unschooled "art experts" ("I like pictures that look like pictures"), to harness the very concept of art or gender in order to support their interpretation of the phenomenon. Indeed, this limited understanding is serving a higher purpose: To ensure the exclusion of both people and points of view that they feel threatening.'
See also: "Identity isn't a predefined object". It's a 7-minute read on Medium.
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