Facebook allows nonbinary gender identities

[Free Soviets]

no, it actually just looks like a text box. you cannot do anything with it other than enter one of the 56. it just looks like you can. but hit save and it's like, "nope, you can't declare your gender to be 'dude' - choose one of our options."

"Dude" is not one of them? I bet there are a lot of annoyed ... dudes out there now.

i feel oppressed, i do.

[Olthar]

It's like everything else on Facebook; the "options" are more like "suggestions." There are 56 specific tags you can put in the field, but you can also just write whatever you want as it also serves as a regular text box.

no, it actually just looks like a text box. you cannot do anything with it other than enter one of the 56. it just looks like you can. but hit save and it's like, "nope, you can't declare your gender to be 'dude' - choose one of our (unlisted) options."

Oh.

[Free Soviets]

no, it actually just looks like a text box. you cannot do anything with it other than enter one of the 56. it just looks like you can. but hit save and it's like, "nope, you can't declare your gender to be 'dude' - choose one of our (unlisted) options."

Oh.

yeah, no idea why they made that choice. i mean, that both makes 'custom' a bit of a misnomer and is weird because you have to type a letter to find out what options they give you for it. its like a guessing game for your own identity. i guess they thought the drop-down menu would be too long?

[Ermarian]

Huh. If they don't show you the allowed options, how do we know the list? Unless it's in the Javascript somewhere...

[Free Soviets]

Huh. If they don't show you the allowed options, how do we know the list? Unless it's in the Javascript somewhere...

it pulls a google-like autocomplete thing

[Liriena]

Fox & Friends truly is the lowest of the low.

[The Orson Empire]

Fox & Friends truly is the lowest of the low.

Sheesh, these people are embarrassing.

[Liriena]

Fox & Friends truly is the lowest of the low.

Sheesh, these people are embarrassing.

I can understand them not knowing what "genderqueer" means... but intersex? Can't they at least pretend that they care about knowing stuff?

[Mkuki]

Tucker Carlson told "Fox and Friends" viewers that one of the new options was "intersex, whatever that is."

I'm guessing the Fox and Friends team didn't bother to do a quick wiki search. The wonders of the internet are wasted on fools such as these.

Fox & Friends truly is the lowest of the low.

Low? You act as if they actually have standards.

[Russia-Now]

FIFTY-SIX??? How'd they come up with that many?

[Empire of Narnia]

I'm glad I don't use Facebook. That is just bizarre. I'd like to know what body parts these genders correspond to......

[Arkinesia]

Is it only in the US?

So I've heard, and more than a few people in this thread have mentioned it not being available to them.

The feature is in testing and should be released to the world at large in less than six months, presumably. That's been the typical timetable on these test features.

[Arkinesia]

I'm glad I don't use Facebook. That is just bizarre. I'd like to know what body parts these genders correspond to......

Genders are social constructs, not biology. God. How do people even last two seconds on NSG without knowing this? It's already tumblr lite™ as it is.

[Empire of Narnia]

I'm glad I don't use Facebook. That is just bizarre. I'd like to know what body parts these genders correspond to......

Genders are social constructs, not biology. God. How do people even last two seconds on NSG without knowing this? It's already tumblr lite™ as it is.

They relate to physical body parts though.

[Neutraligon]

Genders are social constructs, not biology. God. How do people even last two seconds on NSG without knowing this? It's already tumblr lite™ as it is.

They relate to physical body parts though.

Well, gender is in the brain so, they all relate to the brain, a physical body part.

[The Fascist German Union]

There's only male and female.


This is another example of retarded Facebook being run by that communist.

[Grenartia]

FIFTY-SIX??? How'd they come up with that many?

Its just a matter of multiple labels for some of the same things. Search this thread for "poboy/sub sandwich".

Damn I'm feeling like a broken fucking record lately.

1. There's only male and female.


This is another example of 2. retarded Facebook 3. being run by that communist.

1. Nope.

2. What's the deal with all you fascist types using shitty debate tactics and logical fallacies like ad hominems and the like? Is that some sort of requirement for your ideology? I'm genuinely curious here.

3. To who are you referring? Also, Facebook is a decidedly CAPITALIST organization.

[Grenartia]

Genders are social constructs, not biology. God. How do people even last two seconds on NSG without knowing this? It's already tumblr lite™ as it is.

They relate to physical body parts though.

No, they don't. Gender has nothing to do with sex.

[Agritum]

There's only male and female.


This is another example of retarded Facebook being run by that communist.

...I expected you to point out Mark Zuckerberg's Jewy surname.

[Katyuscha]

Good for FB.

[God Kefka]

I'm sure this is going to prove controversial... but controversy is always good for business so long as it doesn't bring lawsuits.

I would do the same if I ran Facebook...

[The Fascist German Union]

FIFTY-SIX??? How'd they come up with that many?

Its just a matter of multiple labels for some of the same things. Search this thread for "poboy/sub sandwich".

Damn I'm feeling like a broken fucking record lately.

1. There's only male and female.


This is another example of 2. retarded Facebook 3. being run by that communist.

1. Nope.

2. What's the deal with all you fascist types using shitty debate tactics and logical fallacies like ad hominems and the like? Is that some sort of requirement for your ideology? I'm genuinely curious here.

3. To who are you referring? Also, Facebook is a decidedly CAPITALIST organization.

I'm referring to Mark Zioberg.

[God Kefka]

Its just a matter of multiple labels for some of the same things. Search this thread for "poboy/sub sandwich".

Damn I'm feeling like a broken fucking record lately.



1. Nope.

2. What's the deal with all you fascist types using shitty debate tactics and logical fallacies like ad hominems and the like? Is that some sort of requirement for your ideology? I'm genuinely curious here.

3. To who are you referring? Also, Facebook is a decidedly CAPITALIST organization.

I'm referring to Mark Zioberg.

You mean Lex Luthor?

[Luveria]

They relate to physical body parts though.

No, they don't. Gender has nothing to do with sex.

It does for very many people. Trans people want their physical sex to conform with the gender they identify as. Sex often has a lot to do with gender.

[Grenartia]

Its just a matter of multiple labels for some of the same things. Search this thread for "poboy/sub sandwich".

Damn I'm feeling like a broken fucking record lately.



1. Nope.

2. What's the deal with all you fascist types using shitty debate tactics and logical fallacies like ad hominems and the like? Is that some sort of requirement for your ideology? I'm genuinely curious here.

3. To who are you referring? Also, Facebook is a decidedly CAPITALIST organization.

I'm referring to Mark Zioberg.

Who?

Also, again, FB ain't communist. And even if it were, that doesn't inherently mean this change is a bad thing.