Post #2032093
2026-01-16 00:46 UTC
>There's edge cases that require clarification
Ok, yes. That's where I believe the binary is false.
You have red, you have blue, and then there's a bunch of egde cases. To me that's not the end of the story. I believe purple exists.
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@powerstruggle@sh.itjust.works 2026-01-16 01:27
Do you have a particular edge case in mind? One that's commonly brought up is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovotesticular_syndrome, but that doesn't fall outside the sex binary. Having a bit of nonfunctional tissue doesn't affect one's sex. Colors aren't a great analogy either, because in anisogamous species, gametes are strictly binary. There's sperm and ova, with 0 overlap and 0 other options. "Purple gametes" just don't exist. This also isn't my opinion, this is the accepted definition in the field of biology.