[WikiEN-l] If anyone ever says Wikipedia is too deletionist

[Emily Monroe]

>  Trying to hammer every peg into one of just two holes is bound to  
> cause problems.

Then there's the issue of people who are inter-sexed (born with mixed  
or absent gender-specific organs, example being [[Jim Sinclair]]),  
genderfuck (intentionally ignoring gender-specific cultural  
expectations), cross-dressers, and generally anybody else who doesn't  
fit neatly into "male" or "female". This isn't a representation of  
Wikipedia, but society in general.

Emily
On Aug 8, 2009, at 9:06 PM, Bryan Derksen wrote:

> WJhonson at aol.com wrote:
>> About "Women" on Wikipedia, I think "famous" is probably  
>> problematic, like
>> "list of short women", is too much based on a judgement call.
>
> Heck, in a few cases the "Women" classification might prove to be  
> based
> on a judgement call. The panoply of transgender classifications and  
> how
> they change over time and culture is beyond me. Trying to hammer every
> peg into one of just two holes is bound to cause problems.
>
> Not saying it wouldn't be nice to categorize those that _aren't_ edge
> cases, mind you.
>
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