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dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Its a construct made up based on the needs and perceotions of primitive peoples. Id explain it the same way id explain patterns/similarities/trends in mythology and language across cultures that had no contact. That doesnt make it ‘real’ any more than ‘mama’ is the true word for ‘mother’

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YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Not sure that analogy quite lands. Words like ‘mama’ are arbitrary—you could change them and nothing real changes. But sexual orientation isn’t just a label, it’s describing consistent patterns in who people are attracted to, and those show up across cultures.

I think it’s more like colour: the boundaries (like where blue becomes green) are kind of made up, but the spectrum itself is real. Same idea here—the labels can vary, but the underlying experience isn’t just invented.

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- dansemacabreingalone@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  It comes up a lot in a lot of languages because its a very easy combination of phonemes for a human tomake even without much motor control. Parents like to think baby is talking about them.
  
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