Master Japanese in a mere 37,960,000 days. Lesson 16: What would we do if we didn’t have real psychologists making huge assertions about identity with little evidence? Luckily evolutionary psychology is bunk so we don’t have to worry.

You know how some writers, intellectuals, etc say that gender is a concept derived from society? Well I think that sexual organs themselves are also made by a sexist society. I.e. if society hadn’t thought up of these words and concepts we would all be smooth down there and reproduce asexually!

Today is the day to learn 男 (おとこ, man), 女 (おんな, woman), 男性 (だんせい, male), 女性 (じょせい, female), 男の人 (おとこのひと, adult man), and 女の人 (おんなのひと, adult woman). Some of these might seem very similar and they are; you can essentially use a lot of these interchangeably as long as you make sure you’re using the correct gender. Remember that if you’re not sure which word to use just depants them and the truth will be laid bare.

男性のトイレが混んだら女性のトイレを使ってもいいですか？死ぬほど行きたいですよ。
だんせいのトイレがこんだらじょせいのトイレをつかってもいいですか？しぬほどいきたいですよ。
If the men’s room is full can I use the ladies’ room instead? I feel like I’m going to die if I don’t go.

男の中の男見えても本当に男と付き合いたい。あ〜、あつし！こっち向いて！
おとこのなかのおとこみえてもほんとうにおとことつきあいたい。あ〜、あつし！こっちむいて！
Even though I look like a man’s man I really am looking to date a guy. Oh Atsushi, Look this way!

男でも女座りする理由は足の方が女だけどほかの部分は男だよ。だからオーケーと思う。
おとこでもおんなずわりするりゆうはあしのほうがおんなだけどほかのぶぶんはおことだよ。だからオーケーともう。
Even though I’m a man the reason I sit like a woman is that from my legs down I’m a women even though the rest of me is a man. So I think it’s OK.

Isn’t it so nice we have a constant reminder of our gender in our pants?