As human beings, it is a biological fact that there is far less biological difference between the genders than is assumed. The question is, how much else are we as human beings assuming about our lives, our abilities, and our potential? If something as simple as a urinal could be set up to reinforce assumptions regarding gender, what other false social paradigms are we enslaving ourselves to?
The main question is, once we are aware of these paradigms, what are the chances of liberating ourselves from it? Perhaps the feminists had a point when they let the hair on their legs and under their arms grow, when they cut their hair and burned their bras in order to eliminate as far as possible the differences between themselves and men.
My problem with this is however, what does this imply for our enjoyment of life? Agnes became a woman...
This was essential to her continued enjoyment of life, regardless of the "rights" as a man she would be giving up. She does not seem to mind this.
Furthermore, male and female relationships are to a great extent built upon some assumption of gender difference. A man's urge to help a woman with a flat tire, for example, could make him very helpful with mechanical and other such matters in and around the home. A woman might let the man help her with this, even though she could as easily learn to do it herself. However, she prefers to let him do it for reasons such as that she enjoys relying on his skills. While one could therefore prefer to try to avoid "doing" gender altogether, I feel that this may be as unnecessary as the paradigm of doing gender itself.
