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POLL: 99% say defining what a 'woman' is-- 'is simple'

Dated: April 11, 2022 by Sharyl Attkisson 13 Comments

      

Almost everybody differs with new Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Jackson when it comes to defining what it is to be a woman, according to our latest unscientific poll.

At Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, when Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) asked Jackson to define the word "woman," Jackson answered that she could not because, she said, "I'm not a biologist."

That led to a rash of responses and parody memes.

“It’s got to be the dumbest answer I’ve ever heard,” said Michael McKenna, a Republican energy lobbyist quoted in the Wall Street Journal. “Using that logic would disqualify politicians from voting on anything. Most politicians aren’t scientists, but they vote on science policy. They have opinions on Ebola, but they’re not epidemiologists. They shape highway and infrastructure laws, but they’re not engineers.”

The entire controversy arises amid a push by activists to redefine male and female by the minority view that those statuses are not determined biologically, but can be chosen day-to-day and/or are "fluid."

Some proponents of the idea are pressing to have the notion taught as fact to young children in school.

In response, Florida has passed a law forbidding sexual education to young school children. In response to that, Florida-based Disney and other groups falsely proclaimed Florida's law a "Don't say gay" law.

The controversy has also been stoked by numerous men being allowed to compete on women's sports teams (and vice versa).

Advocates for men choosing to be on women's teams say it's a matter of civil rights, respect, and making sure there are opportunities for all.

Those on the other side, including some feminists and women's rights activists say they support transgender people, but that men should not be permitted to take opportunities from women in sports.

In the latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com, 99% of 1,406 people who responded say that defining what a "woman" is... "is simple."

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Full results are below. Be sure to answer the newest poll at SharylAttkisson.com. Look for the black box on the right sidebar on your computer or scroll way down on your mobile device.

Defining what a "woman" is:

99% Is simple

<1% Is nuanced or complicated

1% Is impossible


      
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  1. Michael White says

    April 11, 2022 at 2:47 pm

    If we cannot agree on a precise definition, perhaps we can agree with SCOTUS Justice Potter Stewart who said "I'll know it when I see it?" He was referring to hard core pornography, of course, but his logic is profoundly simple. The actual "acid test" this suggests falls too closely to pornography, unfortunately.

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  2. Milo says

    April 11, 2022 at 8:20 pm

    What her answer implied is that gender is defined by biology, not sociology. Why it didn't trigger all the woke liberals is beyond me.

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  3. Marilyn says

    April 11, 2022 at 10:28 pm

    If your favorite class was Genetics/Animal Breeding, it's a simple answer. If you're a XX (chromosomes), you're a woman! If you're an XY, you're a man! If you are something in between (Russians used to run XXY athletes against women years ago, they were cheats even then), I'm sure the Left will come up with some ridiculous proposal.....doesn't mean you're a "bad" person, just different. I am wondering how many of these folks there are. If they are a big group, why shouldn't they have their own contests?

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  4. Ted says

    April 12, 2022 at 8:12 am

    Kindergarten Cop nailed it: boys have a penis; girls have a vagina.

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  5. Del Allegood says

    April 12, 2022 at 11:30 am

    Jackson will certainly let you know her defination of what a woman is when she votes to legaly recognize a man as a woman.She refused to give the simple answer ,because her true intentions would be exposed.

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  6. Roy Faria says

    April 12, 2022 at 11:59 am

    A woman can make new people, a man can't.

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  7. mary-lou says

    April 12, 2022 at 12:55 pm

    women can bleed for several days, each month, and stay alive.

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  8. Kilroy says

    April 12, 2022 at 1:54 pm

    Jackson’s response to the question is evidence of either her insanity or her intellectually crippling leftist ideology. Both render her unfit for any court (or gainful employment in any field). That US Senators did not openly recognize that is evidence of their utter corruption.

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  9. Greg Frech says

    April 12, 2022 at 2:55 pm

    Sex/gener is not fluid; but bullshit literally is.

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  10. Kenneth Garrett says

    April 13, 2022 at 11:42 am

    Liberals are showing for all their Ivy League degrees they love to show the world, they are in reality the most uneducated people in America.

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  11. Bill Andrews says

    April 14, 2022 at 4:21 am

    A Women is the second creation fullfillment to Man. Genesis !. Unless you don't Believe in God then just keep eating from the Forbidden tree of knowledge, God warned you not to eat from ? Speed Bump ?

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    • Jacie says

      December 10, 2022 at 12:22 pm

      According to your story, she is. But the history is that the story of Adam and Eve was created to try to make men the "life givers." In earlier pre-Christian religions, women were considered powerful, divine and magical, because women birth. The bloodline was traced through women only, as it was believed that women's blood lost was literally the blood that made up the blood of the baby. Religion was also female oriented, because it was natural to see that since women gave life, the divine would be seen as feminine. Being divine was directly related to birthing, so men literally had to imitate women in order to be seen as equal. Hence, the story of Adam and Eve. It really has little more to do with men having a complex, and trying to make themselves seem okay but through a made up story. Women were respected in their natural state. Men had to make up stories about Adam "giving birth" Jesus "giving us eternal life" and father God "giving us life" because they just couldn't compete with women when it comes to our superpower.

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  12. Ron says

    April 16, 2022 at 6:10 pm

    A "woman" is a mature female person.

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