Robin, on the contrary, I felt that it framed the discussion nicely, discouraging people from conflating the two in their comments as has happened in previous OB posts. It, along with Eliezer pointing out that “A good deal (perhaps a majority) of what we think of as ‘manly’ or ‘womanly’ is gender rather than sex,” combines to set the tone for a clearer, more civil discussion by getting two points of misinformation and bias out of the way to begin with.
Robin, on the contrary, I felt that it framed the discussion nicely, discouraging people from conflating the two in their comments as has happened in previous OB posts. It, along with Eliezer pointing out that “A good deal (perhaps a majority) of what we think of as ‘manly’ or ‘womanly’ is gender rather than sex,” combines to set the tone for a clearer, more civil discussion by getting two points of misinformation and bias out of the way to begin with.