{"id":1988053,"date":"2023-08-01T17:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T21:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/astrophysicist-neil-degrasse-tyson-biology-is-insufficient-to-explain-gender\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T17:35:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T21:35:33","slug":"astrophysicist-neil-degrasse-tyson-biology-is-insufficient-to-explain-gender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/astrophysicist-neil-degrasse-tyson-biology-is-insufficient-to-explain-gender\/","title":{"rendered":"Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Biology Fails to Explain Gender Adequately."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fastrophysicist-neil-degrasse-tyson-biology-is-insufficient-to-explain-gender%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1988053&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Challenges Biological Basis of Gender Identity<\/h2>\n<p>Astrophysicist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-real-clear-politics-say-they-never-called-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Real Clear Politics -- SAY THEY NEVER CALLED PENNSYLVANIA\">neil<\/a>-degrasse-tyson-tries-to-ruin-top-gun-maverick-nasa-astronaut-spoils-his-fun&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>Neil deGrasse Tyson<\/a> recently\u200c sparked controversy with his views on \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-has-signed-40-executive-orders-and-actions-since-taking-office\/\" title=\"Biden has signed 40 executive orders and actions since taking office\">gender identity<\/a>. In an\u200d interview\u200c with ESPN\u2019s Stephen A. Smith for his \u2062\u201cK[no]w \u200cMercy\u201d\u2062 podcast,\u200d Tyson \u200bargued that the traditional understanding\u2064 of gender, based on\u200c XX and XY\u2063 chromosomes, was &#8220;insufficient.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cToday I feel 80% female, 20% \u2062male. I\u2019m going to\u200c put on makeup\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neil deGrasse Tyson defends the pseudoscience of\u200b Woke gender studies.\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4G8KxnTaEs\">pic.twitter.com\/4G8KxnTaEs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mythinformed (@MythinformedMKE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MythinformedMKE\/status\/1686005316939345921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tyson&#8217;s argument centers around the idea \u2064that individuals have the freedom to express\u200d their gender identity beyond the constraints of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-education-sec-on-womens-school-sports-we-have-a-legal-responsibility-to-include-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"Biden Education Sec On Women\u2019s School Sports: We Have a \u2018Legal Responsibility\u2019 to Include Transgender Athletes\">biological sex<\/a>. He stated, &#8220;Apparently,\u2064 the XX\/XY chromosomes are\u200c insufficient because when we wake up \u2063in the morning, we exaggerate whatever feature we want to portray the gender of our choice. Either the one you\u2019re \u200cassigned, the one you \u200dchoose to be\u2014whatever it is!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He further emphasized \u200bhis point\u200d by\u200d invoking the pursuit of happiness, saying, &#8220;Suppose no matter my chromosomes today, I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/astrophysicist-neil-degrasse-tyson-biology-is-insufficient-to-explain-gender\/\" title=\"Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Biology Fails to Explain Gender Adequately.\">feel \u200b80 percent female<\/a>, 20 percent male. Now I\u2019m gonna, \u200cI\u2019m \u200bgonna put on makeup. Tomorrow, I might feel\u200b 80 percent male. I\u2019ll remove the makeup and I\u2019ll wear a muscle\u200c shirt. Why\u2062 do you care? What businesses is it of yours to require that I fill your inability to think\u2063 of gender on a spectrum?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, critics were\u2064 quick to\u200b challenge Tyson&#8217;s perspective. They argued that\u2062 the issue of gender identity goes beyond personal expression and highlighted concerns about irreversible treatments and \u2064the impact on children.\u2062 The Daily Wire&#8217;s Megan Basham commented, &#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">A lot \u200cof mornings I don\u2019t put on makeup. I\u2019m still a woman. And a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-teacher-gives-tips-on-keeping-students-gender-identity-secret-from-parents\/\" title=\"Maryland Teacher Gives Tips on Keeping Students' \"Gender Identity\" Secret From Parents\">gender dysphoric person\u2019<\/a>s right to\u200b \u2018pursue happiness\u2019 doesn\u2019t mean they get to demand that the rest of the world play along. I always kind of thought <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@neiltyson <\/span>was in\u2063 the class of educated idiots.\u2064 Now confirmed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another\u2062 critic pointed out that the issue extended beyond personal choices, stating, &#8220;Look, Neil, if it were\u2064 just about people wanting\u2064 to put \u200con a dress and \u2064makeup, \u200dnobody would give a s***. Wear what you want. But it doesn\u2019t\u2064 stop there. You\u200c also \u2064want\u2062 to give children surgery and dangerous drugs, compel speech with\u200c pronouns, and make it a hate crime to disagree with you. And\u2063 that cannot stand. \u2063You need\u200b to \u200dgo back to talking about the universe and lay off this divisive \u200cnonsense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Amidst \u200dthe controversy, The Blaze host\u2062 Steve Deace referenced the \u2062book of Revelation, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveDeaceShow\/status\/1686341000082358273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quoting<\/a>, &#8220;And all who worshipped the beast marveled at the beast,\u2062 and said who\u200c is like the beast and who would make war with \u200bit? The beast was given proud words and blasphemies to exercise\u2062 his authority.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson argued that biological principles like XX and XY chromosomes were inadequate in explaining gender identity. He made these comments during an interview with ESPN&#8217;s Stephen A. 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