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ORIGINAL: faerytattoodgirl

hermaphrodite is a form of intersexed (around 11 known forms of intersexed exist-i am living example).  it is rare that the person is allowed to actually keep both genitalia... in most cases one of them is taken from the baby at birth or a young age (like 1 or 2).  many cases the patient and the parents are not even told that this happens(in my case).  but sometimes the parents are told and they never tell their child what happened to them.  though usually this child becomes the opposite sex the parents chose them to live as.  so they find out anyway.

almost always one or both genitalia are not functional.  they have problems because of hormonal issues and the fact the genitalia are fighting with each other, one trying to be more dominant (lack of better word).  this tend to help the dr decide which one to take away.

in some cases the child is allowed to choose, usually done before puburty or at puberty.  also there is often deformity within the genitalia.  many possible deformities can happen.

do not clump intersexed in with trans like soo many people do.  its way different.

hermaphrodite comes from the god/goddess hermes and aphrodite.

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ORIGINAL: subfever

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Why is that attempt at humor on your part limited to that part of our human race? 

Well duh... maybe because it was in direct response to the OP's comment?

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Do you consider the phrase "Go fuck yourself" an insult? I'm sure you have heard it alot.

Whazzamatta? ... Got a problem with my attempt at humor? Did I manage to touch a nerve? Or are you playing Mother Hen on the rag again?

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ORIGINAL: xxblushesxx

So Willow makes a utube video saying that she was born intersexed, and the following day there is a thread about 'hermaphrodites' with a rather insulting and biologically impossible question...is there a connection?
I don't know.
I do know that Willow posted a link before the last three questions were asked, and that the link positively addresses those questions.
I also *think* that when someone is a bit different, but willing to be open and discuss it with you, the subject should be approached with sensitivity.
I *think* that some of the questions that were asked could have been answered with a quick google search, or even a bit of biological knowledge, actually.
Not that there is anything wrong with asking questions; it's the way they are phrased that alarm me.
So many of us can't understand why the world can't accept us and our kinks...we didn't choose them, really...for most of us it was part of the package.
Same for Willow...except she can't even pretend not to be different. She doesn't have that choice.
We do have a choice in how we treat people.
I guess, since it's 'only' the internet, people can't be hurt by what you say.
It's only pixels on a screen.

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ORIGINAL: kc692

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ORIGINAL: subfever

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Why is that attempt at humor on your part limited to that part of our human race? 

Well duh... maybe because it was in direct response to the OP's comment?

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Do you consider the phrase "Go fuck yourself" an insult? I'm sure you have heard it alot.

Whazzamatta? ... Got a problem with my attempt at humor? Did I manage to touch a nerve? Or are you playing Mother Hen on the rag again?

I don't have a problem with your ATTEMPT at humor.  It is consistent with the rest of your posts, and just continues to show "who you are".  Seems I must have touched a nerve for you to resort to name calling (which also continues to show who you are) lol....the only nerve you touched was how I(and others) perceived the insult that you intentionally threw at some of the site members. 

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You are saying that only one set or most likely neither set of genitalia is functional?

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ORIGINAL: domahpet

after yesterday, youre probably right :(

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ORIGINAL: faerytattoodgirl

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You are saying that only one set or most likely neither set of genitalia is functional?

if you read what i said... it says: almost always one or both genitalia are not functional.  they have problems because of hormonal issues and the fact the genitalia are fighting with each other, one trying to be more dominant (lack of better word).  this tend to help the dr decide which one to take away.

what does the first two word say? ALMOST ALWAYS.  which does not mean everybody and i happen to know more about this than you do.  i am living example of intersexed.  with many years of research about the subject.

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ORIGINAL: Real0ne

Thanks, so is there an average of one flavor or another moreso than others or with the exception of number one is it pretty much a random distribution?