[Tlhingan-hol] Sex and Gender in Klingon

[mayql qunenoS]

> just as they are not merely a stand-in for the Soviet
> Union/Mongol Horde, or merely outlaw bikers in space.

hahahahaha

On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 7:02 PM, Ed Bailey <bellerophon.modeler at gmail.com> wrote:
> It would surprise me very much for Klingon to have language that handles the
> intricacies of human sexual identity to the satisfaction of humans who are
> interested in discussing it in Klingon. (I'd as much expect Klingon words
> for caboose and typewriter.) If Klingons were discussing these matters, I'd
> expect them to appropriate our words or force their own words to fit, much
> like the situation for Terran fruits and vegetables. They'd arrive at a
> Klingon understanding adequate for their own purposes, precise but not
> necessarily accurate. I'd also expect them to focus on outward behavior,
> rather than inward experience. ram meqmey.
>
> And as lojmIt tI'wI' nuv pointed out, the intricacies of Klingon sexuality
> are of necessity mostly unknown to us. We shouldn't expect them to be
> another version of us in outer space, just as they are not merely a stand-in
> for the Soviet Union/Mongol Horde, or merely outlaw bikers in space.
>
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