tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post5346826428613572485..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Berdaches and gender variation among Native AmericansMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-71299730140275737332011-03-30T10:26:33.004-05:002011-03-30T10:26:33.004-05:00Anon, I think you're a little off there... thi...Anon, I think you're a little off there... this IS something most people don't know, so bringing it to their attention helps broadens peoples view of the world.<br /><br />I remember studying this in anthropology and being surprised since I had studied GLBT history on my own, but had never come across references on it before, so my teacher opened my eyes to something just as our good friend Stand has done here on his blog regularly.<br /><br />Keep it up Stan, I love your blog!Savaschahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691441496120260007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-81817988069689982992011-03-27T22:00:13.296-05:002011-03-27T22:00:13.296-05:00It is a natural occurrence around the world. Our W...It is a natural occurrence around the world. Our Western culture just likes to oppress minorities so this concept boggles heterosexuals' minds. <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_gender<br /><br />This should not be a TYWK for anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-8637407057140586702011-03-22T00:32:04.405-05:002011-03-22T00:32:04.405-05:00And I should've noticed the link to the wikipe...And I should've noticed the link to the wikipedia article on the bottom, sorry.CloudSampsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459873067554831037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-26986108174286978652011-03-22T00:24:17.808-05:002011-03-22T00:24:17.808-05:00I'm sorry to nit-pick but the term berdache is...I'm sorry to nit-pick but the term berdache is considered offensive due it's roots (it's believed to come from a few languages, from a word meaning "male protistute" or "to strike, to wound") and no longer used by anthroplogist in the field. The term Two-Spirit is most often used, and it's proximately the translation of the Ojiwba word niizh manidoowag.<br /><br /> Wikipedia has a very interesting article on the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_spiritCloudSampsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459873067554831037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-29891397026622705372011-03-21T20:39:22.491-05:002011-03-21T20:39:22.491-05:00It always amuses me that it's historically bee...It always amuses me that it's historically been more acceptable in many cultures for a family to force a member to be asexual (monks, nuns, etc) than to allow them to act on 'non-standard' sexual inclinations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703008684052999988noreply@blogger.com