Template talk:Sex-stub

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I have removed the "Mars and Venus" symbol, as it implicitly privileges heterosexuality. Currently looking for a replacement ... any suggestions? rocketfairy

How about , doesn't link to gender, doesn't depict nudity but is yet a clear hint to sex. /Lokal Profil 20:10, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

The Mars and Venus symbols aren't about heterosexuality. The basic idea of (human, at least) sexuality is that the species is divided into two sexes; and this symbolizes those two. It doesn't imply which of those sexes does what with which of the other. I really think you're reading too much into this... it seems harmless to me. ~ Booyabazooka 21:37, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, whether or not it’s implied, I wonder what most readers infer… I came over here to whine, too; the template doesn’t say it’s about sexuality, but sex. Wiki Wikardo 09:22, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Now I’m seeing I’m kind of on the wrong side of that semantic divide, in that (see redirects) sex, dictionary-wise, does mean boobies and wee-wees (really, though, it never means anything but intercourse in everyday English). Still, it’s clear I’m not the only one who extrapolates the Mars/Venus juxtaposition as meaning heterosexual, being as I googled the first description that came to mind of a tattoo I saw the other day, and `lesbian symbol' returned the emblem I sought. Wiki Wikardo

And, you know, if I wanna get really whiny, binary gender still kind of precludes genderqueers (who, last I tjecked, also had sex. As in sex.) —Wiki Wikardo Bedtime, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree with Wiki Wikardo... even if this template is about sex as in gender as opposed to sexual intercourse, that excludes genderqueers. Besides, to me it's unmistakably recognizeable as a reference to sexual intercourse, seeing as the male and female symbols are interconnected (the male symbol appears to be "penetrating" the female symbol), and the articles that use this stub are almost exclusively about sexual intercourse, not gender. As for , it just looked like an inkblot to me, until I clicked on it for a larger view, which most people won't be doing. In conclusion, neither picture is ideal, but I can't think of anything better. I'm so helpful. -kotra 22:51, 16 March 2007 (UTC)