amra@ihu1n.UUCP (s. aldrich) (03/20/85)
> > A few weeks ago I overheard a conversation in the 7-11 between > two young women. One saw a picture of Prince or Michael Jackson > (or somebody like that) and said to the other "I wonder if he > is androgenous?" (I got real interested, wondering why she > didn't just look at his picture on the cover of the magazine > to find out). The other said "What does androgenous mean?" (I > lucked out!). The first said, "you know, they are both sexes." > After looking through the magazine for a moment she said "ah yes, > here it is, he's androgenous!" It seems that she confused > the word "androgenous" with "hermaphroditic". Perhaps > the confusion is more common than I realized. > > > -- > scc!steiny > Don Steiny - Personetics @ (408) 425-0382 ihnp4!pesnta -\ > 109 Torrey Pine Terr. ucbvax!twg --> scc!steiny > Santa Cruz, Calif. 95060 fortune!idsvax -/ Don, Hermaphrodite refers to "a plant or animal having the REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS of BOTH sexes", not sexual ambiguity(Androgeny). A person/animal/thing which no clear SEXUAL Identity, as opposed to Gender Identity, is considered androgenous. Boy George is ANDROGENOUS, not HERMAPHRODITIC! (At least as far as I know :-) Perhaps this isn't the "correct definition", if I've made any error, (wouldn't be the first time :-), please let me know! Peace & Best Wishes From The Atoms Currently Associated As: Steve Aldrich (ihnp4!ihu1n!amra) ..."What's So Bad About Peace, Love, & Understanding?"