The question ‘what is a woman?’ is hardly the riddle of the sphinx; a reasonably intelligent six-year-old would be able to give an adequate answer. So when USA Today publishes an article claiming that ‘a competent biologist would not be able to offer a definitive answer’, we can be sure that the publication has been ideologically captured and has little merit as a source of reliable information. Increasingly, the question has been seen as a ‘gotcha’, but it might be better understood as a means by which we can assess the honesty of the ruling class.
