... and I was making the observation that if a beard is the sign of an adult, then women can&#x27;t be adults.<p>Are you sure you feel like an adult, or are you talking about feeling like a man?<p>This isn&#x27;t a meaningless distinction, and it also doesn&#x27;t need to be offensive. Alas, it seems if I want to have public philosophical discussions I should go back to 300 BC.