Further down the list we find relationships shot through with politically volatile connotations. Male versus female. Straight versus queer. White versus black. No one can reasonably argue that these relationships are egalitarian in our society.
Sexual orientation is a timely example.
These distinctions are not so distinct, and our world is more grey than black or white, but we still use binary oppositions in lieu of a more effective and accurate method of identifying the people and things around us. For a longer list of binaries, click here .