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Dismissing social norms because they're "only social constructs" is ridiculous, because all social constructs are a product of our biological brains. Gender norms exist because sex chromosomes affect brain chemistry, not because some evil global patriarchy cabal in 200,000 B.C decided they should.
I acknowledge that social constructs are inherently "natural" as they develop over time and are shaped by their environment. Basically, they've followed the process of natural evolution.
However, it's also our understanding that evolution does not result in the "best case scenario", just something that vaguely fits the circumstances.
I think it's perfectly valid to "dismiss" social norms in the pursuit of something better because a lot of social norms just developed by happenstance rather than having real thought or wider considerations worked into them.