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Yep. Nothing wrong with it. Everybody's abnormal in some way. Doesn't mean we should redefine scientific terms or "other" someone just because their abnormality has to do with sex characteristics.
Personally, I go out of my way to not be normal, but most people want to fit in, and especially don't want to be seen as different or lesser because of something they can't control.
What's wrong with redefining scientific terms? Unless you're one of those "Pluto is still a planet" people, then I guess we'll agree to disagree, but I prefer to update terms that no longer fit our understanding.
If "male" and "female" are the terms you're referring to here, I'd disagree quite a bit. Language is a fluid and imprecise thing, and words are going to mean different things to different people, as well as change over time whether we want them to or not. Hell, just look at how messy things get whenever a transphobe tries and fails (yet again) to define these words in a way that doesn't result in Diogenes walking in holding a chicken.
The reality is that both terms are labels on boxes we try to sort people into, for better and for worse. There's no good reason to get overly attached to them; like any categorization, they will fail regularly, as the universe does not care for the shapes of our boxes.