Shiva is a major Hindu god who is often depicted as male and female at once. This indicates that Shiva is above and outside the physical world, beyond human limitations.
According to Hindu mythology, Lord Shiva is considered as a godly manifestation of a man or a true masculine force. In a literal sense, Shiva means that which is not.
Shivani is another name for Goddess Parvati, which means “the female aspect of Lord Shiva.”
Shiva’s form Ardhnarishwar is genderless, as it combines the words “Ardha,” “Nari,” and “Ishwara”.
“Ardha” means “half,” “Nari” means “woman,” and “Ishwara” means “lord”. The combination is believed to mean “the lord whose half is a woman”. This means that Shiva is the god, and Parvati or Shakti is his consort. 
Intersex people have been treated in different ways by different cultures. Whether or not they were socially tolerated or accepted by any particular culture, the existence of intersex people was known to many ancient and pre-modern cultures and legal systems, and numerous historical accounts exist.
Hermaphroditus, in Greek myth, was the son of Hermes and Aphrodite. The water-nymph Salmacis, seeing him bathing in a pool, fell in love with him and prayed that they might never be separated. The gods interpreted her request literally and joined the pair into one body.
Fast forward to the current political climate today where David Webber Chappelle’s brand is synonymous with ridiculing trans people and other marginalized communities. Negative reviews and viewers loudly condemning his Netflix special — a message to the industry that audiences don’t support platforming anti-LGBTQ diatribes.
Why double down and antagonize the androgynous alphabet people whom already encounter every form of discrimination, and has begged him mercilessly to stop? The provocative comic seems to respond to past accusations of homophobia and skin disparity via reverse discrimination.
