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yeah but deep voices, facial hair and muscle mass are not just social constructs, they are physiological characteristics with physiological causes: hormones. to say that these characteristics are a real part of what constitutes masculinity or femininity is unavoidable (within an overlapping continuum of course).
there is nothing political or socially constructed about the effects of testosterone on the human body. it's biology.
we could argue about social constructions of beauty and gender til the cows come home, but deep voices and facial hair are masculine qualities, caused by hormones more prevalent in males than females, and there's nothing political or social about it.