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In what way do you feel you "have to engage with this"? Moreover, isn't University the perfect place to confront things that are hard to think about?
by intopieces 11y ago
In what way do you feel you "have to engage with this"? Moreover, isn't University the perfect place to confront things that are hard to think about?
- kough 11y agoI'm not sure what you're getting at. Yes, University is the perfect place to confront things that are hard to think about. Discussing gender issues is in vogue right now across the section of society in which I'm a participant -- no one is literally forcing me to engage with this issue, but it's a common enough discussion that I end up having to deal with it more than I'd like to. I'm not suggesting that other people shouldn't have the discussion I'm just giving my own viewpoint on a matter I've spent a lot of time thinking about.
- intopieces 11y agoI honestly don't mean anything by it, and I'm genuinely curious about what you mean by, "having to deal with it." It just seems so trivial to me that I'm interested in why someone might consider it a hassle. There was a man I went to school with that was a woman when I first met him. A guy who lived on my floor used go to Bill, but now everyone calls him William. No 'dealing with' required. Again, not trying to dismiss your experience or to imply anything, just curious.