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Agreed. The world is not this black and white place we might sometimes try to make it. Rather than writing diatribes about how people are "objectively" wrong
by RankingMember 10y ago
Agreed. The world is not this black and white place we might sometimes try to make it. Rather than writing diatribes about how people are "objectively" wrong about matters of no consequence, why not save the effort and call people what they want to be called?
- throwaway929388 10y agoBecause it supports the delusion they have put themselves into.
- RankingMember 10y agoWhat is a delusion in this context? Is being gay a delusion because penises are meant to go in vaginas and people putting them in anuses are delusional and just need to wake up?
- ythl 10y agoWhat's the point of titles, adjectives, pronouns if they can be manipulated by the subject? Statement: "Dr. Smith ran across the street. She was terrified of what would happen next" What actually happened: "A burly transgender man who believes he is a doctor ran across the street."
- RankingMember 10y agoThis isn't a police report. In matters of consequence, I'd expect you would call things by whatever is most conducive to the target audience understanding what you're talking about.