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The problem with this point of view is that you're elevating your philosophy of gender and sexuality over other peoples' and claiming it as a sort of "safety ri
by baggy_trough 6y ago
The problem with this point of view is that you're elevating your philosophy of gender and sexuality over other peoples' and claiming it as a sort of "safety right." This is pernicious.
- mcphage 6y agoActually, what I was doing was describing a number of rights that I—as a cis-het white man—already possess, and that others have not been granted, and are asking to share, following in the article's quote of “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”. But you've done a good job describing why dialog on these topics is difficult, since people such as yourselves consider that "elevating [my] philosophy of gender and sexuality over other peoples'". We can talk all day about property rights, but I can't explain to you why you need to care about other people, and without you caring about others, there's no possibility for useful dialog.
- baggy_trough 6y agoHow rude!
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