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Can you imagine the backlash. They walked into a stupid situation. The backlash of terminating this person will be labeled as Anti Trans, Supportive of Trans Ha
by ganoushoreilly 6y ago
Can you imagine the backlash. They walked into a stupid situation. The backlash of terminating this person will be labeled as Anti Trans, Supportive of Trans Harrasment etc.. Even though none of that even matters.
Someone surrounded and involved with issues related to Pedophilia is something I feel would show up on a background check. So now you have to question both their bg checks and their motives for hiring.
If the goal was to find someone that is Trans, i'm sure there are plenty of people that are free of crazy controversies that would do the job well.
If they don't fire this person, then they're going to face a revolt, if they do, they face a revolt. Stupid on Reddit. Though that seems par the course these days.
- sterlind 6y agoI'm trans and was initially sympathetic to her by default (seeing pitchforks raised against a trans woman), but now that I've read up on what she's done and who she's married to/protecting I think her conduct is inexcusable, and she should be fired. Trans people can suck the way people in general suck. I'm only touchy when they're targeted for being trans instead of for being sucky.
- spazrunaway 6y agoThe problem is that it's very difficult to target trans people for being sucky without being accused of the former.
- xwdv 6y agoYea I haven’t found a way to do that, I know many trans people who are absolute bastards but can’t really say that out loud if I care for my reputation.
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- Macha 6y agoIt's not helped by people using sources such as Linehan who are using this person's bad behaviour to bash all trans people
- Chris2048 6y agobash all trans people, or bash the trans-movement? Don't confuse the church for the religion.
- Macha 6y agoWhat is the trans movement if not the movement for acceptance of trans people? I don't see a meaningful distinction between bashing the idea that trans people should be accepted and bashing trans people. There's of course the right wing strawman of what a trans movement is with ideas of forcing children to be gender neutral or opposite gender or bathroom panics, or that super straight needs to be a thing etc., but presenting that strawman is something that is bashing trans people
- Chris2048 6y agoTolerance and membership are distinct. I can tolerate those who believe in god without believing in god myself. Acceptance of trans people, and subscription to their beliefs about sex/gender are distinct. There are lots of trans movements that operate on the assumption that they are not, hence refusal to believe in aspects of queer theory is the same as not tolerating trans people. I personally think that while there should be some restriction on behaviour, and on what can be said; there should be no restriction on belief, or mandating what must be said. The idea that the latter are a natural or normal part of tolerance I find chilling. As for your right wing straw man comment: I put it on you to prove those things are straw men, for there are certainly people who will call you a transphobe for disagreeing with any of them - those people are not right wing creations or fictions.
- strogonoff 6y agoCase in point: she actually cited transphobia as the reason for her resignation from the party, essentially weaponising own minority status.
- Gibbon1 6y ago> labeled as Anti Trans, Supportive of Trans Harassment etc Reminds me of Black peoples comments on the current fad of banning the terms master and slave. 'No one's asked us what we think'