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> Are we really at a point where a pronoun is persecuting people Chosing to reject someone's identity is persecuting them, yes. Luckily in England the courts a
by DanBC 6y ago
> Are we really at a point where a pronoun is persecuting people
Chosing to reject someone's identity is persecuting them, yes. Luckily in England the courts agree and transphobes who refuse to use people's correct pronouns often lose their employment tribunal cases.
- toyg 6y ago“Often” - I’d be curious to see stats. Not that I don’t believe you, I do; I’m just thinking this is such an edge case of an edge case, that the trade-offs involved in accommodating it might not be worth for society at large. After all, the Holy Inquisition made ultracatholics very happy too.
- bitwize 6y agoIt's actually a hate crime in Canada. You deliberately misgender someone, you can expect to be arrested and maybe spend time in prison.