A discussion does not have to mean you are only talking about things you have personally experienced. It might mean things that you think should or shouldn’t ha

A discussion does not have to mean you are only talking about things you have personally experienced. It might mean things that you think should or shouldn’t happen in the future or implications about what is happening in the broader world based on your personal experiences or beliefs. If the conclusions someone draws for one of these things are based on what they consider their identity, they may be very resistant to hear any contrary opinions. A healthy (or fruitful) discussion should have room for reasonable disagreement about the meanings and implications of what one has personally experienced. You need not deny the reality of someone’s experience to draw a different conclusion from it than they do.