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Some people think they're very clever playing dumb with this stuff when they know exactly what's going on. It's one of the most insipid responses. I've dealt wi

Some people think they're very clever playing dumb with this stuff when they know exactly what's going on. It's one of the most insipid responses. I've dealt with it a lot. This is one of the exact topics where it happens because trans people have become the newest punching bag of online neonazis and fascists. They're obsessed with transphobia. That's where I first heard this "debate" about weightlifters years ago. Crap like this from 2018: https://therightscoop.com/gavin-hubbard-is-destroying-competition-in-weightlifting-because-he-says-hes-a-woman/ https://therightscoop.com/gavin-hubbard-is-destroying-compet... deadnaming and misgendering. And from 2017: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/whatever-he-wins-is-worthless-transgender-man-competes-in-womens-weightlift https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/whatever-he-wins-is-worthl... This exact person and this exact issue has been used to push sensationalist transphobic screeds for years Playing dumb is thoroughly bad faith trolling and I have absolutely no patience for their bs.

herodoturtle 5y ago
> Playing dumb is thoroughly bad faith trolling and I have absolutely no patience for their bs. I completely agree with this sentiment. My biological brother is trans and I support him as best I can. It's particularly tricky for him given the cultural conservatism of our community (which I'm guessing you can relate to if my assumption about your username is correct). I know what you mean about trolls. And can see why you thought I may have been trolling you. My initial point was sincere - albeit a bit naive it seems. Evidently I am not as politically astute as you. Edit: thanks for the links. Will check them out.
- kristopolous 5y ago
  The important thing is to just refuse these things. Like with Willie Horton, it moved the debate on criminal justice reform to be replaced by a specific case where it didn't work. It's a Lee Atwater technique, he did the Welfare Queen and Willie Horton political projects. It's marketing positioning applied to politics. Here, it's an attempt to move the discussion on human rights for transgendered people to instead be about a New Zealand weightlifter. Just refuse the discussion. The bait and switch reframing is the technique. It doesn't matter what's said, it matters that the discussion focuses on it instead of broad human rights.

herodoturtle 5y ago

> Playing dumb is thoroughly bad faith trolling and I have absolutely no patience for their bs. I completely agree with this sentiment. My biological brother is trans and I support him as best I can. It's particularly tricky for him given the cultural conservatism of our community (which I'm guessing you can relate to if my assumption about your username is correct). I know what you mean about trolls. And can see why you thought I may have been trolling you. My initial point was sincere - albeit a bit naive it seems. Evidently I am not as politically astute as you. Edit: thanks for the links. Will check them out.

kristopolous 5y ago
The important thing is to just refuse these things. Like with Willie Horton, it moved the debate on criminal justice reform to be replaced by a specific case where it didn't work. It's a Lee Atwater technique, he did the Welfare Queen and Willie Horton political projects. It's marketing positioning applied to politics. Here, it's an attempt to move the discussion on human rights for transgendered people to instead be about a New Zealand weightlifter. Just refuse the discussion. The bait and switch reframing is the technique. It doesn't matter what's said, it matters that the discussion focuses on it instead of broad human rights.