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> 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

> 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.