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Don't forget that one of the first things he did as the CEO of twitter was ask about striking rules against misgendering. Definitely didn't have anything to do

by _cenw 4y ago

Don't forget that one of the first things he did as the CEO of twitter was ask about striking rules against misgendering. Definitely didn't have anything to do with his trans daughter disowning him or his ex dating a trans person at all. What a petty man.

q1w2 4y ago
I have an honest question. Why do you care? Why does anyone even bother following his life details. He has literally zero impact on your individual life.
- _cenw 4y ago
  The rule being sticken happens to affect me. And also most of my peer group is now spread out between cohost, splintered fediverse servers (who blocks whom? it's a mystery!) and somehow some are still on Twitter despite it clearly being an increasingly unsafe place for the likes of me. (Especially considering who got access to the backend moderation service to "investigate" now). So I'd say his fits had a pretty severe effect on me.
- JeremyNT 4y ago
  You've posted this elsewhere. If this is an honest question, an honest answer for you: he's the most powerful person on the planet. He can shape the world in ways that no other human can. It's reasonable to be concerned about his behavior. The potential for him to change society is astronomical.
davidguetta 4y ago
pointerv 4y ago
- _cenw 4y ago
  It's very exhausting to have the same junk science[1] thrown at you every day. [1]: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Autogynephilia https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Autogynephilia
  - pointerv 4y ago
    Not a very rational article from that wiki. Autogynephilia has been contested by activists, but not debunked. In fact, many trans-identifying males will admit this description fits them to a tee. For others, it's readily apparent - there are plenty of examples if you look around trans forums, of men getting erections from wearing women's clothing, and suchlike. Trouble is, it's not quite as easy to demand access to women's spaces if it's widely known how much this is linked to sexual fetishism. So activists deny, deny, deny.
    - _cenw 4y ago
      As I said. It's very exhausting to hear the rambling of Blanchard, Lawrance and Baily that are contested by every professional psychological association (and indeed WPATH, despite well-funded hijacking attempts) repeated as gospel because it legitimizes the digust reflex of a certain kind of transphobe.
      - pointerv 4y ago

by _cenw 4y ago

q1w2 4y ago

I have an honest question. Why do you care? Why does anyone even bother following his life details. He has literally zero impact on your individual life.

_cenw 4y ago
The rule being sticken happens to affect me. And also most of my peer group is now spread out between cohost, splintered fediverse servers (who blocks whom? it's a mystery!) and somehow some are still on Twitter despite it clearly being an increasingly unsafe place for the likes of me. (Especially considering who got access to the backend moderation service to "investigate" now). So I'd say his fits had a pretty severe effect on me.
JeremyNT 4y ago
You've posted this elsewhere. If this is an honest question, an honest answer for you: he's the most powerful person on the planet. He can shape the world in ways that no other human can. It's reasonable to be concerned about his behavior. The potential for him to change society is astronomical.

davidguetta 4y ago

pointerv 4y ago

_cenw 4y ago
It's very exhausting to have the same junk science[1] thrown at you every day. [1]: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Autogynephilia https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Autogynephilia
- pointerv 4y ago
  Not a very rational article from that wiki. Autogynephilia has been contested by activists, but not debunked. In fact, many trans-identifying males will admit this description fits them to a tee. For others, it's readily apparent - there are plenty of examples if you look around trans forums, of men getting erections from wearing women's clothing, and suchlike. Trouble is, it's not quite as easy to demand access to women's spaces if it's widely known how much this is linked to sexual fetishism. So activists deny, deny, deny.
  - _cenw 4y ago
    As I said. It's very exhausting to hear the rambling of Blanchard, Lawrance and Baily that are contested by every professional psychological association (and indeed WPATH, despite well-funded hijacking attempts) repeated as gospel because it legitimizes the digust reflex of a certain kind of transphobe.
    - pointerv 4y ago