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The analogy in my comment was about adherence to philosophical beliefs, in response to what appeared to be a suggestion by you that such beliefs should be ignor
by prarro 2y ago
The analogy in my comment was about adherence to philosophical beliefs, in response to what appeared to be a suggestion by you that such beliefs should be ignored if someone else finds them to be an inconvenience.
Could you explain why you think your analogy works, please?
- djur 2y agoA vegan doesn't eat tofu at you. Your right to untrammeled adherence to your philosophical beliefs ends the moment that those beliefs result in conduct affecting other people. After that point, some form of balancing occurs.
- prarro 2y ago[flagged]
- djur 2y agoNoticeably treating a coworker differently because of your beliefs about their gender identity is not a balanced and pragmatic solution.
- prarro 2y ago[flagged]
- djur 2y agoDo you ask everyone you work with for a birth certificate so you can ensure you're referring to them using the terms you consider appropriate?
- prarro 2y agoYes absolutely, and I take a blood sample from each of them for karyotype testing while doing a thorough inspection of their genitals. Any more daft questions?
- djur 2y agoSo is it a problem to use the "wrong" pronouns for someone or not? You take people at their word on their gender every day. Why go out of your way to fret about what you call people only when they tell you they're trans?
- skyyler 2y agoYou know we're people right? Sorry to interrupt your slapfight about me, but you do know transgender people are... people... right? Like we're not just abstract things for you to argue about on the internet. I have blood. And feelings. And goals. And dreams. It's so bizarre to see people talk about people like me like this, like you've never actually interacted with one of us. Like we're some kind of philosophical concept or something. It's weird. I don't expect compassion or self-reflection out of a green name on the orange site, but I felt the need to say this for some reason. Have a nice rest of your argument.