Also, the word 'nonharmful' is lifting a lot of weight. Everyone will say yeah, nonharmful things are fine! yet find ways of explaining how the things they don't like are harmful, actually. e.g., anti-gay people are very concerned about the harm to the 'fabric of society.' 1/https://twitter.com/Aella_Girl/status/1414664208482934785 …
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If your concept of harm is abstracted or driven by disgust or stigma, then there's a good chance your concept of harm isn't *really* based on harm; it's based on something else that you're subconsciously tagging as 'harm' because it's much more morally defensible.
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#3 especially irks me in the context of sex work. I see this all the time: we need to protect sex workers from reputational harm so let's be real demeaning to them! It's like saving kids from ruining their lives via pot by throwing them in jail.
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What if the perceived harm is that the gay person is less likely to have children of their own? If you believe it's a form of sterility that's in the brain and therefore sth you can argue away to benefit them?
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