I have no problem with ppl using genderless pronouns but hate the culture that wld criminalise not doing so. https://twitter.com/peterboghossian/status/782689607422836736 …
Me neither but I support the right not to be forced to use certain words.
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there seems to be this weird impulse to ‘refuse to acknowledge’ a person’s identity that _isn’t_ based on ‘science’
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Absolutely there is. There's mean-spirited point-making as well as beliefs abt gender that make trans impose & free speech issues.
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I think the common denominator here is the ‘imposing' mindset
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Autocorrect changed imposs to impose. Was talking abt ppl who believe there is only sex & its chromosomes & genitals.
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And that gender is entirely culturally constructed. If true, trans is impossible. Its not true tho.
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What I find most frustrating are ppl who treat allies (who may not do everything perfectly) as _enemies_ somehow.
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Hence the defensiveness abt language policing. I've been attacked for saying 'both sexes' and 'pregnant women.'
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Yep.
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Again, I think there’s some underlying similarity btwn this & ppl who call a woman Mrs ___ when their title is Ms. With some,
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