The comment you quote is way beyond acceptable rhetoric, even in an impassioned debate like this.
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Replying to @keithfrankish @godstopper1981
You've seen this site, yes? https://terfisaslur.com/ I can't vouch for its provenance, but it's... interesting.
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp @godstopper1981
I hadn't seen it. It's appalling, obviously. I hope it's an extreme minority and that most trans rights activists would disavow such language.
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Replying to @keithfrankish @godstopper1981
I don't think most trans activists would disavow such language (I'm not certain, obviously). Have you come across the San Francisco library "punch terfs" display?https://www.feministcurrent.com/2018/05/01/trans-activism-become-centered-justifying-violence-women-time-allies-speak/ …
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp @godstopper1981
I assume this stuff is intended as rhetoric and that these people don't really approve of extra-judicial corporal and capital punishment, but as I said about another comment posted earlier today, it's way beyond acceptable bounds.
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Replying to @keithfrankish @godstopper1981
I think the rhetoric can easily escalate into violence (especially if people are acting in groups). You know about the Maria Maclachlan case? https://www.feministcurrent.com/2018/04/27/trans-identified-male-tara-wolf-charged-assault-hyde-park-attack/ … (FWIW, I would have headlined this piece that way).
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp @godstopper1981
I agree that is dangerous -- that part of why it's beyond bounds. I'm guess trans activists would point to many cases of violence against trans people and perhaps argue that they are merely defending themselves. But stii.
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If you're interested in a scholarly account of some of these kinds of issues, then this piece by Alice Dreger is worth the time it takes to read:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3170124/ …
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