I've heard it claimed people have the right to be perceived as the gender with which they identify. But how could that possibly be true?
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
why frame it like this. People request to be recognized as a given gender and you should out of respect.
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Replying to @toxicpath
Because I'm responding to having seen it framed in that way. Is that okay?
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
sure it's ok. But it doesn't answer the question of why frame it as anything else but simple politeness.
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Replying to @toxicpath
Because the claim that there are rights is much stronger than mere politeness. So it deserves examination and critique.
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Replying to @PhilosophyExp
it's a matter of levels. If politeness is not enough, and people are suffering, it should be a right.
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But it isn't a right, so it shouldn't be a right. I don't believe you really think I might have rights *against* your perceptions
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