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The number of people who claim to be supportive of trans people and then say that the issue here is that people are too easily offended piss me off so much. It's simple, really: if you support trans people, and they're pissed about something, dont tell them off. It's not hard.https://twitter.com/LauraisLate/status/985299981602119681 …

I actually wasn't aware that the attack helicopter thing was supposed to be transphobic until now. I thought it was a just meme literally poking fun at fringe "identities" like inanimate objects. Duly noted. (I've never used that meme myself)

To be honest, though, what's wrong with having a "fringe identity"? A person could claim the pronoun of Dave The King of All Cosmos, and as long as Dave was polite about Dave's request, it costs me nothing to be nice.

This is a complicated topic, but I think it boils down to distinguishing between people who have a complex identity and those who are just making stuff up for attention. Because the latter aren't really helping the former.

I don't feel it's my judgement call to make, at the end of the day, as to whether or not someone just wants attention or legitimately feels that they are an attack helicopter. See original statement that it costs me nothing to be nice - even to someone who just wants attention.

I agree, and this is why I wouldn't attempt to make the call and act on it, as I would likely get it wrong some of the time. Other things matter more than whatever someone puts in a gender field.

But I don't think it's wrong to have an internal opinion. E.g. if someone puts down their gender as ";DROP TABLE users-- I would probably be pretty certain that's not their real gender, even though it wouldn't change how I act.

Oh, sure. Don't get me wrong, some people I have an immediate "quit your bullshit" internal reaction. But, as you say, it doesn't change how I act.