I don't know if I'd have written the same piece the same way but the point was worth making That pregnancy is body horror if it's unwanted - to say nothing of the consequences of having a kid, the visceral fear of having yourself physically changed against your will
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It's something that those of us who've never had to fear getting pregnant never have to think about It's a primal fear cis dudes like Ridley Scott making Alien only try to approximate in fascination
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And the thing is, unwanted puberty is *just as bad or worse* than unwanted pregnancy The changes it forces on your body are comprehensive and permanent Changes that *include* the possibility of unwanted pregnancy
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People who say that forcing unwanted puberty on trans kids is a kind of rape are not being histrionic If you think so you haven't really thought about it
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Is that why people are after him? I never knew.
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That's one part of it. He's outspoken on many issues, but some people get fixated on the One Thing. It works with Scalzi in ways that it wouldn't and doesn't with Stephen King. Fewer read Scalzi, so a false impression is far easier to create.
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