I feel like there is a vast chasm that distinguishes between dignity and respect that many people aren't aware of.
Eloquence does not happen when other people have the right to select your words for you. And respect is earned.https://twitter.com/kalerob22/status/858461379799506944 …
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How sweet of you to go from defending your right of chosing your own words to full on transphobia in 0.1 second
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i disagree with the notion that respect is "earned", its more an investment. you can be "worth" respect and someone can still choose not to.
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There is nothing eloquent about the legal enforcement of words.
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If we're legislating eloquence, there are entire genres of music that will be outlawed. Leftists are the new Puritans.
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Y' know that Seinfeld ep. where George wants a nickname? With C-16 he could've sued his work for calling him Koko instead of T Bone.
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Seems to me as if preferred pronouns should be on the same level as preferred nicknames.
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IDK. What I might give you 1 on 1 as a curtesy is completely different from you trying to legally compel my speech
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Pronouns aren't a matter of respect, they're a matter of casually stating what you believe to be true. Or most true. Or sufficiently true.
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