@abstractrabbit @svigalae I meant "is a nice thing to have" as in "it is nice if I am a person who gets affirmative action"
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@slatestarcodex the correct analogy isn't Jenner, it's that transgender MMA fighter. give a white woman those privileges, it's an insta-win. -
@svigalae Yes, I expect that even supporters of trans rights will back away from saying they should be able to participate in female sports.
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@slatestarcodex the cognitive dissonance is that those privileges (eg MM's protected classes) are not supposed to exist. -
@svigalae However, that doesn't necessarily mean the system of granting handicaps is evil or being a bad golfer better than being a good one
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@slatestarcodex The point that tribal/coalition politics, not principle, is driving attitudes towards transgender -
@dansblog1 Howso? Political case should be symmetrical re: women and blacks, but leftist response is asymmetrical. Why is this advantageous? - 1 more reply
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@slatestarcodex The point that application of leftist principles is always plagued by a lack of consistency. - 1 more reply
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@abstractrabbit As far as I know, this woman didn't claim some abstract blackness, she claimed false objective facts (born to black family) - 3 more replies
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