Re: Transgender Rights
Posted: Wed June 24, 2020 11:42 pm
Hi MickeyMickey wrote:Imagine the state of the discourse being so fucking bad, so pudding-brained, vile, and disingenuous, that you wish r2d was here.
Hi MickeyMickey wrote:Imagine the state of the discourse being so fucking bad, so pudding-brained, vile, and disingenuous, that you wish r2d was here.
He's probably got your address, so I bet you'll see him soon.Mickey wrote:Imagine the state of the discourse being so fucking bad, so pudding-brained, vile, and disingenuous, that you wish r2d was here.
Has Tucker got the same makeup person as Trump?McParadigm wrote:oh my god
It’s not really an either/or.Rob wrote:You've been engaged with and tolerated, tree. For a long time now, more than fairly. You're either trolling or the most high maintenance dude around.
Seems obvious, but every one should be treated equally, no matter the gender, sex, race, or sexual orientation. If you're qualified and do a good job, you get ahead. Meritocracy is the way to go. Right?McParadigm wrote:Sports are the least consequential thing in the entire world, and it’ll work itself out in time without ending civilization. That’s my position on that issue.
How do you feel about transgender protections in terms of something like employee rights, tree?
Yes. That's wrong, and there should be a system in place to prevent this. Don't ask me how to do it effectively and fairly. My wife was unable to get a job while pregnant, despite being highly qualified. It's illegal to discriminate for that, too.bada wrote:The people who do the hiring are more likely to see people from their cohort as being "most qualified".
"I'm mentioning these things now not in an attempt to garner sympathy, but out of solidarity with the huge numbers of women who have histories like mine, who've been slurred as bigots for having concerns around single-sex spaces," she wrote.
She adds: "The last thing I want to say is this. I haven't written this essay in the hope that anybody will get out a violin for me, not even a teeny-weeny one....I've only mentioned my past because, like every other human being on this planet, I have a complex backstory, which shapes my fears, my interests and my opinions. I never forget that inner complexity when I'm creating a fictional character and I certainly never forget it when it comes to trans people."
The point is that she's allowed to have her opinion on bathrooms and that she has her reasons for them. They're obviously not motivated by cruelty. This Samantha Bee lady is actually ignorant and cruel and does not see both sides of an argument in good faith. "You're not a feminist if you disagree!" .. yeah... And you don't think black lives matter if you think white lives matter too, or cops aren't all bad. Just shut up.E.H. Ruddock wrote:I don't think that's all she said though
That depends, what year did you start posting your opinions about racism in the N&D forum?tree_ wrote:WOW what a tool.
"white people, if we're not in it, we're not seeing it!"
what year does she think this is?
Not exactly sure what you're implying here... but I can list a ton of movies not starring white people, some completely without white people, that were extremely popular.B wrote:That depends, what year did you start posting your opinions about racism in the N&D forum?tree_ wrote:WOW what a tool.
"white people, if we're not in it, we're not seeing it!"
what year does she think this is?
She's accused of being a TERF right? Because she thinks biological sex is real (bimodal not binary!!!!!) and distinct from gender and sexual orientation, and thus the lived experience of CIS women is different from that of trans women? Well, she's not exactly wrong there.E.H. Ruddock wrote:I don't think that's all she said though
There is no requirement for seeing both sides. The problem is Bee is just not funny and so her spending every show punching down doesn't come off well.tree_ wrote:The point is that she's allowed to have her opinion on bathrooms and that she has her reasons for them. They're obviously not motivated by cruelty. This Samantha Bee lady is actually ignorant and cruel and does not see both sides of an argument in good faith.E.H. Ruddock wrote:I don't think that's all she said though
That Bret and Heather video you posted is a complete sarcastic mocking of BLA, but they just do it in a monotone, so I guess it can't be mean-spirited b/c they have such dulcet, sweet tones.tree_ wrote:The content could be funny if it weren't mean-spirited and unfair.
You said you didn't even watch it though. It actually is very fair and logical. It's not pandering to any group. They're professors, not "comedians". Point out an instance of "complete sarcastic mocking" and we can discuss it.B wrote:That Bret and Heather video you posted is a complete sarcastic mocking of BLA, but they just do it in a monotone, so I guess it can't be mean-spirited b/c they have such dulcet, sweet tones.tree_ wrote:The content could be funny if it weren't mean-spirited and unfair.