• Flying Squid
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    145 months ago

    That doesn’t explain why. And the why here is important. Essential.

    • @[email protected]
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      65 months ago

      He didn’t lose a son because she is transgender. He lost a child because he’s a shitty father. And he thinks he lost a son because he is also a transphobe who refuses to accept her daughter. The why isn’t her gender, the why is Musks transphobia and shitty parenting.

      IMO if you want to normalize trans people you should treat them like people and not stick a huge “transgender” sign above them.

      • Flying Squid
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        45 months ago

        If a lazy American just reads that Musk’s daughter disowned him, they’re not going to understand why and they will be less inclined to read on. I’m afraid that’s just how things are.

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      45 months ago

      Headlines don’t typically contain the entire context. You have to actually read the article for the why.

      • Flying Squid
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        55 months ago

        And Americans often don’t read past the headlines.

          • Flying Squid
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            25 months ago

            Seems to me like that’s exactly what we’re talking about- explaining things simply to lazy Americans.

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              We’re talking about whether or not it’s dehumanizing to constantly other trans people in a way that doesn’t apply to cis people. You kinda seem like you just want an argument though.

              • Flying Squid
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                45 months ago

                It looks more like what you were talking about than what anyone else was talking about:

                On top of that, the person I initially responded to agreed with my point.