In my opinion referring to someone in they way they’d prefer to be referred to is just good manners. I think the backlash comes from the notion that people who have lived sheltered lives are being forced to change their behaviour somehow, regardless of whether or not that’s actually what is happening.
For progress to happen sustainably you need to make the lowest common denominator of public opinion believe that they arrived at their views by themselves or on their own terms somehow. Unfortunately the narrative has been hijacked by bad actors to rile up those people. I also think that some progressives could have moderated their rhetoric somewhat to avoid alienating some segments of society but for the most part the blame lies with the bad actors.
In my opinion referring to someone in they way they’d prefer to be referred to is just good manners. I think the backlash comes from the notion that people who have lived sheltered lives are being forced to change their behaviour somehow, regardless of whether or not that’s actually what is happening.
For progress to happen sustainably you need to make the lowest common denominator of public opinion believe that they arrived at their views by themselves or on their own terms somehow. Unfortunately the narrative has been hijacked by bad actors to rile up those people. I also think that some progressives could have moderated their rhetoric somewhat to avoid alienating some segments of society but for the most part the blame lies with the bad actors.