(11-18-2022, 11:30 AM)WingerDinger Wrote:

(11-18-2022, 11:06 AM)mikesez Wrote: All or nothing thinking is so destructive.
We can affirm transgenderism as much or as little as we want. 
We can accept new pronouns without allowing AMAB people to compete in women's sports.

I dare someone to demand that I call them by their pronoun. I'm gonna call you lots of things, none will be good and none will be pronouns..

I have no problem addressing people by their preferred pronouns. If they want me to address them as "he, she, they, ze, alternate being or fence post", I will do so. But don't expect society at large to change cultural norms, established gender rules and language to accommodate their predilection. 

It's really very simple but certain people have discovered there is political power in pushing such an agenda while others have discovered there is political power is collaborating with such an agenda. How is it that all of the sudden it's acceptable to teach very young children about gender and sexuality when it was considered imprudent before? Because there is power in shaming other people and using that shame to label and forcibly silence them.

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