# J K Rowling and the trans furore

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-k-rowling-and-the-trans-furore/855795>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 16, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-k-rowling-and-the-trans-furore/855795 "2020-06-16T18:05:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-k-rowling-and-the-trans-furore/855795/2155 "2020-08-01T22:00:29Z")

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> [@RickJay](#):
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> The truth is neither cruel nor demeaning, though it does sometimes hurt.

> [@...RickJay, moderation, and transgender people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickjay-moderation-and-transgender-people/916766/12):
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> nor would I ever refer to a poster on the SDMB by a pronoun they didn’t want to be referred to with.

…can you explain why it is you won’t refer to a poster on the SDMB by a pronoun they didn’t want to be referred to, when obviously you don’t believe that to be “the truth?” If you believe they are lying, why do you choose to coddle them?

Why does the “truth” matter in one context, but not in the other? What stops you from extending the values you uphold as a moderator to the way that you choose to behave as a poster? Its all about choice here.

We are debating “the truth” in this thread. And the truth is you are using language that is both cruel and demeaning, you’ve been told this, yet you continue to do so.

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