Your mindless labelling doesn’t make it a fact. And that’s the problem with the Pavlovian response society now exhibits when presented with a word. It’s no longer necessary to debate based on logic we can exploit a conditioned emotional response by labeling something racist. But since when hasn’t rhetoric trumped logic?
His excuse IIRC has been we do that so he doesn’t have to.
This cannot be, since it is the only topic he posts on. It must be of supreme importance to him.
It sounds sort of lame, to be honest, but as I’ve said I’m not much of a “me too!” or +1 type of poster. Plus it’d probably be interpreted as a hijack.
So, where is your thread demonizing Republicans for their CRT bullshit? For threatening librarians? For forbidding discussion of LGBT issues in schools?
I don’t think the CRT critique is bullshit. Attacks on librarians is bad! Forbidding age appropriate discussion of sexuality is bad. Denying the humanity of others that are different than oneself is very bad. Should I add that to my sig? Would that placate you?
This use of banning discussion and words seems to be of primary importance to you, so I would think you would start threads on the topic. Republicans have been doing it all over the country – plenty of material to work with, and you could (finally!) add some value to the board.
My God, for somebody who says they’re being silenced you sure do whine a f*** lot.
Again, you folks are handling the dastardly Republicans just fine. But when they are bad just append a “Me too!” care of octopus in the thread.
People who refuse to discuss an issue without using their pet slurs and other demeaning speech, such as misgendering, aren’t trying to “debate based on logic” in the first place. They’re trying to do an end run around debate by pre-emptively establishing that they don’t have to treat their targets with respect, which basically means that they won.
Again, and I’m not sure why this is a difficult or controversial topic, it takes time for language to change. Especially when said changes are established by fiat.
“It takes time for language to change” is certainly a reasonable and true observation. But it does not automatically imply “and therefore nobody should enact or enforce any policies about acceptable language use until everybody in the society has already endorsed the change”.
Dopers as a group are not stupid people, and are fully capable of understanding and following Board policies against the use of language that misgenders trans people. If that makes us a little too cutting-edge for society as a whole, well gee, that’s a burden that we’ll just have to bear.
Hey, you do you. It seems like suppression of language and ideas is the most important possible thing to you, based on your posting history. Republicans are using the power of the state to do exactly that, getting people fired and threatened in real life. We have GD, P&E, and IMHO to discuss those issues, but you’d rather spend your time wagging your fingers at a message board.
I mean, would it be so hard to start a Pit thread about the librarian who was fired for posting links to LGBT resources? Recreational outrage at the conservatives who are pushing these destructive policies would be right up our alley, and would be about the issue that’s most important to you.
But, that would require actually adding something positive and useful to this board, which is obviously beyond you.
You all skew quite progressive and I don’t have a poll, but if I had to guess I’d say the vast majority of the planet sees a distinction between trans and cis and doesn’t feel an obligation to drop said adjectives. If you like being an insulated and out of touch group that’s a collective decision you all are free to make. I find it counterproductive and not at all surprising to see pushback from those who are uncancelable on what is becoming an increasingly illiberal philosophy.
God, you’re such a disingenuous asshole.
What has you so angry?
You have the effect on people.
Boo hoo… Glad to see more of your famed impartiality…
What makes you think I have to be impartial here in the Pit?
Also do you seriously doubt my post?
Drop which adjectives?