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Banned WoodScientist @lemmy.world from the community reason: Ongoing gatekeeping
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Banned threelonmusketeers @sh.itjust.works from the community reason: Moderates harry potter community that removes content critical of JKR
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Removed Comment This reeks of virtue signaling. Let me get this straight, your proposition, rather than holding the **author** accountable, is to demonize everyone who has ever enjoyed the stories as children?
Dolores Umbridge called, she wants her authoritarian moral policing back. by FosterMolasses @leminal.space reason: Wrong instance to defend Rowling
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Removed Comment If it's bad don't read/watch it. I already said that. Judging a thing on it's own merits is what I asked people to do.
We were discussing pirating it. So it's more like hanging out at one of the tables and only drinking free water. Stay on track.
As for the boots? I don't have a problem with how it was created. As far as I know, they didn't grind up trans people as an ingredient of the show.
And I think vegans should wear leather if they care about consequences more than "sin" and "purity". More cows are killed every year than could possibly be used by the leather industry, so you're not killing another cow indirectly. Most fake leathers are terrible for the environment and also wear out faster. If we can get people to quit eating meat, that would change the morals because it would change the context of course. by Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk @lemmy.world reason: Wrong instance to defend Rowling
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Removed Comment First: Everything I've ever consumed has been touched at one stage or another by someone awful. It's a case of statistical certainty given how many people have input into things. If you assume ~10% of people are bigots, then for it to be 99% likely that there's one involved at least once, you need 44 people. Consider how many people had input into a PB&J. Do you find it plausible that none of them are bigots?
An absolutist stance on this issue is not possible for anyone not willing to be a hermit. The simple fact you've posted here proves you're not willing to go to that length. (Or you're using your ignorance of the specific nature of the evil involved as a shield.)
Second: it's commonly understood that you don't blame the child for the sins of the parent, how does this logic not apply here? It's simply not the PB&J's fault.
Third: you can't taste the evil, and you can't catch the evil from eating it. There is no "water memory" at play here. The sandwich is what it is, and should be judged for that. I wouldn't eat a dangerously unsafe sandwich made by a saint either. by Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk @lemmy.world reason: Wrong instance to defend Rowling
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Banned NSRXN @lemmy.dbzer0.com from the community reason: troll
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Banned Agrivar @lemmy.world from the community reason: nazi troll
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Banned __反いじめ戦隊 @ani.social from the community reason: transphobic spam
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Banned __反いじめ戦隊 @ani.social from the community reason: transphobic spam
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Banned sunglocto @lemmy.dbzer0.com from the community reason: fascist, transphobe
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Banned humanspiral @lemmy.ca from the community reason: Misogyny
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Unbanned Deacon @lemmy.world from the community reason: Deleted comment and apologised via DM
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Banned cassandrafatigue @lemmy.dbzer0.com from the community reason: Invalidation of pronouns, whilst also using "it" when referring to people who don't use it pronouns
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Removed Comment I will refrain from using "Transgenderism."
I have a question. My friend, W, saw a masculine person on the bus, wearing a tutu and fairy wings. The masculine person said she was a seven year old girl, despite looking 60 and balding.
I don't know if that actually happened to W or she is just repeating propoganda. My question is, How do I respond to that? by azureskypirate @lemmy.zip reason: JAQing
2 months ago mod
Removed Comment I think you are right. The way I phrased my comment left it open to the interpretation that transgenderism is a choice.
Transgenderism is something one is born with, whether one chooses to present as a man or woman to society.
My point is very fine: to claim "I am transgender" is not the proximate cause of transgenderism. "I am transgender/I am a woman" is an *observation* of a fact that, as you pointed out, has been scientifically shown to be genetic.
I think the way you define woman, as a female gender identity regardless of body or social role, is more narrow and sophisticated than mine or the common person's definition. We need a seperate word for this to avoid confusion.
I am familiar with autogynephilia. Since some TERFs embrace the idea, a few individuals, like Phil Illy, have accepted it as their identity, only to be rejected later.
EDIT: I watched the first video. Very informative. I see now that gender identity is the seperate word we needed, and that it is a quality distinct from gender expression and sexual orientation. by azureskypirate @lemmy.zip reason: "Transgenderism"
2 months ago mod
Removed Comment I crossdress, and I often wish I was a female.
Coyne said one of the problems with trans dogma is "belief in what is palpably untrue (“a woman is whoever she says she is”)"
The literal reading of this quote is true, only believing and saying one is a woman does not make one a woman.
First wave feminist Simone de Bouvoir's most famous line, "One is not born, rather one becomes, a woman" speaks to this.
One may adopt the social role of a woman, in dress, movement, and action, and thus be a woman. It is a stricter requirement than just belief.
I can't say for sure that these men aren't evil, but they are capable of dispersing a few grains of truth. by azureskypirate @lemmy.zip reason: This is not the community to defend transphobic opinions
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Banned Fleur_ @aussie.zone from the community reason: gatekeeping
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Banned √𝛂𝛋𝛆 @piefed.world from the community reason: Gatekeeping
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Banned TheReturnOfPEB @reddthat.com from the community reason: Racism/antisemetic conspiracies
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Banned buttnugget @lemmy.world from the community reason: Racist troll
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Removed Comment Why is this bitch writing on the wall with a pencil? by darvocet @infosec.pub reason: Needlessly aggressive
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Removed Post A Muslim-majority city banned Pride flags. A judge just ruled on its legality 7 months ago mod
Removed Post Feminist gets 2.5 years in prison for t-shirt that said “Allah is a lesbian” reason: The "feminist" in the article is a TERF, see comments.
7 months ago mod
Removed Comment I appreciate your comment. The last part was a bit uncalled for, but anyway. In any case, while I can agree in scientific consensus, there will always be people that don't. And that is the point I was trying to make.
There are people who believe the world is flat, and people who believe the world is 4000 years old. My point was that not agreeing with scientific consensus is not the same as not believing the people who do shouldn't exist or shouldn't participate in society however they want.
In fact, the person I know who doesn't believe in the concept of transgenderism *did in fact* vote in favour of trans rights in my country (as did I). They don't understand it and don't agree with the concept, but they still want everyone to have the rights they deserve and know it's not up to them to decide how one defines themselves.
And I think they are not a bigot. by cooligula @sh.itjust.works reason: No defense of TERFism
7 months ago mod
Removed Comment As far as I read, she doesn't say anything about being against trans rights. What I read is that she believes that being trans doesn't change someone's gender, and I think that's different to being a bigot. One can respect trans people without believing transitioning actually changes their gender, because the meaning of gender has evolved, and not everyone agrees (and this is coming from someone who actually agrees).
I think it's important not to use the word "bigotry" as willy nilly, because if people start calling everyone who doesn't agree with them a bigot, the word loses its meaning altogether.
I do believe in people being transgender, but I do have friends that don't *but, nevertheless, respect trans people anyway*. One can believe transitioning doesn't change the underlying gender but still respect the people who do it anyway.
This might sound a bit weird, but I think the principle is very similar:
You can have an atheist and a theist in the same room. Their beliefs are inherently different, but that doesn't change the fact that they can respect each other. by cooligula @sh.itjust.works reason: No defense of TERFism
7 months ago mod
Removed Comment Y'all are why the left is losing. by DragonTypeWyvern @midwest.social reason: Defense of TERFism
7 months ago mod
Removed Comment i love idiots spouting this grandiose nonsense that don’t realize humanity is a blip and 99% or so of all species that ever existed on this planet are gone
anyone paying attention to reality right now knows this needed to be resolved 30 years ago
hope you didn’t have kids
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8 months ago mod
Removed Comment Your wireless router probably comes with a guest network feature. Use it.
Though that won't help when the device itself is ratting you out for everything you type into it. by neuracnu @lemmy.blahaj.zone reason: Unrelated, maybe a bot?!
8 months ago mod
Removed Post Transgender row rape charity starts new service for biological women reason: Deleted by mod
8 months ago mod
Removed Comment What would be the solution here? Trying to maintain fairness in sports is just gonna be a game of wack-a-mole. Women's leagues were created because it was believed they couldn't compete at the same level. Its argued that Trans women shouldn't play in women's leagues because they had too much testosterone, but some biological women also have increased testosterone. Should the league someone qualifies for be determined by testosterone measurements? Just have everyone qualify for men's leagues unless they can prove they're testosterone is below a specific threshold? by School_Lunch @lemmy.world reason: This is not the space to argue for excluding trans folk
8 months ago mod
Removed Comment They certainly do. What do you do when a small historically marginalized group may have an advantage at something but has not in any way been shown to completely dominate in it? What's fair? To let them participate or to bar them and force them to compete with people who are definitely significantly advantaged over them? Or do you create a set of rules to ensure things are as balanced as possible without being outright discriminatory? by captainlezbian @lemmy.world reason: This is not the space for making space for transphobic talking points.
8 months ago mod
Removed Comment It's almost like this issue is more complicated than just "if you don't support trans women in sports, than you're a right wing fascist and not a leftist."
It's not binary, and it's not team sports, puns intended.
Dave Chappelle makes a great point about this on one of his specials. "If LeBron James got a sex change today, should he be allowed to play for the WNBA and score 800 points per game?"
If I was a girl, or had daughters that were aspiring athletes, and trans women came in and started beating records to the point no women could compete with...? This is real and has happened.
It's a complicated issue. The people who say you're not a leftist if you even question this at all, aren't actually leftists themselves, their just ignorant assholes.
**The billionaires are happy we're arguing about this, instead of talking about taxing the wealth they did not earn and do not deserve.** by Yawweee877h444 @lemmy.world reason: Deleted by mod: Transphobia
9 months ago mod
Removed Comment What the fuck do genitals have to do with a goddamn board game??
WHY ARE WE ALLOWING ASSHOLES TO LIVE?? by FreakinSteve @lemmy.world reason:
Hello!
Please mind Blahaj's community guidelines. We get that people are getting frustrated by the constant transphobic abuse, but comments such as yours are still discouraged.
9 months ago mod
Removed Comment They do not have the same cultural and social barriers (the relevant ones here being exposure to chess, peer interest in chess, and adult encouragement to participate in chess) if they were raised as boys... Especially when we're talking about young teens who have only recently transitioned. by verdigris @lemmy.ml reason: Dubious arguments
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Removed Comment I mean, in exactly the same way as a cis man's would? It's the entire reason gendered divisions exist in chess. by verdigris @lemmy.ml reason: Dubious arguments
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Removed Comment Nobody was ever arguing there was a biological advantage... As the comment you replied to pointed out, it's about socialization. Since that mostly happens as children, those who transition as teens have already experienced much of that. by verdigris @lemmy.ml reason: Dubious arguments
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Removed Post Bridging the Divide: Bisexual and Pansexual Identity Conflicts reason: Transvitae
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Removed Post California Judge Sides with LGBTQ+ Groups in Grant Funding Fight reason: Deleted by mod
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Removed Comment Nothing concrete, it was just [a widespread practice to molest boy-children under your apprenticeship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pederasty_in_ancient_Greece) and to sodomize other adult men as an act of power, privilege, and pleasure. You would have been considered a bit peculiar not to do so, were you able.
Technically, both acts were perceived as straight, as male heterosexuality hinged upon being in the penetrative role, but I was just trying to be funni before I noticed the community by F/15/Cali@threads.net @sh.itjust.works reason: What aboutism
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Removed Post I AM TOTALLY DATING ALEXSYSTEM reason: Troll
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Removed Post i made stickers reason: Queer stickers are good, but spruiking them can't be your only involvement in the community, otherwise, it's just spam
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Removed Post The reality is that there are not just two genders. reason: Blog spam
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