mid2yur t1_it9masq wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:09 PM

Reply to comment by Electr_O_Purist in A Queer Community Speaks Up for Student After Teacher's Transphobia by wdcmsnbcgay

On a few occasions, yeah. I really don’t care what someone is, identifies as, really whatever. Do what makes you feel happy, truly. Maybe I’m in this mindset from the few times where I was berated and not given a chance to correct myself. But it is something I feel like I must not make a mistake on or risk being yelled at.

Electr_O_Purist t1_it9nc4m wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:17 PM

So, your earlier comment about people’s experience with gender being “pathetic” isn’t the real you, and you’re actually supportive of people’s gender identities, so long as you are not berated about getting it wrong; have I got that right?

I ask because comments like your original one contribute to the high suicide rate of teens who are trans so, I want to make sure that, in your effort to be respected, you don’t accidentally violate your newly stated “do whatever makes you happy” principle.

Is there any chance you’re conflating an experience of someone correcting you with them flying off the handle? Maybe you’ve been a little sensitive to being corrected in the past?

_KnightsDelight_ t1_it9p3bj wrote on October 21, 2022 at 11:31 PM

Bruh what is this a therapy session? Are you gonna redeem of his sins for not getting a stupid fucking pronoun correct? And how the fuck does getting someone’s pronoun wrong contribute to the suicide rate? People are called assholes all day long but it’s not contributing to suicides. You got other problems in life if a simple mistake is driving you to suicide. Smfh.

N8AF t1_itbcgha wrote on October 22, 2022 at 9:59 AM

Clearly, you’ve never been to therapy. This is called a debate on Reddit. Is this your first day on the internet? Using the wrong pronoun doesn't contribute to suicide but bullying folks does. Which is exactly what you folks are doing and I don’t believe you’re anywhere dumb enough not to know this. This has little to do with name-calling and everything to do with intent. Your defenses are all the classic techniques of bullies. Which is what you are. If not, drop it. The only thing guaranteed in life is change. So, what? You have to change some pronouns when addressing some folks. This is not a big deal. This is common courtesy. This is good manners. This is expected when interacting in a civil society. It’s as simple as your cousin Charlie deciding to go by Charles but you insist on calling them Charlie even after they request otherwise. It doesn't matter if you’ve known them your whole life as Charlie. Doesn't matter people are called Charlie every day without issue. Doesn't matter how silly you think it is. It’s not woke to understand that disrespecting people is not ok or acceptable no matter what form that takes. I'm honestly far from woke and even I see the world’s moving on here. Best you get moving with it because the kids coming up have zero tolerance for your kind of bs and are nowhere as forgiving as us old people. Your transparent little “religious freedom” schemes won't last and are doing irreparable damage to any honest religious freedom cases in the future.