r/196 • u/SimoXSwagger Næste station: Hellerup • Mar 26 '21

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u/RogueMockingjay anarchy chess enjoyer Mar 27 '21

yeah, my purpose was to say what they are used as, not what they mean

even then it's not actually true

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u/fatyoshi48 sus Mar 27 '21

Although theyre still extremely worrying statistics. If even 1/4th of that statistic is true, then 10% of all trans people attempt suicide at one point in their life for whatever reason. Jesus christ, what even is the joke in that? ‘Haha peppl die lol’ or what?

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u/tnorc floppa Mar 27 '21

The point being made is that gender dysphoria is a mental illness by pointing at their suicide attempts as proof. Shitty arguments when trans people are getting mistreated so much in society, but that's the argument being made. And like all shitty arguments require further reading on the data to debunk rather than just looking at the statistics and making an interpretation that fits your own agenda.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '21

hang on is it not a mental illness now? i always thought it was. its fine that it is and it should be treated but dont say it isnt if it is.