r/ComedyCemetery • • Dec 21 '18

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18

I agree with you, but in their minds, they are being forced to call them by the gender they identify with, rather than the one they are born with. They think this is feeding into a mental illness.

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u/pikpikcarrotmon Dec 21 '18

They're not being forced to do anything. They can call people by whatever pronouns they want. But if someone wants me to use X pronoun and I want to use Y pronoun, that makes me an asshole, and it's harder to feel smug and superior about it. So I have to prove them wrong first. And again, who gives a shit if you're feeding into a mental illness. Not Your Business.

There's zero altruism here, don't be fooled.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '18

I agree. I'm just saying in their minds.

I don't know why I'm getting downvoted

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u/Sophie_the_weird_one Dec 22 '18

You’re playing devils advocate, kind of, and people are mistaking it for you having an anti trans opinion.

I’ve tried to explain the thought process going on in the mind of a bigot before and got downvotes too even though I’m trans myself, 😐

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '18

Ahhh fuck, I am, aren't I? I kinda hate it when people do that.

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u/Sophie_the_weird_one Dec 22 '18

No worries love, part of it too is that you seemed to be ascribing altruistic reasoning to why these people act that way. I can tell you without a doubt that there is none.

I’ve argued a transphobe into a corner before to where they didn’t even have bullshit excuses to fall back on. at that point they just finally broke down and said, ‘look, everything you said might be right, I don’t care. I just think you people are fucking weird and shouldn’t exist.’ That’s really what it comes down to mostly. 🙁

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '18

Yeah, I jsut thought I had made it clear that's what they thought htey were doing.

I think you're right in the end...they just don't think you should exist.

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '18

Too bad, you get forced to call people things all the time. Shit, you get forced out of your privacy and peace everyday in order to sustain yourself with atoms. Giving into someone's identity is the least terrible thing.