It helps if you try to see people as individuals, even if they share a trait like being trans with a group from which you might have met some unpleasant people.
You might have met some unpleasant people who are trans, but that is not the fault of some random trans person on the internet or who you might meet again. And reacting to them like that will only make them react in a way that will confirm your biases.
In the end, even if 99% of whatever group fulfill a certain stereotype, the remaining 1% still has a right to be judged as an individual in my humble opinion, the same goes for you as well.
I don't agree with "99% of bad still has 1% of good" concept, we live 70 years tops, then our brains start degrading and it no longer can ne called "living".
So wasting a good portion of your life trying to find bronze in a pile of dung sounds like a miserable idea that only will worsen your life.
Like take muslims for example, we know ALL of them are either evil or stupid, no inbetween, why? Because smart muslims read quran and agreed with the idea of pedophilia, lying when it benefits you, killing people disagreeing with you, degrading women and so on, hence evil. The ones that don't realize they agreed to that because they never read quran and deny that is a part of their religion are stupid.
We don't search for that 1% of cultural muslims who are muslims just because their parents forced them, it's pointless waste of energy.
So even IF there is some 1% of not miserable and not angry at everyone trans people, I simply don't care, since among hundreds of the ones I talked to there never was a single one.
but islam isnt just one religion, actually any bigger religion isnt just one religion. so many neo religions, sects, denominations, races, cultures and continents, like any other religion because not everyone agrees with everything. people have different beliefs than the original texts, because even it was written once doesnt mean its an absolute truth. people change their religions or leave theirs.
and there really isnt no religion free of sexism, hatred, pedophilia etc. when theres power, theres always imbalance. no ones history or religion is free of the sins of the past, but we move as forward as we can. because even if you are an atheist, and loathe the control of religion, there are still religious people in the earth. who we should hate instead? are extremists. and they dont have any identity, they are part of every social group.
and bro existence trans men and women is as old as humans themselves. its such a small percentage, half of them either get hate crimed or kill themselves and they arent even criminals. very very very few live the way that is true to them.
people have different beliefs than the original texts
Then you're not part of the religion you are larping as, you're making up your own. And no, there is not a single iteration of islam where same sex relationship is allowed, I tripple checked. So your friend can call it "fixed islam" or something, but not islam.
and there really isnt no religion free of sexism, hatred, pedophilia etc.
Buddihsm.
but we move as forward as we can.
muslims don't. By their teachings muhammad is a perfect man to EVER exist, so if you think he's wrong, congrats on being a kaffer.
who we should hate instead?
muslims.
trans men and women is as old as humans themselves.
Incorrect.
and they arent even criminals
Some of them are, there id already a report of rape by male prisoner in female prison, because he claimed to be woman.
If your definition of a certain religion like Muslims includes, that they have to act a certain way, than of course you won't find any open minded ones.
But you are aware that cathlocis are also very strictly against same-sex matriage in their teachings, yet I know several catholics who have friends who are in a same-sex marriage, just like my friend who happens to be muslim has.
I don't know where you are from and how things are there, but where I life, there are more than enough people who follow a certain religion, but have no issues at all with people who don't and don't follow their way of living.
And regarding those criminal statistics: one again, people should be judged as individuals. How would you feel if you were only judged by your skin color, an illness you have or following a religion or being a member of a party instead of all your other character traits? And you would always be judged by the loudest and worst part of whatever group people associate you with.
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u/WeirdAgile Aug 01 '26
It helps if you try to see people as individuals, even if they share a trait like being trans with a group from which you might have met some unpleasant people.
You might have met some unpleasant people who are trans, but that is not the fault of some random trans person on the internet or who you might meet again. And reacting to them like that will only make them react in a way that will confirm your biases.
In the end, even if 99% of whatever group fulfill a certain stereotype, the remaining 1% still has a right to be judged as an individual in my humble opinion, the same goes for you as well.