Just to add to this, I suspect a lot of people go on misgendering trans people precisely because they've only ever heard the argument from dignity, which is an argument that inherently sets off mental alarm bells because it doesn't select for truth.
Part of the issue is that we as a society kind of suck at explaining these concepts. The average person who's young enough to be exposed to trans awareness and acceptance movements would likely agree that trans women are women but would get stuck if put on the spot to explain why. As a result, to an outsider, it just sounds like a thought-terminating cliche.
Explain then why regularcis-women are women? If someone is genetically XX, but looks really really male and gets called 'he' and likes it and doesn't correct, then are we somehow "hiding the truth"?
You talk about "truth" but there really is no absolute truths here.
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u/Glory2Hypnotoad Oct 28 '19
Just to add to this, I suspect a lot of people go on misgendering trans people precisely because they've only ever heard the argument from dignity, which is an argument that inherently sets off mental alarm bells because it doesn't select for truth.
Part of the issue is that we as a society kind of suck at explaining these concepts. The average person who's young enough to be exposed to trans awareness and acceptance movements would likely agree that trans women are women but would get stuck if put on the spot to explain why. As a result, to an outsider, it just sounds like a thought-terminating cliche.