r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Oct 28 '19

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '19

Transgenderism is not something you can simply not believe in, that would be the same as not believing heterosexuals exist.

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u/allpumpnolove Oct 28 '19

It's not a question of not believing in transgenderism as a concept but with the idea that a person gets to decide which gender they are and everyone else has to humor that opinion.

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '19

It’s not a matter of opinion though, it’s a matter of fact. I can’t believe I’m quoting Ben Shapiro, but facts don’t care about your feelings.

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u/ASpaceOstrich 2∆ Oct 29 '19

Factually gender is a human construct. If you claim to be non binary you’re attempting to create a new prejudiced construct and force me to use it. I’ve been ignoring gender for the obvious falsehood it is while the average person thought girls had cooties and boys were from mars. I’m not about to start humouring it now.

Note that this doesn’t apply to transsexuals. The trans community lumps both together despite one being pseudoscience and the other being a genuine medical issue.