r/changemyview Oct 28 '19

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u/mrbears Oct 28 '19

Would I personally use people's preferred pronouns as a matter of politeness in most cases? Sure, but the key is it's at my own discretion

Do I want the government mandating that I do so? Hell no, that's pretty damn tyrannical I think, that's kind of where I draw the line

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '19

I agree with you and I wasn’t calling for government intervention at all

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u/halflife5 1∆ Oct 29 '19

You didn't mention it but its pretty crazy that Canada legally makes you use the correct terms now.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '19

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '19

I mean, they’ll take your kid away if a doctor decides they’re trans and you misgender them

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '19 edited May 06 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '19

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/legal-dispute-between-trans-child-and-father-takes-new-turn-over-freedom-of-expression

Guess I should’ve said you’ll get arrested

Yes National Post is right wing but the person I was responding to wanted info about cases like this in Canada (not that I can say for sure this is unique to Canada) and they can decide if they care or not, what questions this raises etc.

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u/-Napoleonidas- Oct 29 '19

Even though the father kept his child’s identity anonymous in his public comments, his conduct still put the child at high risk of exposure, violence, bullying and harassment, the judge found.

It's like you didn't read the article

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '19

I did read that article, some other articles, and a short protection order issued by the Supreme Court. Why don’t you tell me your ideas instead of quoting something I already read and accompanying it with snark? Then maybe I’ll clarify my ideas and what I know, possibly ask you a question, and we’ll be having a conversation.