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originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
I think what Network Dude is getting at is, individuals are not normally born with mismatched organs. Nor can you self perceive your way into having mismatched organs becoming properly apportioned.
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: Annee
apples and bumper brackets, though. People are born with AB blood. its from the womb (i.e., "natural"). People have walked the earth with that blood type for thousands of years, and don't seem to weigh into how one would use a restroom.
My uncle is B-. Impossible to find him blood, and he's prone to injury.
Critics are scrutinizing mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor Fallon Fox, after the transgender fighter gave her opponent a concussion and broke her eye socket.
Fox defeated her opponent, Tamikka Brents, by TKO at 2:17 of the first round of their match. Brent’s eye injury resulted in a damaged orbital bone that required seven staples.
In a post-fight interview this week, Brents told Whoa TV, “I’ve never felt so overpowered ever in my life.”
“I’ve fought a lot of women and have never felt the strength that I felt in a fight as I did that night. I can’t answer whether it’s because she was born a man or not, because I’m not a doctor,” she stated. “I can only say, I’ve never felt so overpowered ever in my life, and I am an abnormally strong female in my own right. ”
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: Annee
Here's an example of why "its whats in their heads" might not be the final say in how one is publicly perceived:
originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
That's true, not "normally", but some people are. A minority of people are. Should we discount their personhood and their rights because they're in the minority?
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: Annee
Well, that and she broke the other ladies face in a few places. That's not exactly typical.
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: Annee
Well, that and she broke the other ladies face in a few places. That's not exactly typical.
For me, its kind of revolting. I hold domestic abusers to be among the lowest of scum on Earth. The thought of a man hitting a woman evokes a visceral response from deep within me.
originally posted by: network dude
Actually, yes. If you want to do business that way, and turn away paying customers, you will eventually fail,
Why did you make the distinction about dirty people before?
originally posted by: network dude
On the other hand, should the entire society have to change the way things are done to accommodate this minority?
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: Freija
Yeah, i like my ladies a bit 'rough', but not much into that whole MMA thing.
Im just not a violent person in general.
originally posted by: Freija
originally posted by: LadyGreenEyes
I have no idea where you got that rant from what I wrote. Perhaps you should take a breath,a nd try reading it again. I stated that, if someone has a mental problem that causes a danger to themselves, they need treatment, not special bathroom laws. Where you get the idea that I'd rather see someone shot, I can''t imagine. Your issue, not mine.
Umm? Maybe I got that idea from it being perfectly clear who you were referring to as "some people".
People with a mental issue that makes them unable to accept the sex they were born with ar not a minority.
I ignored your earlier comments but did you think I wasn't paying attention? Do you really think anyone reading this thread doesn't know who you are talking about in you references to "mental Illness". I get it - you don't like trans people. Everyone else gets it too.
The discussion is about people who believe they aren't the sex they were born using the wrong bathroom. I wouldn't think there would be any question regarding the reference. Why would I be referring to anyone else in this discussion Nothing about referencing the people in question, who are making this an issue, means Id want to see them shot. You are just trying to stir up animosity. Well, have fun with that. Not taking the bait.
You stated that one's gender doesn't depend on DNA, which makes it a mental issue. You can't have it both ways, depending on what's convenient for the current argument, you know. Either it's genetic or it's mental. Not one for this argument and the other for that argument.
Frankly, I don't care how someone dresses. They are the one that has to deal with their choices. I do care about people using the wrong bathrooms, and so, clearly, do a lot of other people.
Everyone else here can speak for themselves. Plenty here have spoken quite clearly regarding their biases against people with religious views. That didn't seem to bother you any. So, don't expect me and others with those views to agree with you. We have as much right to not approve as do you. My beliefs don't require your approval, so why do you feel as though yours must demand mine? Believe what you want; just don't demand that everyone agree, or put them down when they don't.
As this thread proves, people arguing on the side of transgender issues are most intolerant.
After having said last week that no decision had been made on pulling next year’s NBA All-Star Game from North Carolina, the league’s commissioner now says the game definitely will be moved if the state’s recently enacted anti-LGBT law isn’t changed. www.advocate.com...
originally posted by: bigfatfurrytexan
a reply to: Annee
It'll backfire on them I think.
It was a bow to political pressure from people who aren't buying tickets and memorabilia. Their fanbase may not be the most intolerant grouping of folks, coming from a large cross section of America. But sports in general are kinda keep LGBT things taboo.
originally posted by: Benevolent Heretic
originally posted by: network dude
On the other hand, should the entire society have to change the way things are done to accommodate this minority?
Well, I asked before and you ignored me, but I'll try again... How does all of society have to adjust or accommodate them? What huge, sweeping change must take place?