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originally posted by: JustJohnny
a reply to: Boadicea
I think you mean...
That is why pretending the actions of random individuals is a fair representation for any large group of people is a logical fallacy
originally posted by: JustJohnny
a reply to: Boadicea
That is why pretending the actions of random individuals is a fair representation for any large group of people is a logical fallacy with its own funny little Latin name..
originally posted by: Serdgiam
a reply to: Boadicea
This is all just so bizarre to me.
I think what I find most bizarre is that I genuinely couldnt tell if the interviewer was serious or not. Im 99% sure now, but even that last 1% is.. disconcerting.
Yanniv clearly has serious issues. Thats one topic here.
The other is just how we are handling this as a society. It just doesn't seem that complicated to me, but when I cant tell whether someone like Hughes is sincere or not.. I think we have a serious problem on our hands. [snip] Kind of only tangentially related to the OP, I suppose, but there are so many layers here that speak to some pretty dysfunctional social dynamics.
So you must condemn the calls for banning guns, yes? Because a few wackos shooting up Walmarts and the like, is definitely not a fair representation of the large number of people who legally own guns. Am I right, that you do NOT support the call for banning guns?
It's a pertinent comparison, before someone cries "off topic."
originally posted by: Boadicea
a reply to: KansasGirl
So you must condemn the calls for banning guns, yes? Because a few wackos shooting up Walmarts and the like, is definitely not a fair representation of the large number of people who legally own guns. Am I right, that you do NOT support the call for banning guns?
It's a pertinent comparison, before someone cries "off topic."
It's an excellent comparison, invoking the same principles and logic. Quite pertinent.
Thank you!
originally posted by: 57ORM1IV
a reply to: Boadicea
Same! I’m all for individuality but when it starts to impede on someone else’s.. what then?
originally posted by: KansasGirl
Thank YOU for the thread. All I knew about this guy was that he was pissed that a salon wouldn't wax his balls. Obviously it's way worse than that.
DescriptionTERF is an acronym for "trans-exclusionary radical feminist". Coined in 2008, the term is applied to a minority of feminists who espouse transphobic sentiments, including opposition to transgender rights and the inclusion of trans women in women's spaces, or who reject the assertion that trans women are women. Wikipedia
originally posted by: Serdgiam
a reply to: Boadicea
Yeah, I dont have any issue whatsoever if someone wants to identify as.. really whatever they want.
That only starts to cross a line when I am required to actively support and get involved with getting others to actively support it.
I have zero issues using preferred pronouns. Even there though, Im honestly not going to learn all the "xir" stuff. This is viewed as a vitriolic personal assault by some, and here again we walk well into "bizarre" territory.
This Yanniv character epitomizes what me (and you, as far as I can tell) have been very reasonably stating; Maybe we arent doing this right?
originally posted by: 57ORM1IV
I feel vile because I genuinely DO believe some people are born in the wrong body...
...but we do need solid social regulations on Transgender Transexual and Transitioning..