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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

That doesn’t explain why. And the why here is important. Essential.

[-] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

He didn't lose a son because she is transgender. He lost a child because he's a shitty father. And he thinks he lost a son because he is also a transphobe who refuses to accept her daughter. The why isn't her gender, the why is Musks transphobia and shitty parenting.

IMO if you want to normalize trans people you should treat them like people and not stick a huge "transgender" sign above them.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

If a lazy American just reads that Musk's daughter disowned him, they're not going to understand why and they will be less inclined to read on. I'm afraid that's just how things are.

[-] tacticalsugar 5 points 1 year ago

Headlines don't typically contain the entire context. You have to actually read the article for the why.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

And Americans often don't read past the headlines.

[-] tacticalsugar 4 points 1 year ago

That's not what we're talking about.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Seems to me like that's exactly what we're talking about- explaining things simply to lazy Americans.

[-] tacticalsugar 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We're talking about whether or not it's dehumanizing to constantly other trans people in a way that doesn't apply to cis people. You kinda seem like you just want an argument though.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It looks more like what you were talking about than what anyone else was talking about:

On top of that, the person I initially responded to agreed with my point.

[-] tacticalsugar 2 points 1 year ago
[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

That's absolutely not how that expression is used. At all.

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