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[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 161 points 5 days ago

So, according to Musk, a woman that has had a medically necessary hysterectomy is no longer woman? What is she, then, Elon?

[-] ada 167 points 5 days ago

No. Musk and other transphobes don't actually believe what they believe because of the reasons they state. They believe what they believe, and say whatever feels right in the moment to support their hate, and don't care in the slightest if it contradicts another of their beliefs somewhere else. The hate is the point. The words are just window dressing.

[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

The hate stems from fear, fear stoked by people who stand to gain from the divisiveness that's created. Many even start to believe their own faulty rhetoric as it gives them a rush of power and control.

[-] ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 points 5 days ago

Yep. People can and obviously are swayed by Musks transphobia. But they're not swayed because he comes up with a singular definition they agree with. They're swayed because his pattern of exclusion is designed to stoke fear. The successive anti trans comments, the support from other bigots, and the fear narratives all tell people they should be nervous about trans folk. And then the messages keep coming, and the uncertainty changes to fear.

Which is to say, celebrating a "gotcha" in a transphobes wording, might feel good in the moment, but pointing out the contradiction doesn't make any meaningful difference to people who are already feeling that fear and anxiety.

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