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You don't need to be unaware of or even dislike a thing to think a particular joke is bad.
See, this is a much better joke than the original comic.
I would like to understand what you're saying better. I assume the original OP was a thread about sports (though honestly I have no idea). Given that context, how should someone in OP's position behave/respond (if at all) to the posts about trans women in sports?
I'm not saying it's okay for him to waste resources, but they can just stop trying to stop him if they want. They could even legalize euthanasia of they really want to test him. He has access to help according to the article.
With regard to obesity, I don't really understand the difference between killing yourself quickly because of poor health and killing yourself slowly because of poor health. Nobody gets to the point of being immobile because they're doing great, but we still don't forcibly control them.
We temporarily confine intoxicated people and/or escort them home because public intoxication is generally illegal. Alcoholism isn't something I've heard of someone being held for against their will. I've heard of repeat offenders being assigned mandatory rehab, but that's not something you get for being drunk at home or for ending up in the ER with alcohol poisoning.
We don't allow people to do dangerous things that might be a liability issue, but it's completely legal to dive in caves and jump out of planes and climb Everest, even though you could be injured or die. We're not trying to protect people from themselves; we're trying to protect ourselves from their lawsuit.
Why are you making it one thing or the other? We can have more than one conversation. Do you think we should shut up about trans rights altogether because all this bickering over such an insignificant number of people is distracting from larger human rights issues?
If it's the case that the conversation itself upsets you because it hurts and you're sick of seeing it, I totally get that; it's valid.
I understand the sentiment behind wanting to protect someone from themselves, but I don't think society has the right to override the rights of others for their own good. We don't lock up obese people or alcoholics or ban anyone from risky adventures. I think if you want to help people you must do so on their terms and with their consent.
It depends on where the kids are in their development. AFAB and AMAB kids are functionally identical until puberty starts. A trans child should, imo, be allowed puberty-prevention treatments so that they can choose what kind of puberty they'd like to have when they're older. And that's sure as heck not doing anyone favors in the athletics department.
Ah, I wondered if it might have been a typo since "mistborn" seems like a more plausible word. I've been meaning to get around to Sanderson since forever, but I didn't do any reading for the longest time, and I've been on a big sci-fi kick since starting up again because I'm mostly interested in stories that use novel premises to examine issues like human rights and the nature of consciousness/life, etc. I've felt like fantasy is too meaningless adventure-y? Not enough induction of personal growth. But I'm in the middle of The Magicians right now, and that's really proving me wrong, and also there was Tehanu. That was a hard book to read because it was so real.
Anyhow, thanks to you both.
But if he's being kept in a hospital, as in against his will, that is a cage. Apologies if that isn't what you meant with that wording.
That's true; I didn't think about that.
Searching Misborn gives me too many different results. Which one?
I think it was a joke about the ambiguity of English in this instance. I find it amusing to willfully misinterpret things sometimes; it keeps the despair off.
I've heard that Mexican families are having their children carry a photocopy of their birth certificate on their person at all times.
I couldn't tell you how many times a snack has pulled me out of suicidal thoughts, so I understand this.
I think forcibly keeping someone confined is one of the cruelest things you can do, to the point that fear of it makes me hesitant to seek help myself. He deserves his freedom even if he uses it to die.
I think the trans women who are passionate about their sport disagree with you. Why would you just be okay with letting someone literally lose their hobby or even career over their gender? It's dehumanizing.
I don't see what harm this conversation has. People who aren't terrible will be better educated and people who are terrible weren't trans allies in the first place. What have we lost?
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Frankly they can call me a biological male all day if they want to deliver some hormones to a girl who needs them.
You know they're going to stop that, right? They're not going to allow people to transition at all if they get their way.
Assuming you're genuinely uninformed and confused, trans women do not have any advantages over cis women if they've been on HRT. The lack of testosterone affects the body dramatically. You can see evidence of this in the fact that trans women aren't dominating any of the competitions which have allowed them.
Furthermore, sports were never fair in the first place. Some people are more naturally gifted in various areas than others. There are actually cis female athletes who have been forced to medically lower their natural testosterone levels in the name of fairness, and that's some Harrison Bergeron shit.
The fuck do you mean "but the truth was disgusting" Like salmonella soup isn't?
Who the hell is both on Lemmy and new to Cyanide and Happiness?
