I’m a parent of a “trans identified” teen, so the pronoun dilemma is close to home for me. However, as a society, we cannot tackle this issue only when it impacts us personally —we need to band together as a society to say no to this toxic ideology, and saying no to pronouns is a critical part of this process.
I’m not sorry to say that the basic message of this article and all the ad hoc logic built poorly on top of it, demonstrates cis privilege and a misunderstanding of what being trans means. It’s not hard to grasp that our job as people who never have had to check our understanding is to do just that. So please note that while I am not an expert, neither is the writer of this article. Why? Because we’re not trans. So? Listen to trans people who know better than us. With that, let’s dismantle the key points here.
Firstly, everyone uses pronouns. Even cis men and women you call normal use he/him, she/her. Even if your response to this is to just start using nameself pronouns, which requires you to change the way you talk anyway, pronouns are not just gendered words. It/Its/Itself, We/Our/Ourselves, You/Your, and My/Mine are pronouns. We use them all the time, so using “pronouns” to refer to trans related topics thereabout is indicative of your lack of understanding. And yes, it costs nothing to tell people our pronouns, and very little to ask others for theirs and listen without rejecting their answer. If you don’t understand that, it’s not on trans and GNC people, period.
Then with the second paragraph, it’s impossible for me to know what this is about here because it’s not actually addressing anything. It’s just vague, buzzword filled and hollow tree bark.
As far as the anorexia analogy, weight is based in objective reality while gender, as has long been established and corroborated, is based in the brain. Comparing it to pretending to be an animal, being poor and identifying as rich, and identifying as a different race are all just baseless analogies that miss the mark by a mile.
The claim that trans is a social contagion is also based on blatant bias. If it was, all of the discrimination trans people have faced would have stopped it. If being trans was as negative as that statement implies as well, why should we care if we have no control? And of course… it’s not harmful. Just let people be. Is that so hard? Oh, you think they’ll get surgery too young? Well, that’s already been debunked to death as well. First of all, equally invasive surgeries with higher regret rates are way more common. Second, minors who are close to 18 rarely receive trans related surgery at all. Otherwise they will most likely if anything recieve puberty blockers and/or hormones . Even by then, the chance that “normal” puberty is right for them is known to be way too slim to justify the way our discomfort reinforces systematic transphobia. Stop confusing private parts with gender- They’re private, hence the name.
And I have to wonder who is known to quote the Bible ad nauseum to justify bigotry. Hmmmm… Could it be possible that you’re projecting your repeated use of religion onto gender equality? Yes, that is exactly true. Claims about indoctrination and ideology also amount to the same thing. We are just acknowledging the existence of queer people, but you people are preaching against accepting them.
As far as being forced to remain silent, if this is the battle you picked, you have perfectly illustrated a complete lack of regard about the marginalized people who have continually been silenced and told by us to shut up and get jobs when hiring discrimination exists and makes it difficult for them. If you can’t find some empathy for that, it shows that you are the one in denial. Full stop.
That half of the world buys into this heinous lie just blows my mind. We've personally been living this nightmare for 5 years and everyday more "authorities" push this agenda making it nearly impossible to gain any ground. I find my hope in groups like PITT where I see more and more parents in this unfortunate position who are starting to raise the alarm. I am grateful for you all.
I’m not sorry to say that the basic message of this article and all the ad hoc logic built poorly on top of it, demonstrates cis privilege and a misunderstanding of what being trans means. It’s not hard to grasp that our job as people who never have had to check our understanding is to do just that. So please note that while I am not an expert, neither is the writer of this article. Why? Because we’re not trans. So? Listen to trans people who know better than us. With that, let’s dismantle the key points here.
Firstly, everyone uses pronouns. Even cis men and women you call normal use he/him, she/her. Even if your response to this is to just start using nameself pronouns, which requires you to change the way you talk anyway, pronouns are not just gendered words. It/Its/Itself, We/Our/Ourselves, You/Your, and My/Mine are pronouns. We use them all the time, so using “pronouns” to refer to trans related topics thereabout is indicative of your lack of understanding. And yes, it costs nothing to tell people our pronouns, and very little to ask others for theirs and listen without rejecting their answer. If you don’t understand that, it’s not on trans and GNC people, period.
Then with the second paragraph, it’s impossible for me to know what this is about here because it’s not actually addressing anything. It’s just vague, buzzword filled and hollow tree bark.
As far as the anorexia analogy, weight is based in objective reality while gender, as has long been established and corroborated, is based in the brain. Comparing it to pretending to be an animal, being poor and identifying as rich, and identifying as a different race are all just baseless analogies that miss the mark by a mile.
The claim that trans is a social contagion is also based on blatant bias. If it was, all of the discrimination trans people have faced would have stopped it. If being trans was as negative as that statement implies as well, why should we care if we have no control? And of course… it’s not harmful. Just let people be. Is that so hard? Oh, you think they’ll get surgery too young? Well, that’s already been debunked to death as well. First of all, equally invasive surgeries with higher regret rates are way more common. Second, minors who are close to 18 rarely receive trans related surgery at all. Otherwise they will most likely if anything recieve puberty blockers and/or hormones . Even by then, the chance that “normal” puberty is right for them is known to be way too slim to justify the way our discomfort reinforces systematic transphobia. Stop confusing private parts with gender- They’re private, hence the name.
And I have to wonder who is known to quote the Bible ad nauseum to justify bigotry. Hmmmm… Could it be possible that you’re projecting your repeated use of religion onto gender equality? Yes, that is exactly true. Claims about indoctrination and ideology also amount to the same thing. We are just acknowledging the existence of queer people, but you people are preaching against accepting them.
As far as being forced to remain silent, if this is the battle you picked, you have perfectly illustrated a complete lack of regard about the marginalized people who have continually been silenced and told by us to shut up and get jobs when hiring discrimination exists and makes it difficult for them. If you can’t find some empathy for that, it shows that you are the one in denial. Full stop.
That half of the world buys into this heinous lie just blows my mind. We've personally been living this nightmare for 5 years and everyday more "authorities" push this agenda making it nearly impossible to gain any ground. I find my hope in groups like PITT where I see more and more parents in this unfortunate position who are starting to raise the alarm. I am grateful for you all.