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Former NFL player running for office says Democrats need to fight for trans people (www.advocate.com)
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“We’re seeing a war against trans individuals being waged by our federal government, and we, as citizens, need to be willing to step up and say this is not OK,” Kluwe said. “The Democratic Party has taken a very defensive posture on trans issues when that’s the absolute wrong thing to do. You don’t make a bully go away by cowering in the corner and say, I’ll agree with you on these little things. That just encourages the bully.

“We need to be full-throated in the attack, saying these are people who pay taxes, who serve in our military, and who are entitled to the exact same rights that every single other American is entitled to, which includes health care and the opportunity to live a prosperous life. We can’t be afraid of the right-wing fear machine. We have to take it to them, show that we’re willing to fight.”

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[–] 1 point 1 week ago* (1 child)

So, in addition to being a transphobic bigot who refuses to defend his point, you alsp dont know how the english language works. Cool.

I supplied definitions because you were imputing a meaning i did not mean to convey. But since you still seem to not get it, lets do go to a dictionary.

Starting with bigotry:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigot

a narrow-minded person who obstinately adheres to their own opinions and prejudices especially : one who strongly and unfairly dislikes or feels hatred toward others based on their group membership

You definitely are adhering to your opinion and prejudice, with regard to your dislike of members of a particular group.

The definition i offered for what i meant was actually a little narrower than merriam-webster's phrasing, but not so much as to be improper usage.

More interestingly, there"s nothing in the dictionary's definition that presumes a bigot is beyond reason or refuses to learn.. I'd be curious what dictionary supports that assertion.

Maybe "transphobia" will be better for you?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transphobia

discrimination against, aversion to, or fear of transgender people

Nope. You openly expressed aversion to transgender folk, and also excused formal imstitutional prejudice as somehow not being transphpbia just because it was presumably not made out of animus.

Except that precluding all trans femms from femm sports is a hat trick of discrimination against, aversion to, and fear of.

I stand by what i said.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

    You definitely are adhering to your opinion and prejudice, with regard to your dislike of members of a particular group

    Quit making shit up. In no way have I said or expressed a dislike of the Trans community. You added this because you know what I have said so far does not match this definition.

    Edit: cause I missed this.

    Nope. You openly expressed aversion to transgender folk, and also excused formal imstitutional prejudice as somehow not being transphpbia just because it was presumably not made out of animus. Except that precluding all trans femms from femm sports is a hat trick of discrimination against, aversion to, *and* fear of.

    More making shit up. I have shown ZERO aversion to trans people. You are making shit up for your own argument. And you tacked on the word fear for literally no reason.

    Prejudice is a weird one. Any restriction on women sports can be considered prejudice, whether trans women are allowed or not. Unless your argument is women sports should be open to everybody, you are showing prejudice as well.

    This is your problem. You do not understand the other side and are completely unwilling to, so you make shit up to justify ignoring others.

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