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[–] 123 points 3 days ago (26 children)

I have a name that can be for boys or girls. For some reason, most people assume it's a girl's name and act accordingly.

When I was a kid, my parents signed me up for basketball. Someone thought it was a mistake for a person with my name to be on the boys team and moved me to the girls team, without telling me or my parents. I will never forget the embarrassment when I showed up to the first practice. I quit on the spot and didn't play basketball after that.

I like specifying the pronouns.

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  • [–] 65 points 2 days ago (13 children)

    We as a society treat children like shit.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 days ago* (5 children)

    And it's a problem nobody cares about, because if you're a kid, no one listens to you because you're subhuman and beneath consideration, and if as an adult you support kids being people, you're accused of being a pedophile.

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