Re:The curious star appeal of Jordan Peterson
by upofadown on Saturday January 20, 2018 @07:47AM
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The "it is illegal to use the wrong pronoun" interpretation is only widely accepted by those who have trouble with the definition of the word "discrimination". If I use the wrong pronoun when referring to someone it might rise to the level of harassment if I do it deliberately and repeatedly. It can't be a violation of an anti-discrimination law because it isn't discrimination.
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Re:The curious star appeal of Jordan Peterson
by tomohawk on Saturday January 20, 2018 @08:09AM
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I see. So If I insist that my pronoun is "his majesty" and others don't use it, that would be harassment?
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/29230/
For those of us who think that objective reality is more important than what someone's feelings may or may not be, this imposition of a speech code is clearly harassment.
Re:The curious star appeal of Jordan Peterson
by aalleavitch on Saturday January 20, 2018 @08:42AM
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No. That wouldn't be harassment. Here is the Canadian legal definition of harassment: https://www.crcvc.ca/docs/crimharass.pdf
Now, if I repeatedly followed you around, loudly mocking you and your use of "his majesty" and interfering with your life, then yes that would be harassment.