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Re:Revolutionary Ideas in Science, Math, and Society [video] by antidesitter on Thursday March 21, 2019 @11:48PM (#19459477)
Can you explain how “his arguments against C-16” are “transphobia”?

> I've described the content of Peterson's work

You’ve done no such thing. Not at any level above name-calling, anyway.

Re:Revolutionary Ideas in Science, Math, and Society [video] by pryce on Friday March 22, 2019 @12:05AM (#19459522)
I've described the content of and linked to the full text of C-16 elsewhere in this thread. Have you read it before?

> You’ve done no such thing.

I don't mean to say my description is comprehensive, I mean that people objecting to my analysis so far and claiming I am unfamiliar with his work haven't even bothered to mention any specific ideas from his work, and it is hard to take their objections seriously.

Re:Revolutionary Ideas in Science, Math, and Society [video] by antidesitter on Friday March 22, 2019 @12:29AM (#19459610)
> I've described the content of and linked to the full text of C-16 elsewhere in this thread.

Did you even read my question? Linking to C-16 is not explaining how “his arguments against C-16” are “transphobia”.

> haven't even bothered to mention any specific ideas from his work

Neither have you, which is what the people you’re referring to are objecting to.

Re:Revolutionary Ideas in Science, Math, and Society [video] by pryce on Friday March 22, 2019 @03:03PM (#19465789)
Linking to C-16 is not explaining how “his arguments against C-16” are “transphobia”.

Of course it isn't, but it allows me to know what you are and aren't already familiar with, so I can know whether I need to first explain that part of it or not. I have accused Peterson of 'fearmongering' regarding this bill, and a substantial part of that is a deeply misleading characterization of the bill.

I am trying to understand "are you familiar with C-16 through Peterson's portrayals of it and secondary commentary, or are you familiar with the primary text of the bill itself". I am also curiou whether you've seen the primary text around the time of the controversy and, or whether you've seen the text of the bill only after seeing it linked here.