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Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by meragrin_ on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @04:19PM (#27609709)
> predatory trans women

How about predatory men pretending to be trans-women?

Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by Latty on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @08:05PM (#27612219)
Even if we ignore the fact this is a nonsense non-issue that isn't solved by the "solution" of forcing people into bathrooms by biological sex rather than gender identity, it's still nonsense.

You've just created a world where predatory men pretend to be trans men, who are now legally required to use women's bathrooms.

At least most trans women are trying to express in a feminine way (disregarding the issues with women—cis and trans—being discriminated against for not being “feminine enough” by someone's standard), with this "solution", you've just normalised people actively trying to be as masculine as possible going into women's bathrooms. Congrats.

(Of course, predation in bathrooms is illegal, why on earth would someone who is willing to break that law be stopped by another one saying they aren't meant to be there? It's literally the same nonsense argument used by homophobes to argue we shouldn't allow gay people into those spaces.)

Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by eropple on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @06:15PM (#27611221)
If you're going to hypothesize, doesn't it obligate you to substantiate the claim?

Are predatory men pretending to be transwomen a problem on any statistically noticeable level?

Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by meragrin_ on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @07:07PM (#27611710)
I'm not hypothesizing anything. I'm pointing out that "someone who's biologically male in the women's room" doesn't have to mean "predatory trans-woman" but could be "predatory man pretending to be trans".
Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by eropple on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @08:58PM (#27612602)
And I'm asking you, when you are just-pointing-out, if it's actually happening in a way that is statistically recognizable and thus a contribution to the discourse in question, or if it's not.
Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by ENIanDEM on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @05:22PM (#27610562)
Can we please return to some semblance of reality?
Re:A backlash against gender ideology is starting in univers... by meragrin_ on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @07:29PM (#27611905)
The reality is predatory men already invade women's restrooms for perverted reasons. You don't think they would not be emboldened by being able to shame people for being transphobic to increase their chances of getting away with whatever they are doing?