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Re:Our fundamental right to shame and shun the New York Times by RangerScience on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @10:15PM (#30774090)
> But I certainly have the right to point out that transgender biological males aren't

I... don't think you do, actually. I would argue that you should be able to start a conversation about the differences between trans women and cis women without that fear, but that's a) rather different than "pointing out" and b) highly dependent on how you go about that (and c), not a right, legally or morally).

It's akin to me going "your comment shows you to be an asshole" and me going "hey I'd like to talk to you about how you said that so you can say it without pissing people off."

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Re:Our fundamental right to shame and shun the New York Times by da39a3ee on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @07:52AM (#30777495)
Don’t be silly. A man who decides they want to be a woman is a human being who should absolutely be sympathized with and treated kindly, but simply isn’t a woman. That’s such an obviously reasonable opinion (even if you disagree with it) that there’s no need to tie yourself up in knots worrying about the difference between “pointing out” and “starting a conversation”. Yes, I mean “right” in an informal or moral sense, not legal.
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