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Re:The Babylon Bee's Twitter account is no longer suspended by masukomi on Friday October 28, 2022 @02:56PM (#33375838)
a simple example: people who get mocked for being bald don't typically get killed for their baldness. People who get mocked for being trans ARE FREQUENTLY killed for their transness. We don't need to protect bald people from mocking, because the consequences are minimal. We need to protect trans people from mocking because the consequences are _maximal_.

trans people are an endangered (in the most literal sense) minority that is not doing anything to hurt others and yet is frequently targeted for many heinous things. Thus, they are special and need our protection.

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Re:The Babylon Bee's Twitter account is no longer suspended by gspetr on Friday October 28, 2022 @03:41PM (#33376670)
>FREQUENTLY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_killed_for_bein...

I see single digits per year. Worldwide. What is your definition of frequently?

If you know of more cases with reliable sources then perhaps the article should be expanded.

While Wikipedia is of course not the most exhaustive source, it ranks quite high in Search Engines.

For many people it is frequently their sole source of information for such issues, which is why I see merit for people who know more than I do about the issue to make the necessary edits to expand the article.

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Re:The Babylon Bee's Twitter account is no longer suspended by illuminerdy on Saturday October 29, 2022 @02:26AM (#33381513)
I don't see why you think that everyone should be blamed for what a handful of others do. Their crimes are not my crimes. That's not the way a free society works.

Also, mocking "trans" people is not a gateway to murder. I mock "trans" people all the time and I've never murdered one or even thought about doing so.

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