Re:The erasure of women from online pregnancy literature
by slibhb on Saturday November 19, 2022 @05:51PM
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I don't believe changing how we talk will help trans people suffer less. But even if it did, I think it's a bad idea to constantly modulate our use of language based on the small probability of offending a small part of the population. And I believe that if you take that view to its end, you'll arrive at a tortured, humorless, jargon-filled newspeak.
Re:The erasure of women from online pregnancy literature
by red_trumpet on Saturday November 19, 2022 @05:57PM
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> I don't believe changing how we talk will help trans people suffer less.
Why don't you believe trans people when they ask you to do this? Apparently you think that you know better than trans people themselves, what will make them suffer. Just for the record (because you asked above): This is exactly what I consider problematic.
Re:The erasure of women from online pregnancy literature
by slibhb on Saturday November 19, 2022 @06:10PM
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No trans person has ever asked me to change how I speak. It seems unlikely that trans people as a group would feel better if everyone changed how they speak. I don't believe gender dysphoria works that way.
Re:The erasure of women from online pregnancy literature
by concordDance on Saturday November 19, 2022 @06:00PM
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I very much disagree but think this is an opinion worthy of discussion, so have upvoted to counter the downvotes.
There are people that feel inherently disconnected from their biological sex, and with the social construct of gender associated to this. Some of them suffer. A lot. So they might want to change their gender. As a society, we have the option to support them, which might be a bit inconvenient. Learning a new name for a person takes time and training. Questioning internalized gender roles can be unsettling. But ultimately, I think it is worth it, if we can help trans persons suffer less. Also personally it was definitely freeing.
So yes, if you deny trans persons this basic support, it makes you look like a prick who chooses his own convenience over their suffering.
Also I don't know if this applies to you, but hate against trans persons definitely exists.