Stop that It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass sociogenic illness

Re:Stop that It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass soci... by rendall on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @08:02AM (#33878981)

> For the last several decades society put massive pressure on kids to conform to heteronormativity

This is patently untrue. Since the 60s, western society has been increasingly accomodating to the non-gender-conforming. Especially with the rise of the internet, people who once felt isolated with whatever made them different were able to find others like themselves.

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Re:Stop that It’s not Tourette’s but a new type of mass soci... by brookst on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @08:08AM (#33879061)

I wouldn’t say it’s untrue, just incomplete. Kids who present as the “wrong” gender are still much more likely to be bullied by kids and emotionally abused by parents.

But that isn’t a new thing in the past few decades, and indeed it does seem to be getting better.

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