Which is pretty incredible all by itself. But people seem to be very susceptible to contracting this kind of mind-virus and then becoming instrumental in spreading it. But at the root of these things are some very malicious people. One of them is on trial in NL right now, and I'm really happy to see the structural and deliberate approach to finding out where the limits on just being able to spout off are. The damage these characters do is real, and - ironically - the biggest risk to free speech comes from them.
Such a weird meme, why are people so obsessed with this idea of genitals being inspected these days.
Feels a bit like the obsession with koro or fan death. Like come on, no-one wants to look at your nob or your gash, no-one is demanding this. A very silly suggestion.
https://www.out.com/politics/2021/4/16/florida-lawmakers-pas...
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ohio-lawmakers-advance-tran...
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-jersey-playbook/202...
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/06/17/after-backlash-gop...
How do you know? Presumably you’re not doing a genital inspection on most people.
If you assume you can just tell, it’s easy to err into many false positives. (A section of the American far right seems to genuinely believe that Michelle Obama is trans — not just as an insult they like to throw around, but literally.)