Speech is violence? Not if we want a liberal, intellectual society

Re:Speech is violence? Not if we want a liberal, intellectua... by listless on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @05:53PM (#34812077)

> Everyday on the internet I see trans people threatened, disrespected, or legislated out of existence...

Granted that there is an overreaction happening but that seems largely in response to a rather hostile approach from that community. “If you deadname me I’ll have you banned”. “If you refuse to use my pronouns I’ll have you fired.” “If you say that there are only two genders I’ll drag you”.

This is no way to solve problems in a free society. Let’s trans people be trans. And let people who think there are only two genders think that. Forcing a set of beliefs or values on people is exactly what we should be trying to avoid.

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Re:Speech is violence? Not if we want a liberal, intellectua... by disembiggen on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @06:00PM (#34812158)

>If you say that there are only two genders I’ll drag you

is my drag not free speech too? If one insults me (or says something to me I consider insulting), I should be allowed to insult them right back, right?

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Re:Speech is violence? Not if we want a liberal, intellectua... by listless on Wednesday February 15, 2023 @06:22PM (#34812432)

Yes. I’m just pointing out that what I see as the backlash against trans (which is often unhinged) is simply a response to trans activism, which is likewise unhinged. And that, suppressing the speech of either of those groups is a bad idea.

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