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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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