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1009 points n1b0m | 4 comments | 19 Mar 25 11:21 UTC | HN request time: 1.627s | source
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Swoerd123[dead post] ◴[19 Mar 25 12:37 UTC] No.43411056[source]▶
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Zambyte ◴[19 Mar 25 12:43 UTC] No.43411102[source]▶
What was wrong with Harris?
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AlexandrB ◴[19 Mar 25 12:46 UTC] No.43411128[source]▶
Extremist positions on trans issues. To quote Sam Harris: "Congratulations, Democrats. You have found the most annoying thing in the fucking galaxy and hung it around your necks."[1]

[1] https://samharris.substack.com/p/the-reckoning

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pjc50 ◴[19 Mar 25 12:54 UTC] No.43411231[source]▶
I don't think that leaving trans people alone is extremist.
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gadders[dead post] ◴[19 Mar 25 12:57 UTC] No.43411275[source]▶
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sjsdaiuasgdia ◴[19 Mar 25 13:02 UTC] No.43411340[source]▶
Exactly how have trans people affected your life, directly?
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gadders ◴[19 Mar 25 14:19 UTC] No.43412374[source]▶
I have worked with (born male) non-binary people who alternate between wearing male and female clothes. I have seen them enter the female toilets, and win awards for women.

But tbh, this is a daft question. It's like saying you can't have a policy position on gun control unless someone has shot at you.

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1. hobs ◴[19 Mar 25 15:03 UTC] No.43412945[source]▶
Dang you saw a trans person? How many trans people are the equivalent of a loaded weapon? Because that's the completely bonkers question that somehow is being equivocated here - that someone wearing different clothes or identifying differently is a potential harm just waiting to get you... how exactly?

Did you deserve the woman only award? Would you assume that identity to get that award? Are you saying that people dishonestly assume trans identities because its an easy way to assume power in our society? Are you a serious person?

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2. bobalob ◴[19 Mar 25 17:13 UTC] No.43414703[source]▶
This article is a good read, it explains why it's problematic to bestow upon men awards that were intended for women: https://www.filia.org.uk/latest-news/2018/9/21/does-the-appa...
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3. hobs ◴[19 Mar 25 20:24 UTC] No.43416877[source]▶
Apologies, but I really do not care about sports awards or whatever - we're basically at the point in the USA that we're trying (or succeeding) to force de-transitioning because of bullshit like "He took her awards!"

When there's an impact that individual bad actors have, that's why we have individual punishments - we don't punish all men or all women for one bad actor, its nonsensical to treat trans folks as some homogeneous group when they literally embody the opposite :]

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4. bobalob ◴[19 Mar 25 20:52 UTC] No.43417212{3}[source]▶
Understood, but I would still recommend reading that article, as it addresses some of your points and you may find it an interesting perspective.