"or why such a view should not be grounds for institutionalization"
Haha, it's a really fascinating example of Orwell's doublethink. Very similar to the "black people can't be racist, because racism is prejudice plus power" mindset.
When you ask some people whether black people can be racist, they genuinely believe the answer is "no." They…
"or why such a view should not be grounds for institutionalization"
Haha, it's a really fascinating example of Orwell's doublethink. Very similar to the "black people can't be racist, because racism is prejudice plus power" mindset.
When you ask some people whether black people can be racist, they genuinely believe the answer is "no." They haven't thought about how this implies that black people are inherently powerless, they don't acknowledge the the word "racist" already has a definition that is different to this, the dogma must be accepted completely and uncritically.
Same for "trans women are women."
They haven't really thought about what a woman is or what a trans woman is or what it means to equate them, the dogma must be treated as a fact in and of itself.
What makes it glaringly clear that transwomen aren't 'the most marginalized people ever' is that marginalized people are *powerless*, or at least far less powerful than other groups. Transactivists have an outsized power to shut down speech, deplatform, and get people fired if they don't tow the trans party line. If they were truly 'the most marginalized people ever' they wouldn't have this power.
"or why such a view should not be grounds for institutionalization"
Haha, it's a really fascinating example of Orwell's doublethink. Very similar to the "black people can't be racist, because racism is prejudice plus power" mindset.
When you ask some people whether black people can be racist, they genuinely believe the answer is "no." They haven't thought about how this implies that black people are inherently powerless, they don't acknowledge the the word "racist" already has a definition that is different to this, the dogma must be accepted completely and uncritically.
Same for "trans women are women."
They haven't really thought about what a woman is or what a trans woman is or what it means to equate them, the dogma must be treated as a fact in and of itself.
What makes it glaringly clear that transwomen aren't 'the most marginalized people ever' is that marginalized people are *powerless*, or at least far less powerful than other groups. Transactivists have an outsized power to shut down speech, deplatform, and get people fired if they don't tow the trans party line. If they were truly 'the most marginalized people ever' they wouldn't have this power.