kenmaclean Archive

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0	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? If you don't believe that chromosomes are what makes a male a male then what does? Fucking anatomically being a male. I've explained this so many times, and apparently no arrangement of words can put the extremely simple concept into your head. We define the state of a person by their anatomical reality, not their irrelevant genetics. That's how we do it for deaf people, that's how we should be doing it for gender. It's not science, it's nomenclature. Have a good life. Hopefully one where you ta…	/r/MensRights	20/03/18 10:54 PM
0	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? so you didn't read any of my reply did you? I'll make it shorter so there's a chance you'll read it. Anatomically deaf and genetically deaf are different things. Anatomically male and genetically male are different things. We decide a person is deaf based on anatomy, and by that standard a trans woman is a woman. You decide to use a different standard for these two, without giving a reason.	/r/MensRights	20/03/18 01:23 PM
0	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? I don't get why you define deaf one way and gender the other. You've done it to suit your argument but there's no rational for how you define them besides "that's how everyone defines them", which I disagree with. You say being deaf is different because surgery can fix it, but surgery can fix all gender characteristics. You say genetics don't matter to being deaf or not because that state can be changed through their life, so can all gender characteristics. There's not a reason male is defined a…	/r/MensRights	19/03/18 11:34 PM
1	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? I don't see anyone winning an argument that the human body is more sacred than the human brain. If I'm preserving one in it's current state, it's the brain. Being sure is hard. But people give it a lot of thought. People will realize it by the time they're 11 and spend the next 10 years coming up with excuses to not do it. They'll come up with a reason why it's wrong, and stick with it until the reason is disproved, then find another reason. If they're really not sure they'll talk to a psycholog…	/r/MensRights	17/03/18 04:12 PM
0	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? so when you say "biologically a man" you mean "genetically a man". Sure, fine. But a deaf person who we cure is still "genetically deaf" and a person who loses hearing from injury is still "genetically hearing able". and when you say "We do not have the technology to change a man to a woman" you mean "we do not have the technology to change a mans genes to a womans genes". And when I ask you why it matters you can't give a reason. Genes mean nothing, they're the original blueprint, but the physi…	/r/MensRights	17/03/18 03:45 PM
0	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? so they'd look like a woman, you'd treat them like a woman in every way, but you wouldn't call them a woman. I don't get why you want to draw a line there. "trans woman" and "cis woman" aren't perfectly identical, but "trans woman" explains their situation a hell of a lot better than "man", so why would you use the second one?	/r/MensRights	17/03/18 02:04 AM
0	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? there are a lot of differences more important than genetics, most of which we can fix. You could literally marry a woman without knowing they're trans but you'd still insist they're a man because a blood test would show it? And if a blood test showed a man as a woman, you'd treat them as one? Why do we need to fix the blood test? You're never going to deal with it, them being trans is medical history, it's not relevant to their lives once it's done. Their genes mean nothing to anybody but their …	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 11:54 PM
0	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? So, it's entirely their genetics that makes them a man or a woman? that's the line in the sand for you? If a black person does a blood test and finds they're 75% european, just really dark looking, are they no longer black? If a girl undergoes gene therapy, is visibly unchanged and says they're a man, you believe them to be more of a man than the bearded trans guy who could pick you up in one hand? Their physical body has to come into play in this equation, but there's no reason the genes should…	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 11:36 PM
1	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? I'd still prefer medicine to change the body than the brain. If a heart condition could be cured by brain surgery instead of a pacemaker, I'd rather the pacemaker myself. I like my brain the way it is, it's literally who I am. My body is a poorly designed pile of meat I use to get around. it's hard to explain, and I don't speak for everyone with what I'm about to say. It's not a feeling of "I don't fit in with this gender" it's a feeling of "I don't fit in with this body". A trans woman can hate…	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 11:28 PM
1	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? I'm asking you to stop talking about trans people like the changes they've been through have done nothing. You talk about trans men like they're women and trans women like they're men. They never are. I can tell that Blair Whites a man, I can tell Bailey Jay is a man, you have to have insanely good bone structure to successfully pass. They don't have to be models. Even a previously manly man can pass better than some cis women, with enough effort. Trans women can get married without their partne…	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 03:06 PM
1	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? Whats wrong with trans people just coming out and saying "Out of respect and with dignity we would like you to refer to us as our preferred sex as to do so is polite and conducive to civility. We may not be biologically male/female, which we recognise, but we make this request for our own health and happiness" the fuck do you think they've been doing? Spend less time on meme subreddits and meet an actual trans person before you judge them. Man is not woman if you slap a pair of tits on and woman…	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 02:28 PM
0	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? so, an article on the daily signal, a super conservative website that unironically supports guns in schools, using the paper written by one doctor, who is talking exclusively about the immorality of children being encouraged to transition when showing symptoms. It doesn't show any sort of consequences, there's no data saying these were false claims, there's no new data whatsoever in this document. The science of this paper is the author repeating somebody else's findings and saying "Not good eno…	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 02:05 PM
1	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? We have a term for the concept of changing your gender mentally, rather than physically. It's called psychological horror. You can't just change that much about a persons mind without a damn good reason. It's easy to fix the meat, it's hard to change a brain in a way that wouldn't be terrifying. The only reason you'd want to do it your way is to avoid the hassle of acting like an adult when seeing the in-between steps. If you care about the mental health of a trans person, the last thing you wan…	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 01:19 PM
1	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? 50% of my parents have had a suicide attempt, and they're completely fine now. Attempts aren't rare or really indicative of their lifelong mental health. All it means is they've dealt with depression and didn't die. And again, that includes suicide attempts before transitioning. Gender dysphoria, the thing they're curing, is what does this, not the act of transitioning.	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 01:12 PM
0	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? whose science is it backed by? Not psychology, that's for damn sure.	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 01:08 PM
-2	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? do some research before you call out bullshit. that's suicide attempts. suicides is about a tenth of that, as is the usual distribution. And there's a bias, trans people are more likely to have therapists who report it, cis people never bring it up after it happens. And that suicide attempt rate includes people who had a suicide attempt before transitioning, you know, since you can't un-have a suicide attempt. But yeah, it's still high. The reason why isn't hard to figure out. Transitioning trad…	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 01:20 AM
-4	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? When you say "biologically male", if you're just talking about the genes, say "genetically male", because that's about the only difference. For what possible reason would you give a shit about genes at that point?	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 01:07 AM
0	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? I'm trying to have an argument, on the internet, home to all arguments, and failing somehow.	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 12:15 AM
1	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? going way back to the start, a born male who identifies as male is trans, and identifies as male. That's just grammar. You've got bigger problems I was hoping you'd justify in some way. Still waiting. I'm sure you're an intelligent, wonderful human being somewhere under there, just trying to find out what you're not understanding that's caused our little disconnect.	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 12:10 AM
1	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? I'm not going to say infinite, I'm not going to say two. so is fucking around a defense mechanism while thinking of some great argument or are you already confronting the fact that you don't have any argument with any basis? I'm still waiting, but my patience has limits.	/r/MensRights	16/03/18 12:04 AM
-2	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? it's studied by psychologists, who recommend what as the "cure"? They recommend transitioning. Because the problem is not being trans, it's being trans and not doing anything about it. It's called gender dysphoria, it's a problem that is solved by transitioning. And the difference between these analogies is there's no loss by transitioning. Transitioning cures dysphoria, allows the people to live happier lives. It's only a positive, except for people who don't want to learn about it or trust the…	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 11:45 PM
0	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? it's a bounded set of a nonspecific number of items. I'm not talking about otherkin or whatever bullshit meme you believed to be a real thing. Being trans is just fixing your body to match your gender. it's not "you're whatever you believe you are", you're still human. Stop comparing shit to other shit and tell me what the problem is with trans people specifically.	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 11:43 PM
-6	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? a hundred years ago you couldn't change your hormones, twenty years ago the best you could do was cutting off your dick. Today SRS is close enough to the real thing you can't tell without a gynecology degree or an MRI. Nobody is pretending they're a woman, they sure as hell don't meet the requirements to be anything else. Give it 20 years, we'll change the chromosomes too. But I bet you still won't be happy. Because it's not a problem of "literal biology" to you, I guarantee you've got another a…	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 11:36 PM
1	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? I don't necessarily agree with the affirmative action, but I understand it, empathize with it and the majority of these people frankly don't. They think it's reparations for past problems, they don't see it's to solve a problem very real today. They've seen modern movies turn liberal and assume the world has caught up, yet in the heart of liberal toronto I'll still find plenty of people are transphobes. We're getting there, but affirmative action speeds it up and gives a chance to those being ro…	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 09:28 PM
2	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? valid except nobody claimed a person could identify as anything. The limit of rationality lies somewhere around trans people still identifying as fucking people. So I'll ask again, what's your particular problem, or are you just a 13 year old here to pretend latin and memes make you smart and funny?	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 09:22 PM
4	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? you don't identify as trans, you are trans. Saying you identify as trans is nonsense, it's saying your gender is transgender. I identify as a woman, I am trans. See the difference?	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 09:18 PM
0	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? 10/10 argument there mon ami. just the best, can't beat your reasoning, clear, well written, definitely not a 2010 meme you've probably been chuckling at for eight years. can you actually share enough information that I can try to argue with you? what's the crux of your issue? What do you think a transgender person is? a person with a mental illness being indulged? A person with a fetish they're taking too far? Tell me what you think and at least you can be informed.	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 09:17 PM
1	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? that's literally what we mean when we say they identify as something.	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 08:48 PM
-1	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? yeah, fair enough, by admitting i'm being as apologetic as possible I stop being apologetic.	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 08:47 PM
4	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? as in, born female, remaining female, identifying as trans?	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 08:00 PM
-21	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? so a deaf person who thinks they should be allowed to hear shouldn't be given that ability, if possible? I mean, if it's a genetic problem, being deaf is who they are, their own subjective complaints are meaningless against the never erring decision making of biology. Why are you more sure of your opinion than that of actual psychologists? The ones that do this full time and devote their life to studying this. You've given it, what, 2 minutes of thought throughout your life? It's a real thing, g…	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 07:36 PM
-5	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? No they identify as man or woman. trans just means they weren't born that way, it's not an identity, every trans person would prefer to not be trans if that were an option. A trans man doesn't want to be a trans man, they want to be a cis man.	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 07:23 PM
-32	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? but that trans person would have their work rejected from ten places for being trans for every one that would commend them for it. Ideally none would care, but that's not the case. Balancing out the places that it's negative and positive is how you balance the playing field the fastest. Later, we hope to see both kinds of discrimination die. If you don't agree, I at least hope you can understand the act is one of good intentions. They're working to the same goal but they're impatient. They shoul…	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 07:18 PM
-8	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? I tried really hard not to scare them, made it short and sweet and informative without judgement or disagreement or anything. I guess if it's not actively apologizing for their lot in life, they won't like it.	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 07:10 PM
-8	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? lets say 10% of publishers are male dominated and/or white dominated. You can't fix that directly, but you want the industry across the board to have equal opportunities. How do you do it? You do the opposite of what they do, to offset the jobs they're not offering to minorities. If you have an equal number of positions that are women only and men only, it's balanced, men and women have the same opportunity. It's just in different places. It's not as good as removing the racism and sexism elsewh…	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 07:04 PM
-61	Huffington Post writers are chosen mostly based on their gender and race. Isn't that the definition of racism? identifies as a transexual That's not quite right. Not trying to criticize or attack you, just trying to educate. Nobody identifies as trans, that doesn't make sense. People identify as female or male (or nonbinary), and are born as female or male (or intersex). If those don't line up, they are trans. it's not something they identify with, it's a verifiable clear as day fact. It's the twenty years of awkward memories from before they fixed their bodies. Mens rights, I assume, would include trans…	/r/MensRights	15/03/18 06:53 PM