Comment on Everybody is fine with celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg making up fake names for themselves, but when someone chooses a name for themselves to suit their gender identity it's suddenly a problem

givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The people who have an issue with that, don’t have an issue with Rafael Cruz making up a white name.

  Nobody is mad at Ted for changing his name. Folks are mad at him for pulling the rope up now that his family is here “legally”, then trying to white wash his identity so you don’t question him on it.

  You’re implying transphobia is a common view.

  It absolutely is. And it used to be a lot worse. Took a lot of people coming out at risk of their lives and livelihoods before we reached even this level of support for transgender civil rights.

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• rumschlumpel@feddit.org ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You’re implying transphobia is a common view.

  It’s not?

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  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Of course not…

    latimes.com/…/lgbtq-trans-people-american-support…

    I think you might be confusing our political system for a democratic one…

    A minority of the populace voted for what’s happening these days. The majority of people just don’t give a shit, they’re fine with people living how they want.

    It’s an important distinction, because the bigots always want the targeted minority to view all of the majority as an enemy.

    If battle lines are just “bigots” vs “non bigots” then the bigots lose every fucking time. That’s why they always try to make it “majority” vs “minority”, dont let them do that. And definitely don’t help them do that with posts like OPs and comments like yours

    Don’t get outsmarted by stupid fucking bigots. A lot depends on it now.

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    • TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You seem to be mistaking “majority” and “common”.

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      • givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        OP literally said “everyone”…

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    • lividweasel@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Thirty-one percent of U.S. adults disapprove of transgender and nonbinary adults living their lives as they wish

      That sure doesn’t sound like a niche thing

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      • givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        So…

        You think 31% is “everyone” like OP said?

        Because if you disagree with both of us, it makes no fucking sense to criticize the person who was off by 59%…

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    • Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      news.gallup.com/…/slim-majority-adults-say-changi…

      Accepting that people can live as they wish is not the same thing as transphobia not being a common view.

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• I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I have an issue with Raphael Cruz making up a white name.

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