Comment on Schools in England and Wales using ‘gender toolkit’ risk being sued by parents
MossyFeathers@pawb.social 5 months agoI mean, I can change it if it really bothers you that much. I just didn’t want to potentially confuse people by using terms they might not be familiar with. Ironically it seems I might have done that anyway.
To be clear, I’m trans-femme enby, though I’m not exactly in a place right now to be able to medically or socially transition irl. Despite that, people saying “assigned at birth” or “birth sex” or whatever doesn’t really bother me. To me it’s just different ways of saying “this is who they were thought to be until they discovered their true selves”.
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 5 months ago
"I hate cops" wasn't a reply to you, friend. Nor about you. I was calling doctors cops and doing so in response to someone saying "respect doctors" as if that forgives their participation in systems of oppression. To be clear I respect doctors in so far as they treat gunshot wounds, hate them in so far as they snitch on the fact to the feds.
I thought about explaining the reasoning for the distinction I insisted on making (it was for others' benefit) but I didn't want to reply to you again 'cause I feared coming off as a dick.
AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 5 months ago
i do not know how to explain to you that the concept of an assigned sex at birth is not a system of oppression
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 5 months ago
Yeah, I have trouble explaining falsehoods, too.
Me? I tend to avoid the difficulty by not spreading lies, but you do whatever works for you, darlin'.
AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 5 months ago
the M or F on one’s birth certificate is not an immutable doctrine, it’s a jumping off point. it’s a starting place so you can see if you like one side before switching to the other. and it’s a starting point that works for 99% of the population. if we as a society get to the point that there is exactly zero stigma attached to deciding you like the other side, or the middle, or some other fantastical place better than the side your penis, vagina, or lack thereof put you on, then I don’t see the point in going further than that
MossyFeathers@pawb.social 5 months ago
Eh, I figured you probably weren’t talking about me, but I wanted to make sure. I just wanted to make sure I hadn’t made you upset, so no worries. I decided to change it anyway.
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 5 months ago
We are and have been good. I do want to stress however that not having transitioned by circumstance or choice does not mean you own anyone deference during intracommunal discussions.
MossyFeathers@pawb.social 5 months ago
I’m aware, just wanting to be considerate, that’s all.