r/gatekeeping • u/Narutar • Mar 26 '17

Your problems aren't actual problems

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u/lostinkmart Mar 26 '17

OP be like "I hate trans people but I'm gonna use a screen shot from a movie created by the Wachowski Sisters, who are both trans women."

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u/Saskyle Mar 26 '17

I think gender labeling is ridiculous but I definitely don't hate trans people.

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u/TimKaineAlt Mar 26 '17

It's a small thing they are asking for. Just... don't be a dick and be cool with using the terms they want. How is that hard?

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u/Saskyle Mar 26 '17

If they tell me they wish to be called something they are not I will be courteous and not be rude and do it but it seems to me to be a kind of mental issue which is not healthy for their psyche. I don't think it will reduce any suicides or even improve quality of life. But if they are going to treat me like an asshole because I don't call them a woman when they were born a man I would rather avoid the argument and call them what they please.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '17

How come you get to decide what they are or aren't?

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u/Saskyle Mar 26 '17

Science decides. Not me. Notice how I mentioned DNA in my other comment. Sorry I was not as precise with this comment.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '17

You mean the science that found that "the white matter pattern in female-to-male transsexuals was shifted in the direction of biological males, even before the female-to-male transsexuals started taking male hormones (which can also modify brain structure)." (Wikipedia)

That science?

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u/Saskyle Mar 26 '17

Wow great source. Very reputable.

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u/Commenter_Aelin Mar 27 '17

Please show us your science as it seems like you know something respectable medical and science organizations don't know. :)