literally during a conversation with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ben Shapiro brought up trans people because of course he did i mean he seems obsessed with them, and while Neil's take on everything was generally a verbal shrug of the shoulders, paraphrasing: "Trans people exist and we should work to understand and accept them and we shouldn't legislate to restrict people's rights especially based on fear and made up nonsense" and Ben Shapiro smiled and said "Well if people want rights they should beat me in a debate" I'm sure he'd say he was joking but I'll probably never forget it, like wow Ben tell us how you really feel
"Henceforth no citizen shall enjoy any rights unless they are capable of defeating the self-appointed arbiter of personhood in a debate. But be warned, he will only ever argue in bad faith, has unmatched endurance when it comes to moving goalposts, and if he senses an impending defeat he will simply rattle off a haphazard list of logical fallacies before declaring himself the victor and storming off. Also he will only accept challenges from those who have yet to earn a high school diploma."
Top tier bullshit is Shapiro's speciality.
Ben Shapiro is a fucking idiot and nothing he says should be taken seriously.
very true
i'm afraid i just pulled an all nighter and am deliriously tired so i can't think of anything else to say except SELL THEM TO WHO, BEN? FUCKING AQUAMAN?
i'm going to bed night night
Ben Shapiro: DEBATE ME DEBATE ME DEBATE ME!
This is the stance I've decided to take. I get to be selfish about this, I get to decide what happiness is to me, and I don't have to justify it to anybody. They're not me and they don't have to live in my body. I'm just gonna transition without any input from anybody else because nothing any naysayer has ever said has been helpful.
Edit: and I don't need to explain or declare my transition, either. "Because I'm a woman," should be plenty explanation enough and I won't hear any word about it.
Totally agree.
One day, hopefully soon, I'll take up my pitchfork and debate, argue, and fight for those among us without a voice or those not yet old enough. But I can't do that without the foundation of healthy mental choices that I'm still working on.
So until that day, yeah, they won't be getting anything other than aggressive eye contact.
Honestly, I can't say that I have the mental wherewithal to make it happen, either. Historically, I'll stutter, stammer, freeze, and repeat the same vague, useless, and open-ended answers in a few different ways before letting the other party think they've either won or that we've come to a compromise... and then I'll think of just what I would have wanted to say an hour or more later...
Someday, I'll be able to articulate these things in real-time. Someday, I hope that I will have the wisdom and courage necessary to competently dispute anyone who opposes my own personal freedoms. It's hard, though. We're social creatures and I've been cursed with a sensitivity to rejection, so... I've got some stuff to work out first, yeah.
it's not even being selfish. none of these debate-me-bros are ever acting in good faith
So when do the hormones give me my laser vision?
you only unlock that skill after attending enough transgender classes at the gay agenda meetings in your local LGBTHQ
Why do you think the Republicans are fighting so hard to keep them from you?
Some folks can use it as soon as their egg cracks, but it gets easier with a few months of HRT.
It's kinda random what you get.
I'm hoping for the adamantium claws, myself.
The best defense is a good pair of laser death eyes
The problem is that these idiots are rallied to vote conservative politicians, who then go onto passing laws that are harmful to trans people. You aren't obligated to justify your own existence (and I know first hand how painful and dehumanizing it is to feel pressured into that position), but as a cis ally I'm going to continue defending trans rights in the public discourse.
I can barely imagine the mental and emotional toll it would take on a person to be trans and have to deal with this kind of shit.
Y'all earned the right to be left the fuck alone and live in peace.
It's incredibly frustrating, for sure.
Remember: Never JADE (justify, argue, debate, engage).
and on the other side of this, if you aren’t trans do your part to not be the one asking for justification. just because a conversation is adjacently trans related doesn’t mean you are owed an explanation for personal experience. make an effort to find an appropriate time and place. 🫶
You dont need to justify it, but I'd love to hear about what makes you happy!
Listen, I know politics suck, but if your opponents play and you don't then people like Chaya Raichik get to decide your future for you. Talk with opponents, educate people, expose the manipulation of those who wish you harm, and do deep canvassing.
The point is more "You are not obligated to justify your own happiness for the bad faith (or even good faith) demands of shitheads" more than "We cannot have any discourse on the subject"
For sure, there is no need to waste your time on shitheads, but still gotta represent the homies when you get the chance.
- Damn your fine.
