Just Don't call me Karen....

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  1. Anansi the Spider

    Anansi the Spider Well-Known Member

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    Regarding cultural issues like abortion and gay activism...

    Do you think Academia is on the left?

    Do you think Hollywood is on the left?

    Do you think most TV networks are on the left?

    And do you think these institutions were neutral in the last election?

    Are these institutions quick to condemn Communist crimes?
     
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    Anansi the Spider Well-Known Member

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    I don’t think we should legislate politeness. I don’t want some politician or boss or bureaucrat deciding what is polite.

    At present our twisted elites would happily fire religious folk just for existing while excusing the most bigoted antics from prancing transgender activists run amuck.

    Tell me why leftists feel we should set up Pronoun Police while defunding the police in general.
     
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    Forcing an honest person to lie in order to appease the snow-flake sensibilities of an inherently neurotic person is not the state of being either civilized or polite to the person forced to lie. Funny that with the vast majority of the political left, courtesies ONLY EVER go in one direction.
     
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    Anansi the Spider Well-Known Member

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    That’s an absurd comparison. Most people have the DNA to back up their gender identity. Transgender people don’t.
     
  5. Anansi the Spider

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    Wow a year in jail! Horrible! Insane!

    Are they burning books critical of transgender fanatics?
     
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    Exactly right. Extremists may vilify those who don't get it right, but I suspect anyone preferring a pronoun that doesn't automatically slip off the tongue can see if someone is accepting of them, regardless of the pronoun used.
     
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    I remember reading that but never saw anything else on this. I think the inclusion folks have taken things to extremes, I've seen other examples of this and am amazed how far they will go to accommodate these people. Generally these decisions trample other peoples rights such as businesses trying to maintain a company's image. Sometimes I wonder if they're just schemes to shake people down for large settlements. One of my grandkid's had a teacher who suddenly and without informing the administration that he was "transitioning" and showed up in full regalia. The parents complained and the school board's reaction was to lecture the parents on inclusion. The teacher kept his job and many parents pulled their kids out of the school included was my grandchild. There was a lawsuit that went nowhere because this is a very liberal town in a very liberal state and even the higher courts refused to take it up. This is the future in many places and it can only get worse especially if the Democrats seize power.
     
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    Trump is a realty star from the media... he is a republican
    I think fox and newsmax is far right, msnbc is far left
    I think teacher come in all flavors, the one threatening children they would go to hell was on the right
     
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    What on earth does that have to do with my point? Did you even read my post before you replied? If someone uses that as an excuse to harass religious people at work, they would be out in very short order and good riddance.

    You can't treat coworkers like that, regardless of their orientation. If you don't like that, work to have the law changed so that you can say anything you like to anyone at work.
     
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    Let’s be honest, the corporate media favors Democrats.

    https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/media-bias-left-study/
     
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    Our elites are happy to persecute religious folk.

    https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/masterpiece-cakeshops-jack-phillips-persecution/

    Gay activists don’t want fairness, they want to eliminate views they disagree with.

    https://www.christianpost.com/news/...e-with-the-message-gay-marriage-is-wrong.html
     
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    Just call everyone 'human' and point at them. It won't be wierd at all.
     
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    Where are the advanced aliens and when will they get here? They have a way to actually transfer your memories into a new body. Then people can finally try out both genders to see what they like. That will help some, but not all, trans people. :alientwo:

    Oh, and why did the pejorative name have to be Karen? I like that name and I wanted to name my daughter that if I ever have children.
     
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    My mother-in-law is Karen. She gets so much **** from me on FB.

    We're having fun with it. :)
     
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    Oh, that's nice. I guess you have to laugh so you don't cry.
     
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    Nah - she's not the type to get offended. We tease, she teases back. It's all good.
     
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    It upsets you there are transgender people in the world and you feel you must speak out against them? Even though you'll never talk and maybe never see one.
    That's hardly a happening in the world.
     
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    If I changed my name I'd understand if they had a hard time with that. The pronouns that fit are not anything I decided that is linguistics. I wouldn't expect linguistics to change for my comfort.
    I don't think most people give it much thought. I don't mind extending a courtesy such as that so long as the logistics make sense. (I won't call a he or she they) But somehow I don't think that is enough for some people.
     
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    I remember my encounter is a he who was calling himself a she, and a she who was call themselves a they.

    It greatly perplexed me keeping up with the nonsense nomenclature.

    Sad to say, it played out like this trying to keep up.

     
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    Where did I state such a thing? I didn't. You just invented all of that in your head.
     
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    My pronouns are Your Highness and Your Highness's.

    Respect my pronouns!
     
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