Nex Benedict died one day after a fight in a school bathroom. Their mother Sue Benedict tells Bevan Hurley that the gender fluid teenager endured more than a year of abuse simply for being who they were
    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      212·
      10 months ago

      Sorry… are you now saying that being trans is a choice because some people pretend to be trans? Also, how exactly do you take advantage of women by pretending to be trans?

      This is some weird TERF shit.

      • helenslunch@feddit.nl
        221·
        10 months ago

        You didn’t answer my question-What was your argument if not that women would be uncomfortable because he looked like a man? That’s some weird TERF shit.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          201·
          10 months ago

          Women wouldn’t be uncomfortable because he looks like a man.

          He is a man.

          Women would be uncomfortable because a man would be forced to use their bathroom.

          I’m not sure why this isn’t clear to you. Oh, wait, yes I do, because you think being trans is a choice, like so many bigots before you.

        • HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social
          12·
          10 months ago

          Sorry, can you unpack exactly what you think being trans is, please? You’ve gestured in a couple of directions this thread, but I’d rather have a direct explicit answer than trying to infer it and possibly be wrong.

    • BreakDecks@lemmy.mlEnglish
      103·
      10 months ago

      No. But people don’t go around pretending to be gay to take advantage of women.

      Oh, you’re just a bog standard conspiratorial TERF. It’s all making sense now.

      • helenslunch@feddit.nl
        111·
        10 months ago

        Sure bud, just slap labels on people and ignore them. I suppose that’s much easier than having a conversation about protecting children.