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      It should be unimportant, but some people kick up such a fuss about having to learn new things or changing what they claim is ‘natural’ that it is important to a lot of people. Gender is both a social construct, and a very real thing that does warrant discussion.

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      The fight over pronouns is just the first step in “othering” trans people. It helps to reinforce the idea that they’re strange, not like you, not traditional, not natural.

      The next steps are to deny healthcare, access to equal treatment from discrimination, things like that. There are leaders in the USA making statements that transgenderism should be “eradicated.”

      If you aren’t dealing with shit like this in your area, I’m genuinely happy for you and I hope this never comes near you. But for lots of people, it’s quite a bit more serious than a first world problem.

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          As I said, the pronoun conversation isn’t really about pronouns. It’s about tribalism and scapegoating.

          How much time did you spend thinking about pronouns or trans people before gay and lesbian relationships began to be normalized and legalized in The West?

          Trans people have a new target on their backs because most people don’t know someone who is trans and thus don’t understand them. They’re a scapegoat for right-wing groups to organize and fight against because they lost the ability to be quite so open with their homophobia.

          Trans people are, according to some studies, as high as 4 times as likely to be victims of sexual assault and 3.5 times as likely to commit suicide.

          Again, this is serious. Trans lives matter, Period.

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            PREACH! trans people are being killed for existing. and this priviledged person is all like “dOn’T yOu hAvE rEaL pRoBlEmS?!”

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              Thanks. Some people really don’t get it so I try to communicate in good faith on this issue but damn does it feel like banging your head into a brick wall sometimes.

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      If it’s so silly and unimportant why do people bitch and moan about using the pronouns someone feels comfortable with?

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      I say nearly this same thing, which is probably similar to what every generation says about the next one. Wait until they “grow up” and find out what real problems are. Your pronoun won’t mean much if you lose your job and have to figure out how to pay the mortgage and for groceries before your kids starve.