Frenchfryenjoyer (she/her)@lemmings.worldM to Insane People Quora@lemmings.world · edit-211 hours agoWhy do transphobes think this is some kind of clever gotcha? lemmings.worldimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down12
arrow-up116arrow-down1imageWhy do transphobes think this is some kind of clever gotcha? lemmings.worldFrenchfryenjoyer (she/her)@lemmings.worldM to Insane People Quora@lemmings.world · edit-211 hours agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squareLembot_0003@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·12 hours agoWhy should it be subtle? The main idea was to make it obvious. It was an analogy attempt.
minus-squareSoup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·12 hours agoExcept that it is 100% a bad-faith “question” and it’s only a clever work-around to people that are too stupid to understand nuance. It’s the transphobe equivalent of “checkmate, atheists” and it’s not worth a damn thing.
minus-squareLembot_0003@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 hours agoYes, the logic behind the phrase is questionable, but it perfectly explains why it isn’t “subtle” – it never even meant to be.
Why should it be subtle? The main idea was to make it obvious. It was an analogy attempt.
Except that it is 100% a bad-faith “question” and it’s only a clever work-around to people that are too stupid to understand nuance. It’s the transphobe equivalent of “checkmate, atheists” and it’s not worth a damn thing.
Yes, the logic behind the phrase is questionable, but it perfectly explains why it isn’t “subtle” – it never even meant to be.