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CommonStar posted...

He didn't have to double down though. For someone that's supported the LGBTQ+ community for so long, wish he was more charitable towards understanding the anger. In a time where the trans community is constantly being attacked and constantly having their rights stripped, it is completely understandable for them to be very sensitive.

His responding statement makes it seem like the trans activists are being unreasonable when he doesn't seem to understand that that rhetoric is what's fueling all these awful legislations that are trying to wipe their existence. He's probably still an ally, but by doubling down he created this situation where now you have people shitting on trans people for reacting and talking about purity tests knowingly or unknowingly giving fuel to the anti-trans crowd.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what he said here but both him and Paul didn't look like they doubled down, it looks to me more like they actually walked back their statements partially presenting a far more charitable opinion than before. Dee Snider went from, essentially, "thank goodness my parents didn't trick me into thinking I'm trans" to "parents must be supportive and accepting of whatever their children decide but [children younger than unspecified ages] cannot make that decision for themselves."

Ignorant statement still for sure but still better than what he originally presented.