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Lopen posted...

I mean, being realistic about it, it's probably a bit of both. We're at a dangerous point where the perception of trans people seems more 'accepting' on the surface level due to some loud voices supporting the movement, but society as a whole isn't quite there yet, so I imagine it can be a shock to some who go through with it, even if they're not taking the decision lightly. It's a big decision that is probably being a bit sugar coated right now relative to how accepting society actually is. Might be a necessary evil (said evil being increased suicide rates) because you need those loud voices for progress, but I'm not sure Corrik is totally off base there.

This is some top tier enlightened centrism bullshit.

Part of the acceptance movement that is being portrayed as "dangerous" and "misleading" is increasing awareness of trans issues and supporting those who have gone through them. Yes, this also includes reinforcement for being trans. I don't really see it as going around saying that being trans is so easy and you shouldn't have a care about it, as you and Corrik seem to.

You seem to mainly be criticizing liberal "safe spaces" and saying that they present an unhelpfully positive view of things. But that's not the intent. The term "safe space" implies other areas are unsafe and it these support areas aren't "sugarcoating" that reality at all.

Finally it's just ludicrous to me that if a person has knowledge that they can expect to be harrassed, targeted by hate crimes, and oppressed that they'll suddenly be less upset about it. It's just ridiculous blame shifting.
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