Frenchfryenjoyer (she/her)@lemmings.worldM to Insane People Quora@lemmings.world · edit-21 month agoWhy do transphobes think this is some kind of clever gotcha? lemmings.worldimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down14
arrow-up120arrow-down1imageWhy do transphobes think this is some kind of clever gotcha? lemmings.worldFrenchfryenjoyer (she/her)@lemmings.worldM to Insane People Quora@lemmings.world · edit-21 month agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squareSoup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·1 month 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-down1·1 month agoYes, the logic behind the phrase is questionable, but it perfectly explains why it isn’t “subtle” – it never even meant to be.
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.