The 'Trans' Issue.

[wrighty]

1 hour ago, Mr. Sausages said:

The tweet was sarcastic.

I did wonder that, but not knowing the tweeter wasn’t sure - there are probably those who would say the same words and mean them. 

[paswt]

4 hours ago, wrighty said:

Whatever gender, the person in that video is neither beautiful nor gracious. 

I sometimes get told off for mislabelling. I’ll go in to see a patient and say “Mrs Smith? I’m Dr Wright” or something similar (I like to keep consultations formal - none of this first-name over familiar nonsense for me) and get a frowned “It’s MISS Smith actually”.  I just explain that I’m doing as the French do - if you’re over the age of about 25 you’re Mrs whether you’re married or not. 

How refreshing  , when my old mum was in hospital she wasn't asked how she would like to be addressed and was called by her first "christened name" ( which she had never used) and then diagnosed by a staff nurse(?) as "profoundly deaf. She was also called other patronising names (as one would a small child) and to her credit once responded with "Really that's no way to address an adult" .

It's quite simple really , just ask how folk would like to be addressed , do not presume to assume that's it's OK for you to decide

Just saying

[pongo]

22 hours ago, paswt said:

It's quite simple really , just ask how folk would like to be addressed , do not presume to assume that's it's OK for you to decide

I strongly dislike the fashion for referring to people as 'folk'. It seems either like a patronising Americanism or else to imply that we are one family, probably bearded, cobbled and outmoded.

Just saying

[Declan]

I quite like folk. It’s inclusive, classless, non-gendered, and non-racial. It doesn’t have the bossiness of “people” or the passive aggressiveness of “peeps”. It’s not tied to one generation or even one Century like “guys” or “chaps”. It’s not stuffily formal but it’s not slang either. It’s not tied geographically (you call it an Americanism but I can imagine a Northerner like Michael Palin or Victoria Wood using it). 

It’s a timeless, welcoming word that includes all present. 

[quilp]

The NHS is in crisis, some people aren't getting the treatment they need. Some are luckier than others...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-46634595/should-the-nhs-pay-for-transgender-fertility-treatment

 

[TheTeapot]

Coming soon, to a toy shop near you?

 

[display name]

38 minutes ago, TheTeapot said:

Coming soon, to a toy shop near you?

 

That might be 5G penetration,or possibly Chernobyl fall out.

[TheTeapot]

Or fashion.

[Manxberry]

There are two genders, and a shitload of mental illness

[Declan]

6 minutes ago, Manxberry said:

There are two genders, and a shitload of mental illness

Thanks for sharing yours. 

[RIchard Britten]

19 minutes ago, Manxberry said:

There are two genders, and a shitload of mental illness

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/stop-using-phony-science-to-justify-transphobia/

Educate rather than speculate.

[Rushen Spy]

The people in power don't care about LGBTQ, they are just using it as an excuse to eventually push acceptance of pedophilia on society, because the people in power are all a bunch of pedos.

[RIchard Britten]

5 minutes ago, Rushen Spy said:

The people in power don't care about LGBTQ, they are just using it as an excuse to eventually push acceptance of pedophilia on society, because the people in power are all a bunch of pedos.

There is a lot to unpack there...

[TheTeapot]

There's a lot to unpack for some of these 'women' too...

[Rushen Spy]

3 minutes ago, RIchard Britten said:

There is a lot to unpack there...

Don't get me wrong. I am 100% pro-LGBTQ rights. I'm just saying it is being exploited to sneak in some other things that LGBTQ would oppose also. We're already seeing "trans-age" as a concept being pushed. We're already seeing in the UK and USA schools bringing in drag queens. There are judges calling for reducing the age of consent. Make no mistake about it, the elite are sickos who are after our kids.

Edited January 16, 2020 by Rushen Spy