Transphobic comments

Intentionally silencing the truth

  • CameronDev@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    Lol, if we start excluding tech based on the inventors mental illnesses we are gonna end up bashing rocks together to make fire.

    Edit: To be clear, I am not saying that being trans is a mental illness, only refuting that mental illness is not a reason to discard ones contributions. Apologies for any offence.

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        10 months ago

        The original post called it a mental illness, i was following that. Apologies if I caused offence it was not intended.

          • CameronDev@programming.dev
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            10 months ago

            The original post referred to it as a mental illness, and claimed that was a reason to ignore their contribution. I was simply pointing out the silliness of that logic. I dont think its a mental illness, amd I have absolutely no problem with the trans community.

            • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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              10 months ago

              was simply pointing out the silliness of that logic

              There are many, many ways you could have done that without repeating the bigoted belief that being trans is supposedly a mental illness.

              • CameronDev@programming.dev
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                10 months ago

                I didnt say anything about trans people in my original comment, and deliberately didnt quote the original post as its language disgusts me. Again, sorry for any offence caused, it was not intentional.

                • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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                  10 months ago

                  I didnt say anything about trans people in my original comment and deliberately didnt quote the original post as its language disgusts me

                  So why did you repeat the “mental illness” part?

                  If you really mean what you’re saying just take the L this one time and move on.

                  • Zastyion345@lemmy.ml
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                    10 months ago

                    You are bad faith and trying to put words in to op’s mouth you are the one that should have moved on after his second reply.

      • FaeDrifter@midwest.social
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        10 months ago

        Being trans is not a mental illness but let’s not encourage stigma around mental illness either.

        Cis people with mental illness are valid

        Trans people with mental illness are valid

        Mentally healthy trans people are valid

        Mentally healthy cis people are valid

        • metallic_z3r0@infosec.pub
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          10 months ago

          I mean, being trans is perfectly valid, but I think gender dysphoria itself should be classified as a mental illness so long as it brings significant pain/distress to the individual, the solution there is just gender reassignment, surgery, hormones, etc. I don’t think there should be stigma in calling it such, it needs treatment the same as anything else. People with ADHD have a mental illness and get meds, sometimes therapy, people with poor eyesight have an ocular dysfunction of some kind and get glasses or surgery or whatever, none of it should be that big a deal. The point is it can be diagnosed and treated.

          I think the response to shit like “transgenderism” being a mental disease should be “well at least their/our dysphoria can be treated now, what’s your excuse?”

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      10 months ago

      It’s so easy to be called *phobic these days. It reminds of those relationships in which people feel like they are walking on eggshells.