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To the handful of DUers who haven't figured this out yet: [View all] EarlG Oct 2021 OP

Thank you JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #1

He's wrong on the misogyny too, 2Gingersnaps Oct 2021 #74

On Dave Chappelle... Lokilooney Oct 2021 #185

And what everyone defending this bit fail to get... IngridsLittleAngel Oct 2021 #188

Melissa Dahn sharing Daphne's roommate's post about Chapplle... IngridsLittleAngel Oct 2021 #189

Not the refutation you think it is. Not even close. NullTuples Oct 2021 #191

No. It's not. IngridsLittleAngel Oct 2021 #192

I watched JustAnotherGen Oct 2021 #202

K&R stonecutter357 Oct 2021 #2

Yes. Elessar Zappa Oct 2021 #3

+1! Cracklin Charlie Oct 2021 #41

Thanks! MineralMan Oct 2021 #4

5 stars. BeckyDem Oct 2021 #5

Preach! lillypaddle Oct 2021 #6

Excuse me, but as a general rule, sincere requests for enlightenment should be respected. MrModerate Oct 2021 #7

How about this idea, if a POC person says, that is a racist statement Mr Moderate, you go Oh! irisblue Oct 2021 #12

I dunno. That doesn't look like open discussion to me. MrModerate Oct 2021 #19

Tell you what, I'm going to suggest you look up SeaLioning irisblue Oct 2021 #38

Never heard of sealioning before. Ain't the internet grand? MrModerate Oct 2021 #42

People who are genuinely asking innocent, sincere questions shouldn't have a problem EarlG Oct 2021 #60

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BINGO obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #53

And that was a real time example right there irisblue Oct 2021 #68

I doubt you'll be getting that DU Mail! George II Oct 2021 #75

Lol! demmiblue Oct 2021 #76

I love this old cartoon that illustrates the concept so well... hlthe2b Oct 2021 #78

Actually, that cartoon billh58 Oct 2021 #137

Yes... that's why I posted it. Perfect. hlthe2b Oct 2021 #138

Thanks billh58 Oct 2021 #139

Textbook case here ibegurpard Oct 2021 #158

Should we have open discussion about why a man can rape his wife? obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #51

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lol obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #62

AWFUL Example!!! POC don't universally agree on what is racist AllTooEasy Oct 2021 #102

Did you see any where in my post this..."POC don't universally agree on what is racist" irisblue Oct 2021 #103

Agree Johnny2X2X Oct 2021 #14

Very good point. It's news to me too that we can't ask questions here. Doodley Oct 2021 #15

Bullshit. You were arguing the point AND hiding behind your "kid" to do so. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2021 #186

A lot of the posts he's talking about Elessar Zappa Oct 2021 #16

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Arguing Elessar Zappa Oct 2021 #26

YES obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #54

Why? Sur Zobra Oct 2021 #95

Trans women are women obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #97

Transgender students protected at school by Title IX, Department of Education says Celerity Oct 2021 #105

Yes, I know about Title 9. Elessar Zappa Oct 2021 #130

But isn't that a different problem than what EarlG is describing? MrModerate Oct 2021 #24

From the few I've seen... yep. n/t demmiblue Oct 2021 #28

you can do that by reading and keeping your mouth shut. mopinko Oct 2021 #25

Yeah. I'd reread that TOS if I were you. n/t MrModerate Oct 2021 #30

She doesn't need to n/t obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #55

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And maybe it isn't EarlG Oct 2021 #27

Agreed. Baiting people is bad, full stop. And your links are helpful. Thanks. MrModerate Oct 2021 #36

This is the problem with sincere expressions of unknowingness... Caliman73 Oct 2021 #85

This message was self-deleted by its author irisblue Oct 2021 #46

Thank you, Earl, for this excellent summation! yardwork Oct 2021 #194

THIS Takket Oct 2021 #33

While this is a good place to get answers FreeState Oct 2021 #115

How about not asking it cloaked in bigotry, okay? obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #49

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uh huh obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #56

It really isn't discussion that we might need... radical noodle Oct 2021 #50

So, maybe the response to an innocent/ignorant question is: "Check out these links"... MrModerate Oct 2021 #61

That Would Be One Response RobinA Oct 2021 #207

I agree LeftInTX Oct 2021 #177

Agreed n/t Devil Child Oct 2021 #71

Excuse me wryter2000 Oct 2021 #116

And... case in point ibegurpard Oct 2021 #157

Thank you Earl G irisblue Oct 2021 #8

Agree. There is a lot of catching up to do in society, but I'd like to think DUers would be hlthe2b Oct 2021 #9

Thank you. peacefreak2.0 Oct 2021 #10

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal..." Hortensis Oct 2021 #11

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Strange reaction to our Declaration of Independence. Hortensis Oct 2021 #211

I fully support trans people. That means that I recognize that there are many issues that Doodley Oct 2021 #13

What does this mean? Are you implying Lindsey Graham is gay? Doodley Oct 2021 #17

No. Elessar Zappa Oct 2021 #22

He is a Graham Cracker. twodogsbarking Oct 2021 #18

Well said, thank you. Roisin Ni Fiachra Oct 2021 #21

Amen! I saw a little bit of this, but my ignore list is healthy... demmiblue Oct 2021 #23

I remember that exact exchange(s) obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #58

I wonder Tree-Hugger Oct 2021 #198

Sorry with was necessary for you to post this, but so glad you did Thanks Cozmo Oct 2021 #29

Several years ago (17 to be exact), luvtheGWN Oct 2021 #31

Thank you! DU has some really nasty discriminatory anti trans content, from a few users. (Nt) FreepFryer Oct 2021 #32

Who repeatedly insist that it's not transphobic. n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #143

Thank you Wild blueberry Oct 2021 #34

Thank you EarlG MuseRider Oct 2021 #35

I agree with bulk of what you have to say however Handler Oct 2021 #37

"Respectful questions" being the operative phrase EarlG Oct 2021 #45

As a cis het white person wryter2000 Oct 2021 #119

Thanks cate94 Oct 2021 #39

Thank you so much for addressing the issue head on. Metatron Oct 2021 #40

Unfortunately.... DFW Oct 2021 #43

Thank you, EarlG! IrishAfricanAmerican Oct 2021 #44

Thank you so much, Earl obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #47

I was amazed by the support I saw here recently for Chappelle's bigoted comments. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #113

I was also amazed at all the support Cuomo got here wryter2000 Oct 2021 #120

Yes, I remember that. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #150

Same Tree-Hugger Oct 2021 #199

That and Rowling's support shocked me obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #121

kick blogslug Oct 2021 #48

My philosophy on the matter... Hugin Oct 2021 #64

Thank you. Pinback Oct 2021 #65

Kick. MontanaMama Oct 2021 #66

Kick! mcar Oct 2021 #67

Glad this was said! BumRushDaShow Oct 2021 #69

K&R, thank you, EarlG. PunkinPi Oct 2021 #70

Thank you! Spazito Oct 2021 #72

Hear! Hear! marble falls Oct 2021 #73

A big KICK bluestarone Oct 2021 #77

I appreciate the post, I think I a different adjective than trans would help, claim seems to be the ShazamIam Oct 2021 #79

It has nothing to do with transferring identity Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #144

I appreciate the feedback, I don't think at the heat of it we disagree and the one thing I am firmly ShazamIam Oct 2021 #212

Seriously, you are going to wander in and suggest trans people stop using "trans"? NullTuples Oct 2021 #168

Thank you kindly for you view, I stated why and what my idea is. I don't mind disagreement and I ShazamIam Oct 2021 #206

This isn't just just a "disagreement" about two equal opinions thrown out on a whim. NullTuples Oct 2021 #208

My aim is to further understanding and acceptance, and opinions are always subjective and facts ShazamIam Oct 2021 #210

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Curious question though I admit I have spent a lot of recent years trying to learn exactly what it ShazamIam Oct 2021 #215

And I think that trans people should be called what they want to be called. How about that? ShazzieB Oct 2021 #173

Thank you LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #80

K&R Solly Mack Oct 2021 #81

So Zeitghost Oct 2021 #82

Interesting hypothetical topic you describe there EarlG Oct 2021 #88

I have seen the issue brought up here Zeitghost Oct 2021 #96

It's not a hypothetical. It's our lives. Sympthsical Oct 2021 #125

If you want to have that conversation on DU EarlG Oct 2021 #134

This is news to me, as a lesbian. yardwork Oct 2021 #196

As a lesbian, I'm curious about why you singled out gay people in this question? yardwork Oct 2021 #195

Thank you, EarlG Chautauquas Oct 2021 #83

Agreed. n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #145

As someone who has asked a question I thought respectful and was removed... LakeArenal Oct 2021 #84

K&R! frogmarch Oct 2021 #86

What is there to figure out? Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2021 #87

The terminology has been "fluid" from the MSM. LeftInTX Oct 2021 #122

As a trans person...I have never, not once heard that particular distinction from our community. NullTuples Oct 2021 #171

I heard it on CNN...maybe I misheard, I don't know... LeftInTX Oct 2021 #174

Opps...the mainstream media did not use the world "fluid"... LeftInTX Oct 2021 #178

Yes, that is quite bewildering. NullTuples Oct 2021 #180

Paraphrasing Morgan Freeman: BobTheSubgenius Oct 2021 #89

Good information for the rest of us too to help understand better. LiberalFighter Oct 2021 #90

Thanks! Voltaire2 Oct 2021 #91

And in other threads obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #98

Structural bias FreeState Oct 2021 #128

I raised that very issue Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #147

It worked obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #164

THANK YOU!!!!! ismnotwasm Oct 2021 #92

Thanks, EarlG. Proud to be DUer. n/t TygrBright Oct 2021 #93

Re: Lindsey Graham Jokes Vogon_Glory Oct 2021 #94

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Bravo! greatauntoftriplets Oct 2021 #100

My thought in all of this is why do people care what one does with their own body? RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #101

Awesome OP. Thank You! Tommymac Oct 2021 #104

Bookmarked. Needs to be pinned somewhere if it's not already. Thank you, EarG. nt Hekate Oct 2021 #106

Thank you EarlG. I consider it bigotry pure and simple-both the trans issue and the Lindsey Graham Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #107

Thanks I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2021 #108

K&R! gademocrat7 Oct 2021 #109

Thank you wendyb-NC Oct 2021 #110

#thankyou riversedge Oct 2021 #111

K&R spanone Oct 2021 #112

May I also add wryter2000 Oct 2021 #114

This. BlackSkimmer Oct 2021 #117

+1 demmiblue Oct 2021 #118

cosign obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #123

Agreed! Initech Oct 2021 #124

+1 MustLoveBeagles Oct 2021 #153

+1 nt Tree-Hugger Oct 2021 #200

Thank you EarlG - this needs to be said FakeNoose Oct 2021 #126

How in the world did you manage to slip in that you think it's a choice, that many times? NullTuples Oct 2021 #172

Yeah, really. ShazzieB Oct 2021 #175

Aggression is fueled by fear. In this case, it's the fear of one's own sexuality that some are TeamProg Oct 2021 #127

Thank you... IngridsLittleAngel Oct 2021 #129

The OP pokes a stick into the bloated roadside carcass of bigotry. jaxexpat Oct 2021 #131

As one of the people who might've fanned a few flames, I wanna touch on "questions" IngridsLittleAngel Oct 2021 #132

This is an incredible post, and probably should be an OP itself. Beartracks Oct 2021 #159

This is awesome! "Don't put people on the spot." There it is. yardwork Oct 2021 #197

Sir, yes sir. calimary Oct 2021 #133

I do love you. Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #135

I've never understood billh58 Oct 2021 #136

LOL at the selfimportant examples that just have to show their asses Kali Oct 2021 #140

THANK YOU!!! And now that we have your attention, Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #141

100% second all of this obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #152

What is a 24-hour alert time out? Never heard of it. Kaleva Oct 2021 #166

If you alert on a post Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #170

Thanks! I didn't know that. Kaleva Oct 2021 #203

You don't get a message, Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #216

Yes. But not limited to homophobia/transphobia. Blatant misogynistic posts have long been similar in hlthe2b Oct 2021 #222

Agreed as to misogynistic posts. Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #224

Well said, EarlG Patton French Oct 2021 #142

While we're at it, accusations of small penis size shouldn't be the go-to way of... Silent3 Oct 2021 #146

Agreed. n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2021 #148

I agree MustLoveBeagles Oct 2021 #154

That really has nothing to do with this thread. Scrivener7 Oct 2021 #161

agree. hlthe2b Oct 2021 #223

Hell, fucking, yes /nt al bupp Oct 2021 #149

OUTSTANDING POST Skittles Oct 2021 #151

Thank you MustLoveBeagles Oct 2021 #155

Cracking great move, EarlG. Duncan Grant Oct 2021 #156

Dude, I have three family members that are trans and you are vastly oversimplifying the issue. Joe Nation Oct 2021 #160

Tirade?! obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #165

Here is a good article for anyone interested FreeState Oct 2021 #169

Please note that spectrumnews is run by an anti-autistic organization NullTuples Oct 2021 #182

That's not true FreeState Oct 2021 #183

They are solely funded by the Simons Foundation NullTuples Oct 2021 #190

Thanks for the article Joe Nation Oct 2021 #213

Dude, you aren't trans or autistic. Your concern trolling / sealioning is not at all appreciated. NullTuples Oct 2021 #181

I agree about what reeks obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #193

The poster is anti-ABA FreeState Oct 2021 #204

Ahhhh obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #217

ABA is gay conversion therapy adapted for autistics NullTuples Oct 2021 #219

I alerted on it yesterday. Kaleva Oct 2021 #205

At no point did I say that trans kids are just autistic. Joe Nation Oct 2021 #218

C'mon this is really, really getting offensive! Please stop. NullTuples Oct 2021 #220

But you ARE trans and autistic? Joe Nation Oct 2021 #221

K & R - nt Ohio Joe Oct 2021 #162

If anyone makes it this far down...... BidenRocks Oct 2021 #163

Yup, this is often true obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #167

👏👏👏 Orangepeel Oct 2021 #176

Respect. jcgoldie Oct 2021 #179

Thank you for this. icymist Oct 2021 #184

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Kick! Tree-Hugger Oct 2021 #201

Kicking to remind posters of what EarlG said obamanut2012 Mar 2022 #225

Kicking... IngridsLittleAngel Apr 2022 #226