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Nope, not even that. The cause and impetus for his choice of pronoun usage is how people present themselves. A thing is based on it's cause; not some secondary assumption that might not even enter his mind.
Yes you can; especially when opinions are involved. And it also says to understand as true
I will assume based on how they present themselves. My assumptions do not make them a he or a she.
I said my ASSUMPTION of their biology. How is what you do different? If you are gonna talk about somebody, do you first go to that person and ask their gender expression before you talk about them? Suppose the person is not around? Do you refrain from talking about the person until you can get this information from them? How is what you do different than what I do?
Which is why I use pronouns associated with biology instead of gender when speaking of someone.
No, it can be either. As I said before, I refer to my female dog as she. This applies to all mammals.
No, you really can't. If you're wrong, then it wasn't clear now was it? Opinions aren't knowledge either. Assumptions aren't knowledge either. The irony of you redefining basic words in an argument on this topic is not lost on me.
It isn't and that's the point! We both treat these characteristics as the defining features of what a "he" or "she" is. We both refuse to investigate actual scientific facts about a person's sex. Because we both use "he" and "she" to refer to these socially defined traits and not biological facts that are unknown to us.
I disagree. I can have all the information I think I need concerning sports teams I am betting on, and still be wrong.
I never said I investigate biological facts, I said I use pronouns based on what I assume their biology to be instead of an assumption of what their gender is. Most people in this conversation use it according to what they believe their gender is; that is what makes what I do different.
Of course! Because you don't know who's going to win!
I know you don't. I said you don't. Biological facts aren't important to you when deciding what pronouns to use. Me neither.
No, most people use "he" and "she" based on how that person presents themselves, just like you and I do. What you do is no different from that. Most people don't care about biological facts when determining pronoun usage, just like you and I don't care. You aren't different.
Does biology always matter in every situation and context? My claim is that sometimes it don't, so if you're picking a fight, that's the side (it always does) that you're taking.
Actually I make assumptions about her based on biological facts! It is a fact that when it comes to mammals (humans included) only females give birth, male dogs or male humans do not.
Again’ it can be clear, and I could still be wrong.
For me they are
Most people perceive biology and gender as the same, there are only people like you who don’t. It is only recent that people like you go around claiming gender has nothing to do with biological sex, and claiming men can get pregnant. I’m not like you, I see biology and gender to be the same but when I run into a person like you, I tell them I am addressing their biology, not their gender if accused of misgendering them.
How am I being rude to, or even offending someone I’m not even talking to?
The outcome of future events is never "clear". You aren't psychic. Repeating false assertions doesn't make them true. Knowing the stats and conditions of all the players prior to a game does not make future events "clear" to you.
No, they aren't. If they were, you would investigate them. You put zero effort into knowing those biological facts, so claiming they're important now is a lie. Repeating false assertions doesn't make them true.
That's a lie. I have made no such claim. If you can't make an argument without fabricating things whole-cloth, then you're in trouble buddy.
You can't address things that are unknown to you. That's what's so phony about your whole thing. Repeating false assertions doesn't make them true.
Another phony-bologna excuse. If I write a post to Kylie telling her "That Ken sure is dumb" I'm not even talking to you, so it can't be rude, huh?
The outcome does not have to be clear, just the information I believe necessary to meet my subjective standard of being absolutely certain.
Do you do a complete investigations on everything that is important to you? I don't.
Oh! Perhaps I've misunderstood you; so..... you don't believe trans men can get pregnant? If not, what's stopping them?
Again; to know means to be absolutely certain.
It might be rude, but I won’t be offended unless I read her post.
I think you're just upset because Ken rejects the use of preferred pronouns (trans ideology) and instead uses pronouns in the traditional sense. That doesn't mean he goes around intentionally trying to offend trans people. I mean seriously how long do you need to be around a trans person before you realize they're trans? A principle we could all learn from this is don't get easily offended. Pick your battles.
