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Trump expected to sign executive order making English the official US language

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Nope, there isn't. Scientists are still looking for the Gay gene like the missing link. Yet may still claim homosexuals are born that way. But I am curious as to what this has to do with Trump renaming a body of water.
Seeing as you’re the one who brought it up, only you can answer that.
 
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So it’s really about slapping a label on somebody so we can establish a pecking order of who’s better than whom. Got it.
No.

People have mental illnesses and other disorders.

It’s a fact of life.
 
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What do these subsequent posts have to do with English being the official language? We have really gone off on random tangents!
 
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Nope, there isn't. Scientists are still looking for the Gay gene like the missing link. Yet may still claim homosexuals are born that way. But I am curious as to what this has to do with Trump renaming a body of water.

Or making English the official language. Which actually is the topic of this thread. We've veered way off.
 
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Or making English the official language. Which actually is the topic of this thread. We've veered way off.
My thoughts exactly.

This isn’t a morality thread.

Return to the original topic, for now!
 
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Seeing as you’re the one who brought it up, only you can answer that.
You obviously have not reread the thread. Human biology has nothing to do with the op topic so I am politely asking you either make your connection to the topic clear, or drop it entirely.
 
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You obviously have not reread the thread. Human biology has nothing to do with the op topic so I am politely asking you either make your connection to the topic clear, or drop it entirely.
Apparently the Romance languages were brought up because they have masculine and feminine nouns.

Then, LGBT et al was somehow thrown in.


I am done posting about those topics because they are NOT related to the OP.
 
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Those of us who don’t follow revisionist history, but actual history, know they did.
No they didn't.
People who identify as Muxes now said it, which is a lot different than historical muxes.
You have some quotes from historical Muxes?
And something tells me that you didn’t tell the man who wanted to travel to Atlanta he didn’t really have a condition and thus should get no treatment for it.

Have I told anyone with a mental illness they shouldn't get treatment for it? Have I ever said that anywhere this issue has been discussed? You probably shouldn't insinuate something that you dont have any evidence for.
We have a trans woman at work and she is gorgeous.
Good for him.
No part of her looks male.

Yup I've seen pictures of some that had enough work done that they can look very much like the opposite sex. And just simply by looking at them one wouldn't know.
Yet, by your arbitrary decree, despite how she appears she should go by “he.”

He can call himself whatever he wants. I probably would surprise you on this. I would use whatever name they wished.
“you can’t make me use a pronoun just because you want me to” would give her a hard time and accuse her forcing you to use a pronoun that isn’t hers. It all just seems like a “heads I win, tails you lose” scenario designed to force confrontations so you can shame people for things that are really none of your business.
He would only be forcing a pronoun usage if he forced it. Like use my pronouns or I'll have you fired. You know we don't use pronouns like he or she when we are talking directly to someone right. If I was talking to him I would use "you" or the name he wished to be called. Like "hello Sally, how are you today" instead of "hello Sally how are she today?"

If there is a confrontation you can be sure that it's started by Sally. Sally should understand that some people don't want to use his preferred pronouns and that's okay.
A person at a register doesn’t owe you anything and you don’t have a right to put them in a position where they are harassed or have to divulge information that you don’t need, deserve, or should be required to share in order to be treated respectfully.

No they don't and I wouldn't ask for one. I'd buy my stuff and leave. We don't need any discussion over pronouns unless he forced it. As a customer I don't want or need that.
I’m not getting into conservative conspiracy theories and hysteria as reasons for why people can’t get treatment for what you insist is a valid condition, but also maintain that shouldn’t be treated. I deal with facts, not Fox News bullet points designed to rile up a certain segment of people. As I’m not that segment of person, it doesn’t work on me.
Sounds like you need to do some research then on whats happened to children. Because I deal only in facts.
If somebody else gets a surgery, it has zero impact on you. It doesn’t harm you. It’s none of your business.
I literally told you what harm has been done. Do you only care about things that have happened to you? Have you ever been murdered?

I've gotta a run. I'll address other points later. You probably don't care, but there are those that might be interested.

Okay I'm done now. Back on topic.
 
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A person who has dysmorphia seeks treatment to align the disconnect.
What does this have to do with the OP topic?
You simply don’t like the treatment because you have a limited and outdated view on gender and no expertise in treating people with dysmorphia.
I remember reading something somewhere about "following the world" and the consequences especially of doing so. Forgive me, but this statement aligns with the world's way of thinking, not the Kingdom's way. Just saying. Please see Romans 12:2.
 
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Colour, behaviour, cheque etc are English. "American English" is not an official language, it is a dialect of English. If he wants to make English the US's official language, everyone will need to get used to colour, behaviour, and cheque among other phases/spellings.

I think the number of native speakers should be the deciding factor in determining which English is correct.
 
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Colour, behaviour, cheque etc are English. "American English" is not an official language, it is a dialect of English. If he wants to make English the US's official language, everyone will need to get used to colour, behaviour, and cheque among other phases/spellings.
No. It means that if any official document is posted, or a statement is made, it will be provided in English with the assumption that every American citizen understands the language. Even British, South African, and Australians would be able to understand as much as the Americans...period. It doesn't matter if you are Southern, Northern, Cajun, Western, or whatever American dialect you are, all of them understand ENGLISH! So please stop the spin. Even the most uneducated Creols in Louisiana can read and write in simple English. That is all that s requested. Making English the official language will be used as a vetting tool to identify illegal immigrants. Because it would be assumed that legal migrants would not be allowed into the country unless the could pass a simple English exam.
 
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I think the number of native speakers should be the deciding factor in determining which English is correct.
English now being the official language, everyone will know what I mean by behaviour and colour. I can add to my spell check with no fear of confusion or folks saying my spelling is off since my spelling is now spot on per an EO. Good deal for me anyway as having to constantly change them is an annoyance I no longer need to concern myself with!
 
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English now being the official language, everyone will know what I mean by behaviour and colour. I can add to my spell check with no fear of confusion or folks saying my spelling is off since my spelling is now spot on per an EO. Good deal for me anyway!
We need a common language to communicate effectively, eh? English it is!

;)
 
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English now being the official language, everyone will know what I mean by behaviour and colour. I can add to my spell check with no fear of confusion or folks saying my spelling is off since my spelling is now spot on per an EO. Good deal for me anyway as having to constantly change them is an annoyance I no longer need to concern myself with!
As a Black man, I have to ask. What do you mean by "speaking in color?" Are you implying that all people of color "aka Black Americans" speak a different dialect of English? Sounds pretty stereotypical and racist to me.
 
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As a Black man, I have to ask. What do you mean by "speaking in color?" Are you implying that all people of color "aka Black Americans" speak a different dialect of English? Sounds pretty stereotypical and racist to me.
Maybe he meant color and colour are spelled differently from American and British English? Just like gray, grey, center, centre, etc

That’s what I got out of it?

I dunno
 
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As a Black man, I have to ask. What do you mean by "speaking in color?" Are you implying that all people of color "aka Black Americans" speak a different dialect of English? Sounds pretty stereotypical and racist to me.
I spell several words the English way. Americans are quick to correct my already proper spelling.

Where did Isay "speaking in colour"? I looked back and I did not use that term so you may have me confused with someone else.
 
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I spell several words the English way. Americans are quick to correct my already proper spelling.

Where did Isay "speaking in colour"? I looked back and I did not use that term so you may have me confused with someone else.
Your spelling of colour instead of color.
 
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For now, I am going to assume they are confusing me with someone else. Saying it is racist to spell the word colour in proper English makes no sense to me.
I think by color, he thought you were referring to people of color, not the spelling of the word itself.
 
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Your spelling of colour instead of color.
Yes. "People of Colour" is just as made up as "gender." And like, who was the supreme authority that declared that we had to capitalize the 'B' in "Black Americans" but not the 'w' in "White Americans?" Makes you wonder who is really in charge of speech and whether or not it is truly free in the United States. Frankly, I believe the obvious answer is the liberal leftist elite academia. The standard of liberal "appeal to authority fallacy" is to blame for indoctrinating young minds to eventually replace the true liberal puppet masters. But going back to the topic, one must only read "1984" by Orwell to realize that controlling words also controls thoughts and discourse, which then controls the narrative to perpetuate an ideological agenda.
 
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