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A simple fix for the Transgender issue.
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<blockquote data-quote="MyChainsAreGone" data-source="post: 74107202" data-attributes="member: 241841"><p>My point is that words have meaning... and "GENder" has a meaning. The fact that some wish to redefine it is the problem... because the redefinition gives them some sort of "validation" of their distorted thinking.</p><p></p><p>I object to the redefinition of the word. I do not feel any obligation to confirm their self-delusion about their own gender, just so they can feel better about themselves.</p><p></p><p>At the core, the problem is that there are plenty of people who don't--in their hearts/minds--have the same responses to life as most people of the same gender. They feel guilt and shame because they're not "normal" so they have decided that the best way to feel OK about themselves is to define a new and different "gender" that doesn't have the same characteristics as their biological gender's "typical" characteristics.</p><p></p><p>I understand the issue. Personally. I have a daughter who has decided that such redefinition makes here feel better and more confident about herself.</p><p></p><p>But that's the wrong solution... My daughter is definitely a different sort of bird... but she's no less a woman than any other woman in the world. She sees the worlds differently... she responds differently... and her mind works differently than most other women... but she's still a woman. That is not diminished or discounted even one iota. I have great admiration for her... exactly as she is and who she is! She's an amazing and unusual woman and I wouldn't change her for anything! </p><p></p><p>But there's absolutely no need or advantage to inventing a false narrative and nonsensical definitions of words just in order for people to feel better about themselves. People who see and respond to the world differently than most people are a gift to the rest of us... we need people who don't see things in "normal" ways... they make us better... they often give us amazing artwork and other forms of creativity.</p><p></p><p>They don't need us to affirm a different gender, they need us to affirm their worth and value to us precisely because they are different.</p><p></p><p>The problem is that most people don't know how to deal with "different"... and they feel awkward around "different" and they fail to affirm "different's" value and worth... probably because they themselves are struggling with their own since of value and worth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MyChainsAreGone, post: 74107202, member: 241841"] My point is that words have meaning... and "GENder" has a meaning. The fact that some wish to redefine it is the problem... because the redefinition gives them some sort of "validation" of their distorted thinking. I object to the redefinition of the word. I do not feel any obligation to confirm their self-delusion about their own gender, just so they can feel better about themselves. At the core, the problem is that there are plenty of people who don't--in their hearts/minds--have the same responses to life as most people of the same gender. They feel guilt and shame because they're not "normal" so they have decided that the best way to feel OK about themselves is to define a new and different "gender" that doesn't have the same characteristics as their biological gender's "typical" characteristics. I understand the issue. Personally. I have a daughter who has decided that such redefinition makes here feel better and more confident about herself. But that's the wrong solution... My daughter is definitely a different sort of bird... but she's no less a woman than any other woman in the world. She sees the worlds differently... she responds differently... and her mind works differently than most other women... but she's still a woman. That is not diminished or discounted even one iota. I have great admiration for her... exactly as she is and who she is! She's an amazing and unusual woman and I wouldn't change her for anything! But there's absolutely no need or advantage to inventing a false narrative and nonsensical definitions of words just in order for people to feel better about themselves. People who see and respond to the world differently than most people are a gift to the rest of us... we need people who don't see things in "normal" ways... they make us better... they often give us amazing artwork and other forms of creativity. They don't need us to affirm a different gender, they need us to affirm their worth and value to us precisely because they are different. The problem is that most people don't know how to deal with "different"... and they feel awkward around "different" and they fail to affirm "different's" value and worth... probably because they themselves are struggling with their own since of value and worth. [/QUOTE]
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