Quote:
Originally Posted by AllCowsEatGrass
"I wouldn't feel comfortable with my daughter using the same restroom as a black person."
What do you think of this quote?
I think it's a good point. It's obviously a bigoted POV, but the question is - is it worth talking to someone who, maybe, doesn't understand the topic very well or has just heard "Men want to dress up as women to rape your little girls!!". Is it even worth having a conversation with someone who has a different (and imo wrong) pov to maybe change their thinking?
I always go back to wookie making the point about it being illegal to force someone to give you an organ when talking about abortion and how someone responded along the line of "I hadn't thought of it like that, huh, I have some thinking to do". Even if it happens incredibly rarely - there is room to have a discussion that may change people's minds. It happened with LK and organic food. It has happened with me many many times in online or personal arguments.
Change in public opinion happens incrementally, part of that is having very difficult uncomfortable discussions. That's just my opinion though.
I can recognize that i'm sitting in a very comfortable, privileged position as a white and conventionally attractive female. Which is why my question is - is there any discussion of Trans rights to be had at all, or do you think the best thing is to only discuss positive opinions on trans rights? Is it better for you as a trans person representing trans rights to never have to be confronted with those opinions?
And these aren't loaded or leading questions. I obviously have zero stake in what happens either way - my concern is that this is obviously very important to
you, so I am genuinely wondering your opinions.