Reports of a staggering drop in the value of the worst social media site in the world coincided with Elon Must Tweeting that “cis” is a slur. Coincidence?
That’s a technical argument. Technical arguments don’t work on transphobes because transphobes aren’t motivated by logic, they’re motivated by emotion. The correct argument to use on a transphobe is one that humiliates them in the eyes of all onlookers. The only way to reform a transphobe is public shame.
Yeah, which is why I think making their argument look dim and incoherent ftom a logical persoective is a better way than appealing to their empathy. If they get the sense that a certain argument will make them look stupid, they might drop it.
That’s a technical argument. Technical arguments don’t work on transphobes because transphobes aren’t motivated by logic, they’re motivated by emotion. The correct argument to use on a transphobe is one that humiliates them in the eyes of all onlookers. The only way to reform a transphobe is public shame.
Yeah, which is why I think making their argument look dim and incoherent ftom a logical persoective is a better way than appealing to their empathy. If they get the sense that a certain argument will make them look stupid, they might drop it.
But yeah, it’s a longshot really either way.