Quoting is pretty ingrained into this forum culture, after all- so I'm not entirely sure how well we do in a situation where it's forbidden- social experiment
So when I first came into the gender threads, I was tentatively expressing my personal, "far-right left wing views". Coming here I can see that it's opened up the discussion to both sides of the table thankfully, rather than one side be cowed by social pressure- but after skimming through the last however-many 50-post-pages, It's getting pretty noticeable that the Other side is beginning to be downtrodden.
This forum is primarily left-wing and I've noticed that whilst Vector continues to fight the good fight, Alleecat has seriously lagged under the pressure. Sure, the "you have no right to speak on something you haven't experienced" tag is harsh, but in specific circumstances that's true, especially with LB's constant regurgitation of "fighting words".
But everyone gets the right to ask and share.
The basic idea of what this kind of discussion should achieve is Learning. Those who don't know ask, and those who do know answer. I think most people here (after the distinctions between sex and gender) are on similar sides- really the crux point comes down to a single thing- rights.
Do we think that a minority should have less rights because they take up less of a population share than everyone else?
Do we think that a disability entitles someone to More rights than a person without? If those rights are necessary for them to function in society?
DO WE see non-polar gender, gender confusion, and dis... Whatever; as a disability?
Disability is loosely defined as someone who has a physical or mental handicap which inhibits their actions.
What about social handicaps? The majority has railroaded the genders- not as an act of oppression but in passive, herd movements.
How much extra effort Should the majority give to make the minority live an easier life?
Should it be relative?
How Much Is One Life Worth?
These aren't rhetorical questions, and I'm not gonna say "there's no wrong answers".
As a counterpoint, there is a Lot of right ones, sometimes mutually exclusive.
I've said before, Ethics is not one thing. It's not. It's insanely complicated.
We're an incredibly strange breed of animal which operates as a herd but still is loathe to give up anything for the greater good.
I don't know what point I had, I started writing this an hour ago, but I hope I made it.
Feel free to quote me.