this really isn't hard to understand when you know nonbinary people exist. Going "she has a moustache?" as if they are 10 years behind on any news regarding queer people indeed comes across as rather ignorant. Though it's not outright bigotry which is good

[–] Ostrakon 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Devil's advocate: not everyone has the same context as you. Perhaps this commenter was one of today's lucky 10,000.

I think jumping to the conclusion that the comment and the uovote/down vote state of any given community is hostile is not really a healthy state of mind to be in.

[–] egrets 3 points 4 months ago

Unfortunately - and particularly in online discourse - it's difficult to determine in the first instance whether someone is authentic or sealioning (that is, trying to start a "debate" in bad faith). In a trans-positive community with frequent memes on gender fluidity, it's not unreasonable to assume that someone posing a question like this is being deliberately detrimental.

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