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JK Rowling slammed for asking if she can be Black if she likes “Motown & fancy myself in cornrows” (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 7 months ago by TheBat to c/nottheonion

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's such a bad faith comparison to make about trans people.
One's race oftentimes comes with a slew of cultural background, and misappropriation of that isn't cool.

Gender meanwhile is just a societal constrict built of the typical characteristics of the sexes - if you don't line up with the one given to you at birth, then there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to identify with what you do line up with.

[–] lung 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Nah, I'm not with you. Gender also comes with cultural background, and physical characteristics, very much like race. And yes, if you feel deeply aligned with black culture as a white born person, fuckin go for it. Besides, we are all listening to blues and rock n hip hop — all "black music" — so what's the problem? Am I only allowed to listen to Tchaikovsky if I'm Russian? The whole set of mental gymnastics can go fuck itself, all cultures and races influenced each other for all of history. Is anybody mad about Thai people opening cannabis dispensaries and wearing Cookies merch & baseball hats? No, go ahead and "appropriate" whatever you want from me

identify with what you do line up with

Or don't, I don't give a fuck, this doesn't really affect my life. Wanna get surgery to look like a goat with some neat horns? Sweet, good luck

Ok let's do the honest hard questions. Should mtf ppl be allowed to do all female sports? No, probably not, it's generally not fair. Should ftm be allowed to do all male sports? Sure. Should bathrooms just be all gender bathrooms? Yeah, probably fine, maybe add some panic buttons. Should people under 18 be allowed to get a sex change? Only if they parents sign off on it, they are the legal guardians. Maybe it'll feel like a mistake later, maybe not, but the family is in the best position to decide. Are microplasics fucking up hormones in pretty much all living things? EPA says yes, and that's a concern

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[–] rsuri 8 points 7 months ago (4 children)

This is the problem with social media. The dumbest opinions get spread not because they have a good point or even advance the discussion, but because they're dumb and we like to look at dumb opinions for entertainment value.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Racist cunt, fuck this trash.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Geez, lady, just LET IT GO. You're not going to win this argument. You can't turn things around by powering through... you're just going to charge off a cliff. (Also, your films with Eddie Redmayne in them suck. Stop making those.)

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[–] afraid_of_zombies 6 points 7 months ago

I am going to go have a smoke and look at the ocean for a while. You kids have fun.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Jfc, she really is an idiot.

I mean, we all knew that, but the sheer depths pf utter idiocy that woman emits is a pollutant.

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