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[–]divingrightintowork 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

and believe that there is an objective reality that we all share.

You left out how the current trans movement is pretty much founded on constructivism, which I'm guessing you don't vibe with either - now ask me some questions to figure out if I'm trans positive or not! (I mean, if you want).

But for real sounds like we could get on ok enough and I'm glad you wandered over here, your post made me smile / laugh.

[–]catoborosnonbinary 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Thanks! My views are a hybrid of evolutionary biology and constructivism: each faction has part of the elephant, but could learn more by combining their perspectives. Human beings are too complicated for simplistic reductionism.

My question: what is your opinion on JK Rowling's opinion piece on sex an gender issues?

[–]divingrightintowork 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Hrm if it's not too lazy, can you help me out if that came before or after her TERF wars piece? I'm guessing after?

[–]catoborosnonbinary 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Or are they the same piece?

[–]divingrightintowork 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think they're the same piece but with a changed name? But IIRC it's a reasonable contribution to a discussion and it brings up a lot of reasonable questions that haven't been reconciled or addressed and the response to it was disappointing.

[–]catoborosnonbinary 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Disappointing but not surprising. And the reaction to her latest novel would be hilarious if it was not so pathetic.

[–]divingrightintowork 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You're quite the heterodox thinker, sounds like we're not super different here.

[–]divingrightintowork 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Hrm it looks like she may have replaced "Terf Wars" With that article and they're overall fairly similar?

[–]catoborosnonbinary 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sorry, I am not sure.

My take on her piece is that, while I disagree with some of her points and think some are transphobic, I do not think she is hateful, and I support her right to freedom of expression. While she seems to have compassion for trans women, I do not consider someone who wants to keep trans women out of women's spaces to be trans positive.