GC & QT: Where should we draw the line between human rights and entitlement?

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[–]loveSloaneDebate King 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Also the trans movement saying "trans rights = human rights" really pisses me off. They stole that directly from the women's liberation movement.

That’s their MO, as far as I can tell. They rewrite history, compare themselves to other marginalized groups who fought for rights, even when the circumstances aren’t comparable, and they parrot the arguments and slogans of actual equal rights movements. I think it’s because they know if we associate them with people who actually did have to fight for equality, most people will be more inclined to support them, because we associate them with a cause that was actually worth supporting. They have to tie themselves to lgb, and feminism, and even racial equality because their situation is so utterly unique that it can’t stand alone. Also, if they present themselves as allies to lgb, women and poc, then a lot of members of those groups/communities will feel obligated to be trans allies. It has to be a parasitic movement in order to “move” at all.

[–]MarkTwainiac 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

They also don't have a clue what the term "human rights" actually means legally. Nor do they understand how and why "human rights" developed in international law.

[–]loveSloaneDebate King 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That’s a really great point