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[–]Diversity_Racket 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'd attribute it to a number of factors, including post-modernism (and all the things that came with it - fragmentation of the self, etc), the rise of the hyper-individual in Western societies, overcorrection of homophobia (gay rights was really slow to pick up - and is still abhorred), Internet porn, and PC culture + cancel culture (which led to censorship), a dumb/uncritical society, topped with a good dose of misogyny.

In some ways it's unsurprising that it caught on so quickly...

[–]materialrealityplz 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

post-modernism

Another point to tack on this, is that post-modernism believes that language helps construct reality - which might help to understand why they think calling transwomen actual women, makes it true and "real".

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

Yes!!! Very important point.