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[–]IridescentAnaconda 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Agree with you. Except in a professional setting, I'm happy to embrace the labels "transphobe", "bigot", "racist", etc. I honestly do evaluate each person individually based on their character, regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, or religion. But now the meanings of these words have become so corrupt I just don't care anymore.

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

I'm 100% with you. These words have lost any power they might have had over me. As others have noted, they're just shorthand for 'I disagree with you, and am going to try and discredit what you say by painting you as a horrible person.'

[–]jjdub7Gay Male Guest Commentator 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Anyone throwing such accusations around in a professional setting should be terminated immediately without recourse. Particularly given that the prevalence of "transphobe" always seems to coincide with the introduction of NSFW topics/situations by the accuser.