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[–]ClassroomPast6178[S] 8 insightful - 9 fun8 insightful - 8 fun9 insightful - 9 fun -  (1 child)

Abstract: Rebecca Tuvel provoked a firestorm by arguing that since we should accept trans* self-identification, we should accept transracial identification as well. This paper defends Tuvel’s conditional claim (if trans* acceptance, then transracial acceptance) but draws a different conclusion. I argue that reasoning similar to Tuvel’s establishes that people who identify as something other than human, and people who identify as physically disabled though their bodies aren’t impaired, plausibly also deserve recognition. This reductio ad absurdum of her reasoning should lead us to doubt whether we must embrace trans* self-identification as fully as self-described trans* allies claim that we must.

Otherkin: Follow the science, bitches!

[–]FlyingKangaroo 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Unironically, there’s a lots of otherkin people who would claim science supports their cause. Just like trans does it.