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

"He's literally warning society against promoting transgenderism among young children more than 40 years ago"

Sorry but no he's not.

Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood was a show for very young children from kindergarten up through maybe 3rd grade. And back in the 60s/70s/80s, tranny kids weren't a thing. It wasn't on anybody's radar including Rogers', and the notion was so ridiculous it was unthinkable. But even so, Rogers just wasn't the kind of person to give cryptic warnings to society. He was a straightforward guy and if he really wanted to warn the world about this issue then he would have done so very specifically and concisely.

Let's just please let the man rest in peace and not tarnish his legacy.

[–]LyingSpirit472 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

But even so, Rogers just wasn't the kind of person to give cryptic warnings to society. He was a straightforward guy and if he really wanted to warn the world about this issue then he would have done so very specifically and concisely.

Even beyond that, Mr. Rogers' whole thing was that he loved and respected people no matter who they were, and that he truly believed you were special and deserve love, respect, and acceptance just for being you and walked that walk every single day of his life. If Mr. Rogers grew up in a time with trans rights, he would have absolutely been these troons' biggest friend and supporter of their right to live the way they want to live.

[–]JasonCarswellSisyphus / Ouroboros[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

You're projecting speculative fiction and tarnishing him intentionally or not.
Stick to facts.

[–]LyingSpirit472 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Saying someone who was built around "I love you just the way you are" would love people just the way they are": Tarnishing their legacy.

Saying someone who was built around "I love you just the way you are" really was "I love YOU just the way you are, and I also hate all the people you hate. Those people can go fuck themselves": Not tarnishing their legacy.

...is this where the clown emoji goes?

[–]JasonCarswellSisyphus / Ouroboros[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Doesn't make sense.