So, what's behind the social contagion of men going trans?

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[–]hfxB0oyADon't piss on my head & tell me it's raining. 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Couldn't have said that better myself. And to answer Vulptex's question, I'm not at all a bully. But to Alienhunter's point, I think the fear of being bullied kept people in check far more than the number of cases of actually being bullied ever did. That's gone now and I don't think we're better off for it, even if I would never have participated in it.

[–]QueenBread[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'll say my opinion on this. Bullying people who are degenerates, well, I'd be 100% on board with. But, see, the problem is that bullying is usually doing BY the degenerates. In middle schools, the soon-to-be-doctor nerd is mocked and humiliated by the soon-to-be dropout bully just for being intelligent. Now, sane people are mocked by TRAs for making sense. Bullying doesn't work because it tends to always work in reverse. The worst people bullying the best ones because they stand out.

[–]hfxB0oyADon't piss on my head & tell me it's raining. 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Bullying is still happening, but as you say, it's now a far more 'mean girl' type of bullying mostly perpetrated in the open by the hardcore intersectionalists. I think bullying is perversely necessary however for just the reason you illustrate. It's an important way for one to build resilience, even if it's unpleasant.