Richard Dawkins convinced me that Christianity was a lie. Now I'm seeing him talk about how being transgender is a lie and that we're insane. He's a biologist so he knows what he's talking about. Now I'm struggling mentally again after years of trying to work through accepting who I am.

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[–]Femaleisnthateful 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Interesting that people are rushing to prove that Dawkins is being misconstrued and that he's not really 'anti-trans'. Far more generous than the treatment JK Rowling gets. Maybe also because it's not a dedicated trans sub.

[–]LordoftheFliesAmeri-kin 2.0. Pronouns: MegaWhite/SuperStraight/UltraPatriarchy 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Well, that, and I suspect that entirely too many of them fully agree with Dawkins' points on other subjects, and turning around and calling this a crock of shit would force them to reconsider all of those prior points of agreement.

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

Yeah, the same reason why Rowling's detractors attempt to prove that she's a Holocaust denier and snti-Semite (despite hating Israel themselves). They can't reconcile why someone they agree with about most things could also simultaneously be someone they disagree with about some things.