@@ -68,7+68,7 @@ I want to flip a table and scream, _"Stop gaslighting me, you sanctimonious lyin
But that's not an argument, either. (It would also constitute toxic masculinity.)
But that's not an argument, either. (It would also constitute toxic masculinity.)
-I don't know. I'm just venting here because I've been _very upset_. My venting is certainly not written in the most defensible possible way. (I can at least think of a few things that I've addressed in previous posts that I haven't addressed here, that someone reading this post could accuse me of neglecting.)
+I don't know. I'm just venting here because I've been _very upset_. My venting is certainly not written in the most defensible possible way. (I can at least think of a few things that I've addressed in previous posts that I haven't addressed here, that someone reading only this post could accuse me of neglecting.)
Maybe with more time and more effort I could find _exactly_ the right words to cover every possible caveat and nitpick and _finally_ be able to communicate the thing—
Maybe with more time and more effort I could find _exactly_ the right words to cover every possible caveat and nitpick and _finally_ be able to communicate the thing—
+Maybe blame my father (a Bernie Sanders supporter) for accidentally having a copy of _Atlas Shrugged_ on the family bookshelf where I could get at it when I was sixteen.
@@ -19,8+19,8 @@ Like, I don't want to put on the "HE" sticker, because that would be taken to me
Likewise, I can't put on the "SHE" sticker. I do prefer the æsthetics of feminine pronouns and cherish them in contexts where that makes sense (like when cosplaying a female character), but I couldn't really expect people to take that seriously in real life, given how I look. 4/7
Likewise, I can't put on the "SHE" sticker. I do prefer the æsthetics of feminine pronouns and cherish them in contexts where that makes sense (like when cosplaying a female character), but I couldn't really expect people to take that seriously in real life, given how I look. 4/7
-I guess I could use the "THEY" sticker?? But I'm still not sure what the truth condition is for having a nonbinary gender (in contrast to my biological sex, which is pretty unambiguous from multiple lines of evidence). 5/7
+I guess I could use the "THEY" sticker?? But I'm still not sure what the truth condition is for having a nonbinary gender (in contrast to my biological sex, which is pretty unambiguous from multiple lines of evidence, even if I'm not necessarily happy about it). 5/7
I guess I'm unnerved by the implication that the subconscious process by which the brain notices people's secondary sex characteristics is somehow illegitimate? I'm happy to use the indicated pronouns, but am I also supposed to override my perception of physical reality? 6/7
I guess I'm unnerved by the implication that the subconscious process by which the brain notices people's secondary sex characteristics is somehow illegitimate? I'm happy to use the indicated pronouns, but am I also supposed to override my perception of physical reality? 6/7
-Although the pronoun stickers may be a useful stopgap while we're waiting for deep-learning powered surgery robots (written in @rustlang?!) to make facial-feminization surgery affordable for everyone! END/7
+Although the pronoun stickers may be a useful stopgap while we're waiting for deep-learning powered surgery robots (written in @rustlang?!) to make facialfeminization surgery affordable for everyone! END/7