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1. PlatinumKatie (katiekats@community.highlandarrow.com)'s status on Monday, 28-May-2018 23:11:41 EDT PlatinumKatie
   Tho for the record, whatever's up with that, replying to the tweet saying she's safe with "correction: he" just makes me roll my eyes.  
   1. PlatinumKatie (katiekats@community.highlandarrow.com)'s status on Monday, 28-May-2018 23:18:21 EDT PlatinumKatie

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      The thing is, not believing trans people can fully transition, not believing people can be different to their birth sex. Up to you. 
      
      I believe trans people to be a thing, as far as I know the science is there.  
      
      To my admittedly limited knowledge, they're mentally ill and the best cure we have is transitioning, and in some way mentally adjusting them to be comfortable as they are is seen as unethical.
      
      Again, extremely limited knowledge here, feel free to educate me if you know more/are trans. My lacking knowledge doesn't mean I don't support trans people, I do. Good? Good. 
      
      On to the ACTUAL POINT OF THIS POST.
      
      Even if you don't believe people can change sex...the hell does 'correcting' pronouns even do?
      
      All that will happen is people will disagree with you. All that'll happen is that a person will possibly be hurt by what you're saying.
      
      If you're honestly genuinely right and can -prove- you are, okay, do that I guess.
      
      But 'correcting' a pronoun isn't actually productive really is it? Just edgy. 
      1. clacke (clacke@social.heldscal.la)'s status on Tuesday, 29-May-2018 07:51:06 EDT clacke

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         @katiekats "Correcting" someone's pronoun enforces your status within your dick social clique. Maybe there's a streak of #xkcd386 . Maybe dissing someone with more influence than you gives you a confidence boost. But I guess "just edgy" captures all of that.
         
         I guess the point is: Don't underestimate the power of "just edgy".