It is more like putting a child through surgery to correct a fully normal pallate because the child and one of the child's parents firmly believe there's something wrong with it. And I'm sure you know you can find a doctor and/or a judge to do anything you want.Bob78164 wrote:By calling it "mutilation" you're assuming your conclusion. That's like saying it's "mutilating" a child to fix her cleft palate because that's how she was born, so that's how she was intended to be.flockofseagulls104 wrote:We're not talking about pronouns bob-tel. If I interact with somebody I'll call them whatever they want to be called up to a point. Also if I think they're a jerk, I will call them that. Bob-tel, you are a jerk. See?Bob78164 wrote:You will take proudly to your grave your insistence on referring to transgender girls by male pronouns.
No matter how much pain your insistence on your bigotry causes the girls in question.
Do you know even one transgender person, ma'am? Do you insist on using the wrong pronoun when you address them? --Bob
What we're talking about is deliberately mutilating a child. The reasons are irrelevant. It's just WRONG.
But my most vehement objections are to the insistence of Spock (and BiT) on referring to her by male pronouns, even though she identifies as female. That's what demonstrates their bigotry. The court system can protect her from officious intermeddlers who would attempt to interfere with the medical treatment deemed appropriate by her mother, her guardian ad litem, a neutral judge, and her treating physician. It can't do much to protect her from the bigotry of those who refuse to acknowledge her gender. That's where the rest of us come in. --Bob
A child of 6 may be old enough for democrats to grant the vote, but not to understand the consequences of this.