Insiders, including at centrist think tank Third Way, are cautioning Democratic candidates against echoing Republican talking points on trans rights.

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[–] 17 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Or you have transgender friends or family, or you're just fucking capable of empathy with marginalized and persecuted people.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago* (3 children)

    I'm asking you very sincerely to please read my comment again. I think the way you and some others may have interpreted it might be literally the exact opposite of what was meant by it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago

    Then you should have worded it in a way that actually supports trans people.

    If I said, "If you see the homeless people in the streets, the unaffordable gas prices, and the moms who can’t feed their children, and you're still blaming immigrants, you're either a racist or an idiot" you wouldn't assume I was contrasting racists and idiots, you would know I was putting them in the same boat.

    There's a lot of better ways you could have written your comment if that's not what you intended.

    And even if I grant you the most leeway possible, you're still throwing the trans people under the bus by saying nobody else should be thinking about them, even if it's in a supportive way.

    I didn't downvote your original comment at first because I hate to do that, but now that I'm seeing how deep you want to dig this grave for yourself, I'm going to do so because you're a waste of Internet space.

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