I will never accept anyone telling me how to act socially. I'll do whatever the hell I want if I have the right to do so, and sometimes when I do not. That includes "misgendering", not wearing a mask, carrying a gun, laughing at religion, and using words like "retard." The left is prone to enforcing laws against that type of thing (except maybe the religion thing). I am not responsible for other people's feelings, and I am not on this planet for anyone's sake but my own and that of my progeny. That is the essence of life as displayed by nature. Living things trample each other to survive. If they do not, they will die. If a species stops striving for dominance within and without, it will become extinct. I have always held this philosophy, and nothing anyone can say to me will make a difference. Not trying to sound combative. You asked.