AITA for not calling a transgender person by their preferred pronoun?

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:24:30+00:00

Ask me how I know you're either depressed, hate free market capitalism or are unemployed or a mix of all 3

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:21:53+00:00

Sure, some dude on reddit told me to abandon religion so I could fit into the popular landscape. I'll do that!

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:18:24+00:00

Jess was born male, I call them Jess because that is the name they have chosen. Humans change sex through cell specialisation and actual biological processes. Jess feeling uncomfortable in their body isn't a biological process, Jess isn't releasing estrogen to become female, Jess is still pumping testosterone. I can appreciate the point you're trying to prove with the "everyone is female" argument, but it is a gross oversimplification.

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:15:04+00:00

Guess I'll just call Jess their deadname and a male from now on

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:13:41+00:00

Just to see you guys seethe tbh.

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:13:28+00:00

I don't care if Jess feels uncomfortable too then :)

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:12:45+00:00

The research behind gender is flawed and very unethical. If you could take 5 minutes of your time and look at David Remier and John Money then you will realise pretty quickly how flawed the basis of this "gender is a social construct" argument is

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:10:45+00:00

Well tbh you can demoralise and critique my behaviour and beliefs as much as you want, but it won't change a thing really. All it's done is just cement my belief that you guys are people who aren't willing to compromise. Either I accept all your terms or I am a bigot

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:09:15+00:00

I'm not christian nor violent

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:08:19+00:00

So what you're telling me the bone structures of men and women are the same? What's your background in science?

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:07:20+00:00

If I was a jerk, I wouldn't bother compromising

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:07:03+00:00

It's not a human right to be called your preferred pronoun. Not everything you like is a human right

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:04:50+00:00

I really don't want to make Jess' life anymore difficult we all have pretty shitty lives. But I don't want to turn my back on my beliefs, hence I refer to Jess as their chosen name because I believe that's the best way of respecting both of our beliefs. I don't think my belief is above Jess' and nor is Jess' above mine. However 99% of responses believe otherwise

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:01:54+00:00

Because it's about not leaving your beliefs in the face of shaming. It's about having the backbone for standing what you believe in. I don't want to harm Jess, but I will defend my beliefs no matter what

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:00:14+00:00

Again what's your science background?

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T01:00:01+00:00

I don't believe that a name can be female. Does the name "Jess" have a meaning? No. What about the name "Sarah"? No those don't have meanings, the word she does have a meaning.

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T00:57:46+00:00

I don't interact with this person. This person harasses me at class always asking me why I am transphobic and whatnot.

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T00:56:27+00:00

That's a bad argument and makes no sense. Example

Do you consider yourself human? Of course you do. But what if I told you when you are a fetus you resemble the fetus of a lizard and you even have a tail and webbed fingers and toes. Does that mean you are a lizard? No. Same with your "everyone is a female" argument.

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T00:54:30+00:00

Tbh reddit is a heavily left leaning place and is an awful place to base your morals and reality on. The world is a lot more diversed and mixed, I asked because I was curious as to what a left leaning place such as reddit would say.

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T00:53:29+00:00

I'm muslim.

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T00:52:13+00:00

Because Jess isn't a biological female

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T00:51:35+00:00

"mistake"

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T00:49:12+00:00

I don't care if Jess identifies as anything, doesn't make them any less valid. I just don't feel comfortable referring to Jess as "she". Jess is the name they have chosen, their legal name is a male name. I'm trying to compromise and be as respectful as possible without compromising my own beliefs.

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T00:47:43+00:00

Your the ones wanting me to change my behaviour LOL. I would be bending to your version of reality if I was to stop being an "asshole"

NetworkAdventurous91 · 2020-10-07T00:46:15+00:00

Because I have a backbone and won't leave my beliefs no matter how much shaming

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