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submitted 10 months ago by shishmish@kbin.social to c/LGBT@kbin.social

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has said she would prefer two years in jail over using a trans person’s correct pronouns.

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[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

I would prefer to not live in a place that would put someone in jail for something as asinine as pronoun usage.

[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social -1 points 10 months ago

How often are you correctly gendered as a percentage as you go about your life?

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Im not even sure what your asking. But again who the F cares if your living in some facist state putting you in prison. See what im trying to say is the fantasy land she is talking about is worse than the subject she is talking about.

[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social -1 points 10 months ago

Nah, how often does the kind of dehumanization she's gleefully defending hit you?

This thing you're so confident you want to defend to the death her right or whatever...
...how often does the thing you are opining on harm you?

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

How am I in any way defending her. Because I say living in a police state would be worse. If I say having radiation sickness would be worse is it to much. Nothing is worse than the gender thing? I think I get what your asking. Not in a long time but plenty when I was young. You have to remember though that in those days it was totally common for gym teachers to refer to boys in girl terms I think because they thought it would motivate them or some shit. So not just jerk kids.

[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago

And you feel that qualifies you to speak about what should and should not be done in response to transphobia, does it?

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago

Look. When you start jailing people for being rude as fuck, it's a problem.

There is zero requirement to be a target for trans hate to know that. Don't be a jackass

[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

You're so kind to defend the racist billionaire's right to dehumanize people. Where would she be without you looking after her interests?

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago

Really? Are you that bad of a troll that you can't come up with something better than that?

[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

You sure do put alot of effort into defending hatemongers.
At any point here you could have shut the fuck up but you keep deciding JK needs your backing.

[-] Xylia@artemis.camp 0 points 10 months ago

So, since I’m trans, am I allowed to say that instituting a law where we jail people over saying something rude seems awful to me.

Maybe it’s just because I’m an American, used to our constitutionally protected freedom of speech. But I think the ramifications for an average person misgendering someone should probably be limited to social ramifications rather than government ordained punitive ones.

Now if it’s a doctor or government employee or something there’s a discussion to be had.

[-] FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

~~You're allowed to be wrong, but at least your nose and partially your business. She isn't going to pick you, though.~~
There is a high probability that's a snootier reply than you perhaps deserve. Not in the best place today. I don't retract it by I turn the volume down.

Not that I think anyone should be in jail for anything ever, but intentional rebuke of a trans person's gender should result in a severe assbeating and social censure.

[-] Chais@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

That's his choice to make.

[-] DarkGamer@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

This is such a stupid hill to die on.

[-] Hairyblue@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago

Is there even a law requiring the proper pronoun be used for a person? Seems like you could be a dick and call everyone by the wrong pronoun and still not go to jail.

[-] SplicedBrainwrap@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There isn’t one nor is there a proposal for one, she is misrepresenting the situation.

[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Bigots love claiming victimhood where there is none...

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