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Eric Blyler (@ericblyler.bsky.social):
Anti-trans bigotry absolutely needs to be confronted, but let's not let republicans get away with this obvious ploy to distract from Trump's dogshit cabinet appointments like Tulsi Gabbard for DNI, RFK Jr for Sec HHS, or Linda Mc Mahon for Sec Education to name just a few!
muad'dweeb 🏳️⚧️🇵🇸 (@webway.bsky.social):
trans people's rights aren't a 'distraction'
defending them is valuable in itself
would you be willing to have your right to use the potty abandoned because it's a 'distraction'?
Eric Blyler (@ericblyler.bsky.social):
Jesus christ for the millionth time, I didn't say trans rights are the distraction. Nancy Mace's bullshit is the distraction. You're not going to win if you keep mischaracterizing your allies' words. Get a fricking grip and focus on the big picture here.
Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):
The many people pushing back on your rhetoric here (many of whom are transgender, and whom you are blocking for the mildest criticism and standing up for themselves) are adults, and are able to spot Dismissing & Derailing rhetoric.
"Ally" is an action verb, not a title.
Listen.
Eric Blyler (@ericblyler.bsky.social):
listening is a two way road.
Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):
Sir,
I am glad you're willing to listen.
300 characters is a hobble for clarity, sometimes.
There has yet to be a trans-affirming communique that opens with the equivalent of "I think bigotry is bad, BUT …".
It's 100% free to write, "I apologise. I'll do better." and make verbal amends.
Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):
Trans people — we are legitimately frightened that we will be denaturalized, rights stripped, placed in concentration camps, tortured, murdered.
Which kind of thing is enabled when people start to write, "… but, ", and "… however, " next to "Trans Rights".
That is the issue.
Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):
I pray, therefore, that you reconsider using the rights of a vulnerable minority as a Relative Privation framing device.
Eric Blyler (@ericblyler.bsky.social):
but it's not what I did. That is not a good faith interpretation of my OP.
Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):
Well, as I referred to earlier, Intent Filtered By Language, Transcribed to Glyphs, Hoovered by Eyeballs and Reconstructed to Infer Intent is a complex process with many steps where things may go in unintended ways.
And I'm old & tired, & not given to bad faith interpretations.
Think on it.
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