re: #487 Obdicut (Now with 2% less brain)
Saying ‘fuck you’ to someone isn’t bullying them. It’s saying ‘fuck you’ to them.
I know two trans kids who killed themselves, because of bullying. Including among the bullying was a lot of shit that Justanotherhuman said. They killed themselves because they felt so alienated, like they’d never be possibly accepted by anyone, like they simply disgusted other people and were seen as broken wrecks of human beings.
I don’t think saying ‘fuck you’ is useful, but it’s far less harmful than what she was saying. Calling it just an opinion is the Limbaugh defense.
Damn, another comment to be responded to.
Context Obdi.
This is a discussion board. She was discussing the debate, wright or wrong.
Would she say that to someone directly, I don’t know, but everyone is treating it like she did. Would she prevent her grand kid from expressing his feminine side. I can’t say. Sure it would be tough on her given her thoughts.
But I am hopeful she is open minded enough that should that arise in her own family, maybe this day triggers her to consider it differently. Maybe she is already having a think about it now. Knowing her from this board, I think she is always open to reconsideration and learning. Which can be tough as an elder.
I think some of the members are shutting that door and that helps no one.
I always give people the chance to grow and learn. Fuck yous don’t help that at all. And all I have been arguing is about respect. That doesn’t change and Sergey seems reluctant to acknowledge it was not needed.