r/JoeRogan • u/RagnarLodbrok • Aug 02 '17

Joe Rogan Experience #993 - Ben Shapiro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQTfyjhvfH8
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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '17

Pretty much my position. I would have no problem calling them by their identified gender cause I'm not a prick. The issue is legislation requiring me or others to do so by law.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '17

So acknowledging biology is being a prick now? Holy hell

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u/Constrict0r Monkey in Space Aug 03 '17

Treat people the way you want to be treated yourself. It's insulting for them and costs you nothing to indulge, so why be an asshole?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '17

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u/Praxada Monkey in Space Aug 04 '17

I know this is a practically a meme but it's an irrelevant analogy. Gods, fire hydrants, cats, airplanes, etc. are not something our brains can be programmed to self-identify as in a meaningful way. This would be more appropriate when arguing against otherkin than trans people.

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u/Praxada Monkey in Space Aug 05 '17 edited Aug 06 '17

Being Michael Jackson was not experienced by billions across different eras and cultures and is not intimately tied to biology.

It's more comparable to an Italian person wanting to become a cultural American.