[-] Laffytaffer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Two or more. If you're really dead set on saying bisexuality is inherently sexist or transphobic, that's your own thing to deal with. I don't get the sense that this is in good faith.

[-] Laffytaffer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You should just come in and take over on this because this is exactly what I've been trying to say, but now it's being said properly by someone who isn't a moron lmao

[-] Laffytaffer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Of course lemmy.world went down right as I finished writing my response and made me lose everything lmao

Anyhow none of what you said contradicts the point I'm trying to make, which I've evidently failed miserably at making even with an edit.

I'm not saying you have to go out and get a trans girlfriend. What I'm trying to get at is that, as you noted, it's possible for a trans woman to meet the requirements a cishet man might have for traits such as genitals, personality, voice, height, body type, etc. This hypothetical cishet dude doesn't have to be attracted to every trans woman, just like how it would be insane if he was attracted to every cis woman. But if that perfect trans woman showed up, who meets every possible requirement for the guy, and he still doesn't want to date her because she's trans, then that is prejudice against trans people.

There's probably going to still be a disconnect on this despite my best efforts and this whole thing will probably get slammed with downvotes too. I'm rephrasing an argument based off of what I mostly remember saying in my original reply to this before world shit the bed, and plus this is a conversation about LGBT people happening in a comment section full of (presumably) cishet people. Getting within 1000 yards of the possibility that they aren't perfect allies with absolutely no internalized bias or prejudice is going to get people defensive. But hell, I'm several letters in LGBT and I've got internalized homophobia and transphobia that I'm trying to sort out, the point I'm trying to make here wasn't an easy one for me to consider either when it was said by someone way smarter than me.

[-] Laffytaffer@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Pansexuality is broader than bisexuality, and people who identify as pansexual may be attracted to people of all genders. Bisexuality is the attraction to two or more genders, but not necessarily all.

The terms broadly overlap, but the distinction matters to some people and that's okay.

[-] Laffytaffer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Try not to feed the trolls

[-] Laffytaffer@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Great article. I really appreciate that this community generally seems to be able to share articles and engage in discussions about issues facing men without demonizing other groups in the process, at least as far as I've seen on my feed. It's refreshing.

[-] Laffytaffer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. I don't watch her very much anymore, but if nothing else she was a big contributing factor to getting me solidly left.

[-] Laffytaffer@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

"If you take a shot every time Frodo says the word "ring" you pass out before the movie ends. This means something and I am intelligent."

[-] Laffytaffer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Crazy, it's almost like that's one of the things the movie was about.

[-] Laffytaffer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Contrapoints got me on the right track, but I could also imagine Vaush and his edginess being a good foot in the door for some.

[-] Laffytaffer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I spent years in southern Florida and can confidently say that this person has either been beyond sheltered for their entire life until this exact comment section, or they're lying to make a bad faith argument. Most people I met there have the kind of political views you'd expect from someone that likes DeSantis, and will make sure you're very aware of that.

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