Blue Ridge Style & Beyond
Well there’s always a first time. I’m not a Richard Dawkins fan (he’s one of the so-called “New Atheists.”). But recently he interviewed Helen Joyce (big fan). Like Dawkins, I’m in favor of politeness except…..well, I’ll let Helen explain.
You can read my take on preferred pronouns here….
And Megan Kelly’s.
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Is this another BudLight moment? Costa Coffee trivializes cutting girls breasts off.
They have stores in some of our largest metro areas. And it is the biggest coffee chain in Britain. Do what you think is appropriate.
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Eliza Mondegreen argues that the current conflict over trans rights was not inevitable but rather a result of the radical approach taken by the trans movement. She suggests that a more empathetic and understanding approach could have been more effective in winning people’s empathy.
She criticizes the trans movement for focusing on erasing sex in law and society, putting men in women’s prisons and boys in girls’ sports, and running unregulated medical experiments on gender-nonconforming children. These radical demands have led to an absurd and dystopian reality, and have put the trans movement on a collision course….
Reasonable accommodations for confused people could have been made. And still could be made. There is a strong constituency out there who are overwhelmingly sympathetic to the “reasonable accommodations” route, but empathy doesn’t mean submission or writing blank checks to the activist script.
Sometimes empathy sounds like “If I were a kid today, I would have transitioned, too. I’m glad I didn’t.” Or: “I understand why you want that but the answer is still no.”
"It wasn’t necessary to put the trans movement on a collision course with reality, fairness, common sense, medical ethics, toleration for difference, freedom of speech and conscience, and the basic recognition that sex matters." – @elizamondegreen https://t.co/MvqW5WXsgD
— Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) July 30, 2023
Trans Activism and the Road Not Taken
As a Classic Christian I encourage everyone to “Embrace, Don’t Affirm.”
Individuals with a Gender Identity Disorder (Gender-Dysphoria) need Truth-filled Love. Please read this post for more details.
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