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[ll74]

Forcing everyone to use a ridiculous book of pronouns based on how a person may be feeling at that moment is one example.

Explain how you're being forced to do so.

 

[AlexBailey]

Forcing everyone to use a ridiculous book of pronouns based on how a person may be feeling at that moment is one example.

So calling people buy their preferred pronouns is a real problem for you?

I know a couple of cis women who get mistaken for men frequently. One who works at a local hardware store corrected a customer who referred to her as ‘sir’. He had a fit right in the store about being attacked by “wokeism”.

 

[jaF0]

Forcing everyone to use a ridiculous book of pronouns based on how a person may be feeling at that moment is one example.

So, you don't respect freedom of choice?

 

[LongDraw]

So calling people buy their preferred pronouns is a real problem for you?

I know a couple of cis women who get mistaken for men frequently. One who works at a local hardware store corrected a customer who referred to her as ‘sir’. He had a fit right in the store about being attacked by “wokeism”.

Well, if I was that customer, I might just take my business elsewhere. And if I'm really not in the mood for people's woke bs, I might even complain to the GM and/or write a scathing review.

Question to ask in the retail scenario, is it worth upsetting a customer over some rather trivial?

 

[LongDraw]

So, you don't respect freedom of choice?

Oh, I do respect freedom of choice. Which is why I choose not to bow to woke peer pressure. If you want to, that's your choice.

 

[AlexBailey]

Well, if I was that customer, I might just take my business elsewhere. And if I'm really not in the mood for people's woke bs, I might even complain to the GM and/or write a scathing review.

Question to ask in the retail scenario, is it worth upsetting a customer over some rather trivial?

You missed the point - at least I hope you did.

This hardware store employee was born female and has never tried to be identified as male, she just is not naturally feminine. Like you said you would have, a customer raised a stink about being subjected to “wokeism” when she corrected him for calling her ‘sir’.

He was asked to take his business elsewhere.

 

[jaF0]

Once with the 'w' word = 0 credibility.

Twice, well, we know where you're going after death.

 

[oggbashan]

Today, the marriage age for England and Wales has changed to 18 years (fom 16 with parental consent). Now only legal adults can marry.

The penalty for taking a child out of the UK to marry is now up to seven years in jail. The intention is to stop child marriages being forced on the child by parental (and other relations' pressure).

My cousin, who married on her 16th birthday (with parental consent and both parents present) 65 years ago, would be unable to do so now.

 

[AlexBailey]

As I understand it, in many US states you can marry at 16 without parental consent and in some states there is no minimum age with parental permission.

In some states once a marriage has happened there are no legal restrictions for what someone can do with their ‘spouse’ nor can they be prosecuted for what happened before marriage.

Unless the Supreme Court makes a new decision it’s a states rights issue. MAGA!

 

[Fuzzy1975]

And I've personally been pressured by more than a few gay/bi men to participate in homosexual acts with them in the past. Never once did I ever desire that.

I've been hit on by men, and women. Since I am not homosexual or bi sexual I refused the offers from the men. From the women, some I accepted, others were rebuffed.

In none of the cases did I ever feel pressured, and even if I had been pressured, I would not have painted all men and women with the same brush as you seem to be doing.

 

[AlexBailey]

A lot of the homeless my wife works with were trafficked until they weren’t profitable enough for their captors. Many of them fell into it after being disowned by religious and conservative families.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Forcing everyone to use a ridiculous book of pronouns based on how a person may be feeling at that moment is one example.

Kind of like not calling Rob, Rob,since his given name is Robert, right?

 

[ll74]

Well, if I was that customer, I might just take my business elsewhere. And if I'm really not in the mood for people's woke bs, I might even complain to the GM and/or write a scathing review.

Question to ask in the retail scenario, is it worth upsetting a customer over some rather trivial?

So you're confirming that you're not being forced.

Got it.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

And I've personally been pressured by more than a few gay/bi men to participate in homosexual acts with them in the past. Never once did I ever desire that.

Yeah it sucks when guys hit on you at work.

 

[ll74]

Yeah it sucks when guys hit on you at work.

He has never been hit on.

 

[RobDownSouth]

A lot of the homeless my wife works with were trafficked until they weren’t profitable enough for their captors. Many of them fell into it after being disowned by religious and conservative families.

Case in point: AJ's adopted "daughter".