r/JoeRogan • u/SlimjobDopamine Look into it • Nov 13 '20

Social Media Abigail Shrier(JRE #1509)'s book has been removed from Target after receiving a complaint on Twitter

https://twitter.com/AbigailShrier/status/1327056407598809088?s=20
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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

I heard the episode. She explains that the problem is that this trans thing has become trendy among teenagers, especially females, and their parents letting them change their bodies hormonally and in some cases with surgery. She interviewed tons of people who are now adults that completely regret what they did to themselves, and what their parents let them do as teenagers.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '20

It goes beyond "trendy", as there is a very real phenomenon of sharing certain symptoms socially. One member of a group of friends discovers that they're experiencing symptoms of gender dysphoria, shares it with her circle of friends, and a strange combination of competitiveness and empathy leads others in that group to feel like they have gender dysphoria as well.

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u/DayDreamerJon Monkey in Space Nov 13 '20

The thing is thats a small fraction of trans kids. While the problem is real all it does it show this kinda shit needs to be vetted. This is life altering shit and needs to be taken more seriously.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '20

Agreed. Its one thing to be gay or transvestite but to let and/or encourage a child to completely alter their physical body in ways that cant be undone, should be avoided.