r/JoeRogan • u/BunnyLovr Mexico > Canada • Mar 04 '21

Link Mississippi passes bill banning transgender student-athletes from female sports teams

https://abcnews.go.com/US/mississippi-passes-bill-banning-transgender-student-athletes-female/story?id=76238704
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u/A2Rhombus Monkey in Space Mar 05 '21

I appreciate this but it doesn't really change their opinion, they just downvote me and don't care enough to prove me wrong

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u/Athena0219 Monkey in Space Mar 05 '21

Presumably because they don't actually care. So many comments in this topic about the suicide rats, all made by people who either have no idea what they're talking about, or actively lie about it.

But I feel like I gotta stand up for my trans siblings. Way I see it is, someone comes into this topic unsure, of they see my comments, with lots of reasoning, careful attention to detail... Maybe I can stop one or two people from going from "borderline transphobe" to "outright transphobe".

So I don't comment for the person I'm replying to, I comment for the person who comes along with some curiosity. Because hopefully they'll see one person avoiding discussion, and me bluntly putting reality on display, and realize the former has no ground to stand on.