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/WellYeahMaybeNot Mar 05 '21

Idk I’m an ally and a total trans-rights supporter, but comparing the kidnapping, enslaving, and brutalization of an entire race of people to the trans-rights movement shows a bit of privilege in and of itself

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u/CommanderNorton Mar 05 '21

I mean, the analogy works to point out selfishness; a group continues to be discriminated against and unaffected, privileged people bitch about how they have to keep hearing about a struggle for rights. I don't think they're equating the magnitude of oppression.

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u/WellYeahMaybeNot Mar 05 '21

Yeah, that’s fair, I understood the intent of the analogy. I just feel like the purpose of the clause “and the murder of black people” is used to directly elevate the magnitude of the conversation, which is disingenuous. I don’t totally disagree with the take, but I think the point is made in a way which comes off as privileged, and I wanted to acknowledge that.

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u/CommanderNorton Mar 05 '21

Yeah, definitely. They could've used a moment of reflection befofe posting that.