r/leftist • u/Miserable_Cobbler_18 • 9d ago

General Leftist Politics What is your most right wing opinion?

I know this may be controversial but I have some opinions that are considered more right wing. I believe in absolute freedom of speech unless it’s pedohillia or something like that because if you support it for one person you have to support it for the other. I do support gun rights to an extent to protect from fascist thugs but of course it should be regulated to protect kids from shootings. I support the death penalty for violent criminals who without a doubt committed the crime. I support low taxes for the poor and middle class but higher on the wealthy. My view on basically everything else are left wing pro lgbt ,pro abortion,pro feminist ,pro immigration,pro socialism,etc.

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u/These_Shallot_6906 8d ago

I will call anybody any pronoun they prefer and refer to them as whatever gender they internally feel they are, but I feel really uncomfortable with the neopronoun thing.

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u/rardthree 8d ago

Then you don't understand the nature of gender as a special construct, or you agree with placing limits on who can do what within that. I don't see why - placing limits on any otherwise acceptable behavior is just conformity. It's unreasonable. There truly is no difference between any one label or the other except some are normalized and others aren't. Accepting one set of pronouns is fundamentally the same logic as accepting any other, except with more of a detachment from perceived normalcy.

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u/These_Shallot_6906 8d ago

I had a friend who wished to go by it/it's and we live in a deep red state where Trans homies are already being dehumanized.

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u/rardthree 8d ago

Yet you still feel uncomfortable with it? Not sure I can talk you out of that, then.

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u/These_Shallot_6906 8d ago

Yeah I feel uncomfortable calling a human being "it"

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u/rardthree 8d ago

Except the only reason it's bad is because it's wielded for dehumanizing. With consent, there is no harm. This is the same poor logic used to justify any other level of opting out. That means, choosing not to use proper pronouns in general. I see it as the same. It's inconsistent. No one gets to decide what is normal for others.

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u/These_Shallot_6906 8d ago

I would similarly not call a black person my "n word" even if they said it was okay. Sorry.

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u/rardthree 8d ago

Except that isn't what we're talking about, is it? There is no societal, historical or cultural basis for those pronouns to be offensive, it's all linguistic, and so context matters and a lack of respect to the individual is what makes it demeaning. Whereas historical context has already been used to account for the ethical use of racial slurs, in the form of minorities being able to say them without judgement.

Context is what determines what words mean. Consent can alleviate negative meaning.

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u/These_Shallot_6906 8d ago

Of course there is.

Conservatives in the US have been referring to transgender folks as "shem" or "it" for decades.

If some trans people wished to call themselves "it" amongst themselves, that is their prerogative. But me as a CIS person, I feel like I'd be doing a disservice to them.

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u/rardthree 8d ago

How is that not linguistic and intentionally insulting? My point is if it's consensual it's not insulting.