Won't defend anyone making comparisons to Hitler that are unwarranted.
It was used correctly here.
Let us not act as if reactionary right wingers don't harp on about rights incorrectly either.
Words ending in -phobic have been used in the way you hate long before 'SJWs' came around.
"That are unwarranted". But of course to SJWs it's always literally warranted. Bigot was not used correctly here. Bigot does not mean "People who disagree with me."
I mean, it practically does in this case. A bigot is someone who is intolerant. Tolerant means "showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with."
If someone is intolerant of trans people, they would be unwilling to use the terms that trans people have the opinion should be used.
The existence is there regardless of whether or not one particular person chooses to participate. He isn't stopping Mort from using the pronouns. We might agree to call it bigotry, but then that makes trans people who wish to force people to not use only he/she also bigots. Yay everyone is a bigot. Another word rendered useless, like racism and rape.
I don't use the terms either, so I'm a bigot too if the definition here is correct. Curious what would you consider bigotry then? Many people us included want to not acknowledge the existence of these terms nor use them, that's sort of the definition of intolerance of their culture.
Are we not bigots in that case? It's sort of like denying someone a title in their religion if you don't believe in it, in a way. We use terms like "catholic priest" even if we are not catholic.
for normal people just speak normally I guess.
Hyperbole incarnate.
It may appear to be a stubborn and dick kind of move, but ultimately he is just an academic who does not want to nor should he indulge concepts that he does not fundamentally agree with.
but academics consistently define terms for their own meanings. Having strict definitions to words is something un-academics too, quite honestly.
But I have problems with any psychologist considering themselves academics![]()
but academics consistently define terms for their own meanings. Having strict definitions to words is something un-academics too, quite honestly.
I would argue the opposite. Academics are much more strict with meaning/definition, even if they use slightly different meanings than the convention holds.
might be strict that when arguing within a specific context this word means this, but understand that it defies conventional understanding and usually devotes a sufficient amount of words to help readers/students understand
Yep, I would argue this is the antithesis of any collegiate teachings
He is hiding behind his wall of academia to defend his bigotry.
nothing less than the demand for the public affirmation of an entire (highly questionable) ideology concerning the nature of manhood and womanhood, the metaphysics of embodiment and of the self, and so on.