JK Rowling prefers two years in jail over using correct pronouns - eviltoast
  • doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Has anyone in any country ever been incarcerated for misgendering a trans person? Is there even a significant number of people who seriously believe that would be an appropriate response?

    Nope.

    Just come out and tell us about your victimhood complex, Joanne.

    • WolfhoundRO@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Exactly! It’s like going to jail for having someone presenting themselves as Joanne and you always call them Joanna. How will it ever be so much of a concern to throw someone in jail and destroy their future over it, Joanna? HOW??

      • UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        It’s about the influential power. She’s presenting a potentially dangerous rhetoric. She really does have the power to create a new wave of hate if she really wanted to.