The first video of the debate between the two professors epitomises the problem. The transgender prof was self-obsessed and agonising about the relatively minor problems faced by some transgender people. The notion that legislating to force Canadians to use new pronouns is a draconian step never troubled his/her pretty little mind. The issue for him/her/it was the subjugation of his/her/its people and the implications for wider society and indeed the future of humanity didn't seem to register.
I thought that the psychology professor acquited himself very well with a great deal of dignity.
If someone wants to refer to themselves using a new pronoun that is fair enough but to force people to do it through changes to the law is a step too far. At the end of the day, with all of the problems going on in the world, is using one of a host of new pronouns to refer to someone with fluid identity issues really worth fighting over? Where will this end?
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