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Biological sex is recorded at birth.

It's the same meaning, essentially. But even sex is on a spectrum. We are all biologically female in the womb. Intersex babies are born every day. They're more common than redheads.

Nowadays that’s developed to mean the ‘type of personality’ a person chooses to assume and present.

This is not true.

I can simply choose a different one for myself today and tomorrow.

That's not how it works.

So much willful ignorance here, but I can't say I'm surprised. There are no real compelling arguments for the discrimination against trans people that don't boil down to, essentially, "well, I think it's weird and gross. It makes me uncomfortable, and my feeling of comfort is more important than the mental wellbeing of other people". No one is performing gender corrective surgery on children. Trans women aren't hanging dong in locker rooms. All ridiculous straw men fed to you by a media more concerned with generating clicks through outrage than than actual truth or compassion.

Same-sex gay and lesbian people are just subtypes of transgenderism, according to GLAAD, a pro-transgender group that formerly pushed for civic acceptance of homosexuality.

Absolute nonsense.

The only "forcing" happening here is people insisting that "gender" should mean something other than "sex". When we mention a "woman", we are referring to who a person is, specifically, what their sexual organs are.

Maybe you are, but that's not the consensus of the scientific or medical community, nor of most people with actual intelligence.

 Funny you never hear about trans men trying to join men's sports.

I don't think this is making the point you're trying to make...

That includes forcing them to accept your version of what a woman is, when you are clearly wrong.

The issue is that misgendering people does demonstrable psychological harm. It's emotional abuse. No one is "forcing" you to accept the complex realities of the gender spectrum, but don't be surprised when people think you're a jerk.

She wasn't terminated though, wrongfully or otherwise... She signed an employment contract for a set number of episodes. After her contract expired, Disney decided not to renew it.

This clown has no idea what he's doing and it's hilarious to watch.

He getting bigger, not smaller. The media is on hyperdrive to silence him. I wonder why?

They're certainly doing a poor job of it - there have been multiple news articles about him and his comments on basically every major news source available. If you mean his business partners are cutting ties with him, then believe it or not it's not a good look for businesses to have close ties to unhinged anti-semites.

Why post this on Japan Today? Only the second one in the trilogy was released in any sort of reasonable time here. The first one had been out for months on blu-ray and VOD before it came to Japanese theaters. Now this one is MIA too. Great release strategy as always...

The attire is an homage to the movie's supervillain Felonious Gru

No it's not - it's just a joke about adults showing up to a children's movie like it's a formal event. People are making similar memes with things like the Barbie movie.

How do you think they'll be able to learn anything unless they have input from the public? Cold cases are solved because of publicity and the public becoming involved.

Exactly right. Who on earth is down voting you? Would these people rather folks with valuable information refuse to talk to the police? It's not their job after all, why should they help? No matter that the information might help save lives or bring scumbag criminals to justice. I'd love to hear what kind of genius detective strategies these clowns would come up with.

But when it come to my young children, I am very careful about the content they are allowed to watch.

How exactly does finding a completely non-sexual and consensual depicition of a homosexual realtionship innapropriate for children fit in with your idea of accepting and supportive? If you think gay people are weird and yucky and you don't think it's good for your children to see them just say so - we all know what you mean. It's an ignorant and outdated viewpoint that your children will grow up to be embarrassed by but it's more respectable to own it instead of acting like it's not a problem for you.

But if Disney continues down this woke path, it’s just a matter of time before the average viewer will tune out Disney.

Get woke, go broke.

Glee, Stranger Things, Modern Family, The Wire, The Sopranos, Seinfeld, Adventure Time, Steven Universe... all massively successful shows that have featured gay characters and relationships. You guys do realize that you're very much in the minority finding anything offensive about these relationships in 2022... right?

There is woke-extremism, and there is far-right extremism, and there is religious extremism. All are useless to humanity.

Yes, and according to many people even showing a homosexual relationship the same exact way you would show a straight one is "extreme" and exposing children to sexual content. It certainly says a lot these people that they think homosexuality is inherently more sexy than straight relationships.

JT commenters already having trouble deciding whether they want to trash talk LGBT folks or Muslims. Hilarious. Remember - there are male protagonists and then there is "woke and political". There are straight people and then there is "woke and political". There are white people and then there is "woke and political".

With the rule gone for now, airlines are training their lobbying efforts on eliminating the requirement that international travelers pass a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding a flight to the U.S. Airline officials believe that rule is making Americans hesitate to book international travel because they could be stranded away from home if they contract the virus on their trip.

One or the other. If people aren't going to be wearing masks, they need to get tested. Or if they aren't going to get tested, they need to be wearing masks. Otherwise it's a perfect storm for cluster.

Something tells me you would be equally as upset, if not more, if Disney had decided to flesh out the character even more. But please, correct me if I'm wrong. Would you like to have an entire gay romantic arc with a big kiss at the end? The other info is in the story - did you read it?

"The "Jungle Cruise" representation goes further -- MacGregor explains he joined his scientist sister (Emily Blunt) on her expedition to Brazil because she "stood by" him while others in World War I-era London spurned him because of who he "loved."

Really? What we actually know is that men wearing dresses are real.

We get it, you care more about reactionary nonsense than actual science and facts. Do you even know what it means to be intersex? Get outta here.

It would be absurd (and extremely dangerous) if men who decided they were women - and dressed like one - were permitted to use female toilets, especially so those with children. The dangers of disguised predators lurking in there would be very real.

Please explain how a law would prevent someone from entering a bathroom, but not stop them from assaulting someone. Do you have any idea how silly this argument sounds from a logical perspective?

Wikipedia is not the best source. The cites included, if properly vetted, are a good sources.

Oh, I know. I just think it's interesting that the article made such a splash that there was such a lengthy entry written on it.

Is there scientific evidence supporting transgenderism? I saw some studies, but nothing conclusive. If there is evidence, I’d be happy to read about it.

Well, it depends on what you mean by "supporting transgenderism". We know that intersex people are real. We know that there are people who have penises but feel like women. We know studies have been done (https://news.usc.edu/158899/transgender-research-usc-brain-gender-identity/) that indicate brain activity which is more similar to that of their psychological gender than their biological sex. We know that chromosomes do not always dictate the genitalia people will have. I'm not going to post a laundry list of articles for you to read but this is a good start. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/voices/stop-using-phony-science-to-justify-transphobia/

Notice that psychiatry combines natural science and social science. Since social science is included, we have to take it into consideration when discussing psychiatric afflictions.

Considerations that support transgenderism seem to apply equally to transracialism. 

Definitely an interesting article - thanks for sharing. But until there is actual scientific evidence for this like there is which supports trans identities (I'm not sure how that would be possible since race science is bunk) I'm not sure it's worth bringing this up. There is actually an entire wikipedia page about this article and the controversy surrounding it. Not really the best source as of right now.

Its facts, reality and biology versus indulging those whose "feelings" are hurt when we refuse to go along with their fantasies.

Sure, good luck finding a respectable biologist who would agree with you. Keep burying your head in the sand...

I know a lot of woke warriors like to play mental games but it really can't be more simple: If you have a tool you are a dude.

TIL that listening to scientific and medical experts means playing "mental games" instead of just accepting facts and opening my mind to accept that many things in life are not black and white. Wow!

For instance, if a Latinx person feels like an Inuit, people need to respect that. We should not be picking and choosing whose feelings to respect lest we discriminate against some.

Except there is absolutely no scientific evidence that validates that - evidence which does exist - plentifully at that - that justifies trans identities. girl_in_tokyo has linked to a lot of good stuff but of course everyone is ignoring it. You can't bother showing facts to people who are committed to their ignorance.

Always a laugh to see people justifying their bigotry by bringing up paranoia over sexual abuse in the bathroom. Guess what? Sexual abuse is illegal. "I was going to disguise myself as a woman to abuse some kids in this bathroom but oop! - I guess I can't since going in the bathroom is illegal" - said absolutely no sexual predator ever. These laws do nothing to stop sexual abuse, they only harm trans folks who are simply trying to mind their own business.

did he ask any of the women he worked with if it was okay with ALL of them if he uses the toilet?

Who cares? Why should trans people be forced to coddle the ignorant? Should black people have thought more about the feelings of white folks on the busses they were riding and the lunch counters they were eating at? Should lesbians and gays have to think about the feelings of everyone who doesn't want them to get married? Why are we not encouraging everyone to just mind their own damn business? If you people actually knew any transgender people rather than just mindlessly taking in whatever Fox News tells you, you'd know that using the bathroom that aligns with your gender is a huge step for trans folks that is never taken lightly - you aren't going to see some bearded gorilla man in a dress in the woman's restroom. It just doesn't happen.