Woke Ideas
Posted by: pammam
18th Dec 2023 03:50pm
Have you read the nonsense woke ideas have created?
For instance, surf life saving clubs are now expected to change their terminology when addressing members in case they cause offence to someone who has changed their gender. Also, they are expected to install toilets to accommodate everyone: male, female and this new group.
I have the greatest sympathy for transgender people who can experience.
trauma and can suffer in their journey to find out who they really are BUT have we gone too far?
The cost can also be prohibitive and cause us to lose these vital volunteers.
What do you think?
For instance, surf life saving clubs are now expected to change their terminology when addressing members in case they cause offence to someone who has changed their gender. Also, they are expected to install toilets to accommodate everyone: male, female and this new group.
I have the greatest sympathy for transgender people who can experience.
trauma and can suffer in their journey to find out who they really are BUT have we gone too far?
The cost can also be prohibitive and cause us to lose these vital volunteers.
What do you think?
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Nik3260
So. I am going to assume your statement is based on just having a lack of experience with the issue and not any kind of malice. The same reason that venues are now required to provide gender-neutral restrooms and facilities is the same reason they need to provide handicapped ones. Because EVERYONE has a right to feel safe and access to facilities. I am a non-Bianary
Nik3260
Hit the enter button by accident. Why does this site not have an "Edit" option? I am Non-binary (A blanket term for someone who does not identify as a man or a woman) And while I usually present (Refers to my outward appearance) as a cis (Identify as a woman or man and have the "Expected plumbing") girl. There are times when I do not and do not want to deal with the potential stress or danger of entering a "Woman-only" area. People who are androgens, mid-transition, medically intersex or who are simply not dressing in a way that conforms to gender expectations need these facilities to be and feel safe the same way that I need my assistance dog and lifts EVEN if it is inconvenient for others. These things may seem like a big inconvenience to you right now but consider how you would feel if you did not know if it would be SAFE to use a public restroom when you left the house. Also, the phrase "Woke". In my experience, It's a trigger word used by the far right to get people too riled up to think about things properly. So maybe try to avoid it from now on? Sorry if that seems nitpicky but it makes many LGBTQ people very nervous to hear that kind of language because we are used to hearing it from people who are trying to attack us. Not folks getting confused about something they have never had to think about before and asking an honest question. "New" Feels much more accurate to me because all the public consciousness about non-binary and trans people IS new! Just like public awareness and policies for safety and inclusion regarding the disabled community were new and confusing once. I won't deny that needing to make changes for something that does not affect you directly can suck. Because I have been there and it does. What I ask is that you remember that something that seems just like an un-required pain in the rear to you is the reason someone else can feel safe and included when they leave their house. I hope that clears this up a bit. There are lots of resources online explaining what it means to be non-binary and the challenges people like me face if you want a further explanation. But like in all things the main rule is just not to forget the golden rule and to remember what the first part of assume is.