I also have issue with the word 'liberal' and the way it's used today. 'Liberal' used to be an insulting term for Republicans.
The Declaration of Independence listed three rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I insist on my right to liberty so I fall under the definition of a liberal person.
I am liberal enough to say that if a man wants to put on a dress and call himself 'Susie' he should be allowed to do so. I wouldn't want to impose on his personal liberty by telling him he can't do so.
However, if he insists that I pretend to refer to him as a woman or that I must call him "Ma'am" then he is now imposing on my liberty. He has the liberty to call himself anything he wants but he does not have the liberty to tell me what I can or can't say. I am at liberty to call him anything I want to call him unless there is deliberate slander involved. Calling a man 'sir' is not slander.
I also have issue with the word 'liberal' and the way it's used today. 'Liberal' used to be an insulting term for Republicans.
The Declaration of Independence listed three rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I insist on my right to liberty so I fall under the definition of a liberal person.
I am liberal enough to say that if a man wants to put on a dress and call himself 'Susie' he should be allowed to do so. I wouldn't want to impose on his personal liberty by telling him he can't do so.
However, if he insists that I pretend to refer to him as a woman or that I must call him "Ma'am" then he is now imposing on my liberty. He has the liberty to call himself anything he wants but he does not have the liberty to tell me what I can or can't say. I am at liberty to call him anything I want to call him unless there is deliberate slander involved. Calling a man 'sir' is not slander.