Here's an important skill for dealing with leftists
Because the tweet is absolutely right - they do try to control what words you can use.
When they say bullshit like, "a trans woman is a woman" and "a woman is anyone who identifies as a woman" say this: okay fine, you win, a woman is this amorphous thing that you can't define and anyone can claim to be. Fine. But now, I want to refer to adult, human, females. So, if you taken away the word that I used to use for that purpose, then give me a new word so that I can continue discussing the concept that I want to discuss.
...and they wont. Of course they wont! Because the whole purpose, every time they do this (be it with racism, gender, whatever) is never about being inclusive or helpful. It's always been about controlling you.
And this technique reveals it. They are not happen if you say, "fine, trans women are women" - what they really want is to deny you the possibility of thinking about and talking about that concept: adult, human, female.
So, when you go down this road with them, and they demonstrate very clearly that they're not willing to let you have any word for adult, human, female, then you can say, "in that case, I'm just going to use the word I've always used - since you've just demonstrated that you're not being honest."
Here's an important skill for dealing with leftists
Because the tweet is absolutely right - they do try to control what words you can use.
When they say bullshit like, "a trans woman is a woman" and "a woman is anyone who identifies as a woman" say this: okay fine, you win, a woman is this amorphous thing that you can't define and anyone can claim to be. Fine. But now, I want to refer to adult, human, females. So, if you taken away the word that I used to use for that purpose, then give me a new word so that I can continue discussing the concept that I want to discuss.
...and they wont. Of course they wont! Because the whole purpose, every time they do this (be it with racism, gender, whatever) is never about being inclusive or helpful. It's always been about controlling you.
And this technique reveals it. They are not happen if you say, "fine, trans women are women" - what they really want is to deny you the possibility of thinking about and talking about that concept: adult, human, female.
So, when you go down this road with them, and they demonstrate very clearly that they're not willing to let you have any word for adult, human, female, then you can say, "in that case, I'm just going to use the word I've always used - since you've just demonstrated that you're not being honest."