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CMV: J.K. Rowling is not a bad person for expressing her views related to trans people

My impression is that in attempt to always cater to the most marginalized group of people, that some people are considering the feelings of trans women over the feelings of cis women. It's important to have a discussion between both groups and come to compromises.

Consider multi-person gender-neutral bathrooms. Right now, I think of the bathroom as sort of a "girl" space for girls, where they can adjust their make-up, maybe even gossip a little before returning to a bar or party or something. Guys can make sure their hair looks normal, and then go back out. Lesbian woman and gay guys exist, but this has not seemed to be a real issue with making anyone uncomfortable in the bathroom.

Now consider if bars or clubs, where people are drunk or whatever, had mixed-gender bathrooms. So for girls, when you're doing your make-up and talking to your friends who are girls, then realistically, there will probably be some guys, guys who you don't know and are likely larger than you, trying to flirt in the bathroom. Not most guys. I'm sure many guys would want to make sure girls are safe. But, some guys. I mean, to take it a step further - would you want gender-neutral showers at the YMCA?

And, it seems like everything J.K Rowling writes about is either related to 1) fear, as a as woman, for her own safety. Why do we allow discussions related to wokeness but not discussions related to basic fear? 2) Not wanting to be dehumanized or having her identity as a woman diminished with language such as "people who menstruate" etc.

I have never seen her say anything like, trans people are not people or trans people deserve to die.

CMV  


EDIT: My viewpoint is more of a "freedom of speech" type of argument. I don't necessarily agree with everything she says, but I was arguing that expressing it doesn't make her a bad person.
gpt
> Consider multi-person gender-neutral bathrooms. 

That's quite a straw man. The only thing that the trans community wants is to use the bathrooms of the gender they identify as, just like all cis people already do.

There is the unjustified fear that cis men are going to dress up as women just to "legitimately" access women-only spaces, which JK is playing into. That's what is despicable.