Re: The Economist: 'Trans rights should not come at the cost of women's fragile gains' Archived Message Posted by dereklane on March 27, 2019, 7:30 am, in reply to "The Economist: 'Trans rights should not come at the cost of women's fragile gains'" Thanks margo, the bit about stereotyping being normalised instead of rallied against is the issue that makes me think how quickly we lost such small gains in general equality, and I guess makes me suspicious of the movement (as opposed to individuals within it). I believe these days I'm in a minority trying to raise my kids without stereotyping behaviour, a losing battle anyway given the way the rest of our society manages to bring things back 'on message'. I guess it has the added bonus of polarising behaviours in kids who aren't trans (the vast majority), to traditional (?) behaviours for their gender, because kids are as impressionable as the rest of us. That's a shame- my favourite women and men are always those who buck stereotypes. I think it's because you know you're not looking at someone bound by the society they live in. Message Thread: The Economist: 'Trans rights should not come at the cost of women's fragile gains' - margo March 26, 2019, 6:24 pm Re: The Economist: 'Trans rights should not come at the cost of women's fragile gains' - dereklane March 27, 2019, 7:30 am If people want to ride the euphemism treadmill, OK - Keith-264 March 28, 2019, 9:28 am Re: If people want to ride the euphemism treadmill, OK - dereklane March 29, 2019, 7:44 am The Dude abides....nm - Keith-264 March 29, 2019, 2:25 pm   Searching