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[–] quantumlover@lemmy.zip -1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

ITT: Lemmy’s on high alert, scanning every post in this thread for the tiniest crack of nuance, hesitation, or less-than-100% agreement. The moment someone sounds even slightly conflicted or imperfectly aligned, the chorus leaps in with the sacred “transphobe!!” label like it’s a reflex. Then comes the frantic history dive of screenshots, out-of-context quotes... anything to sharpen the pitchforks and prove the heretic was always suspect.

I'm fine with transphobes being called out, but some in this thread are really stretching the meaning of the word. Can't we all just try to get along?

It’s genuinely fascinating to watch. lol

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