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[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 68 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

I'm all for trans rights, but as a non-American this is just...weird.

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 25 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

I think the idea is basically:

Transphobe: "Tell me what genitals you have immediately."

Trans person: "No." *brandishes gun*

Pretty much just an extreme version of "mind your own business".

[–] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

With a splash of “that’s not a knife.. THIS is a knife”

There’s something inherently satisfying about the oppressed/harassed/accosted person who whips out a bigger stick and shuts that shit down.

[–] Ranger@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

Civil rights activist in the 60s illegally carried handguns because they would be lynched by a mob if they didn't.

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