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              56 months ago

              Do you have a source for that; what I could find in a quick Google about his statements on rape is his arguments on X is bad and Y is worse. Which is more of a logical argument, but this does not include “a Muslim would have done worse”.

              Quote by him: “Date rape is bad. Stranger rape at knifepoint is worse. If you think that’s an endorsement of date rape, go away and learn how to think.”

              These statements are bound to be controversial as people might somehow interpret X is not bad as Y is worse. But I would disagree, this is more of a thought experiment in which you can always have a worse situation.

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                  26 months ago

                  Interesting, thanks for sharing. It really does seem out of place to suddenly reference the suffering of Muslim women in this context.

                  He seems to elaborate in that he just thinks this case was an overreaction on the side of the woman who felt uneasy, but that of course is a different discussion. We’re not comparing suffering here. I understand the negativity he seems to have brought up on himself better now.

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              If you were raised in “the West” then you are most likely passively “culturally Christian” too.

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              26 months ago

              claims to be a “Cultural Christian”

              What does that even mean? If it includes “I put up Christmas lights” then I guess I’m a Christian too.

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            66 months ago

            His wording is a bit harsh, but I don’t think what he says should receive such a backlash. He expresses hard stances on religion as well, which can hurt people in a similar way as that’s also part of their identity.

            I think he’s not entirely accurate here though, as there can really be biological mixes / nuances in the sex of people. Even if you exclude the gender discussion on top. It’s all just a gradual thing I’d guess, even possibly inconsistent in ‘percentage’ on different parts of the body.

            And all in all it’s also dependent on our culture how we perceive some things as feminine and masculine.

            I don’t get why we can’t agree that biologically people tend to be on a multidimensional spectrum, which sometimes is too ambiguous for the naked eye to pin a binary value on. Even scientifically it could be difficult to determine. Above all, on the gender side we indeed should have the courtesy to trust how someone feels and likes to be perceived in this world.

            But we can also not blame people for expressing uneasiness if the biological sex and gender are too far apart in how we defined it culturally over thousands of years. One cannot avoid some conflict there.

            Hopefully we can try to better ourselves and respect others, in both ways.

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            His comments seem somewhat reasonable if not slightly politically incorrect. I feel like having an opinion isn’t an option when it comes to the trans topic. Any thoughts counter to the pro trans movement is immediately vehemently wrong.

            I have trans friends and respect their choice but also understand that people are allowed to have their own thoughts about the issue.

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          What a tragedy. Can we dig him up and cancel him?

          Edit: Who else was thinking he was dead? Lord hep me!