Is transgenderism a mental disorder?

 
 
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Transsexualism has the same definition as being transgender.
Stupid.
Transgender is an umbrella term for anyone who is gender nonconforming.
Transsexual refers for to people that have undergone procedures to change their anatomy.

^That should wrap it up actually <.<
In terms of the semantics debate.


 
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Transgender is an umbrella term for anyone who is gender nonconforming.
Transsexual refers for to people that have undergone procedures to change their anatomy.
I mean, yeah, that's what I thought, but now I'm getting so much contradicting information. I remember why I stopped caring about stuff like this.


 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
Fuck me, I knew it'd devolve into this eventually.


 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
Maybe because people are purposely trying to stir up anger.
I mean that's the entire point of this topic, right? The title alone is an obvious enough indicator.
Don't even try with that shit, man.

This is supposed to be a proper discussion and you fucking know it.


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Yes, it objectively is. Imbalanced hormones cause a literal disorder in your brain, making you think that you're a sex that you actually aren't.

Pretty much this.


 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
You know very well what you were trying to start here.
Oh my God, what the fuck are you talking about?

I couldn't have made a more neutral title if I tried. Did I know it'd be controversial? Yes, of course. That's what this fucking board is for. If you're going to try and pin the sour taste left in your mouth after this discussion, it's just bullshit.

And ill feelings you harbour towards people following any kind of discussion is on you. Don't try and pull this "OP is an agent of chaos" crap on me.


 
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
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You know very well what you were trying to start here.
Calm down, man. Not every controversial OP is an attempt to stir up anger. There's a Serious board for a reason, so people can actually talk about sensitive topics like this.


 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
Right, and that's exactly why you respond the way you do.
Like the way you misgendered Noelle in plug.dj and other places. Totally not trying to stir up anger, right?

Don't make me start quoting things from this thread.
>calling Noelle "he"
>making a thread trying to discuss the issue

Don't even try to conflate the two consequentially.


 
 
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And the shitstorm resumes.

*sigh*


 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
Funny, because "Let the games begin!" sounds like you're doing just that.

Hi, I'm a human being, I like to make jokes and humorous observations on the unfortunate side-effects of otherwise well-meaning instances.


 
 
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<.<
And the shitstorm resumes.

*sigh*
Yeah, well imagine the people who have to live their entire lives dealing with this kind of bullcrap on a regular basis.
Gee, I wonder where those mental problems actually come from.

Oh, I know <.<
I'm fairly certain that a large part of Dysphoria is directly rooted in the ignorant mistreatment that people receive for being different. As you highlighted, people just need to treat others with more respect ._.
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The reason I sighed was because it's irritating how inevitable the degradation of these conversations is, it stifles any actual debate/information with petty semantic sniping and the usual insult slinging.


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uhhh...

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Uh... I don't think its a disorder. I mean, those people look fine to me.


 
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
—Judge Aaron Satie
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Right, and that's exactly why you respond the way you do.
Like the way you misgendered Noelle in plug.dj and other places. Totally not trying to stir up anger, right?

Don't make me start quoting things from this thread.
I call Noel "he" because I don't recognize transgenderism as a legitimate change of gender. Not trying to stir up anything, just standing by my beliefs.


 
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Uh... I don't think its a disorder. I mean, those people look fine to me.
That's not what defines a disorder, though.


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uhhh...

- korrie
Uh... I don't think its a disorder. I mean, those people look fine to me.
That's not what defines a disorder, though.
Okay.


 
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Misgendering and knowingly using the wrong name is purposely stirring up trouble.
Hey, basic human respect anybody?
Hey guys, could you call me God? That's my preferred title.

It makes me feel uncomfortable when you don't, so... You have to.
It's called respect.


 
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
—Judge Aaron Satie
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Right, and that's exactly why you respond the way you do.
Like the way you misgendered Noelle in plug.dj and other places. Totally not trying to stir up anger, right?

Don't make me start quoting things from this thread.
I call Noel "he" because I don't recognize transgenderism as a legitimate change of gender. Not trying to stir up anything, just standing by my beliefs.
Misgendering and knowingly using the wrong name is purposely stirring up trouble.
Hey, basic human respect anybody?
If I said that I believed I was a bear at heart, and demanded you call me "it", and that my new name was "Rrrragh", would you do that? Same exact thing.


 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.

I should never have made this.


 
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This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
Right, and that's exactly why you respond the way you do.
Like the way you misgendered Noelle in plug.dj and other places. Totally not trying to stir up anger, right?

Don't make me start quoting things from this thread.
I call Noel "he" because I don't recognize transgenderism as a legitimate change of gender. Not trying to stir up anything, just standing by my beliefs.
Misgendering and knowingly using the wrong name is purposely stirring up trouble.
Hey, basic human respect anybody?
If I said that I believed I was a bear at heart, and demanded you call me "it", and that my new name was "Rrrragh", would you do that? Same exact thing.
I don't see why not. It's the internet, after all. Who the fuck cares?
Generally "it" is a bit offensive though, so I might use "they" instead.
No matter how hard I try, I can not bring myself to refer to an individual with a plural pronoun.
I've since found it much simpler to just not use pronouns for trans people at all, even if it looks a tad unnatural. Nobody gets offended and my inner grammar nazi is satisfied.


 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
Why, because someone is here to actually defend the otherwise largely targeted and mocked?
Um, no. I'm a supporter of the LGBT community.

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I'm sorry this isn't going the path or your usual political shitfests where everyone makes fun of Kinder.
I really don't do that anymore, and I'm sure Kinder will support that for me. I got tired of that a while back, and keep it to Anarchy now. Also, stop being such a sanctimonious prick - I actually like you. You can't pin the actions of posters on me when it suits your caricature of me as some Machiavellian discord-sower. 


 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
Well sorry if I'm a little peeved to see the path this thread immediately went before I got involved.
If by "the path" you mean Challenger and Class expressing their opinions, you seriously need to calm down. Are transgendered persons the victims of abuse? Yes, unfortunately routinely. Is having a discussion, wherein a few people express their belief that it is a mental disorder, abuse? No. Absolutely not.

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This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
"the mysterious stranger said they were coming for a visit"
Singular they is to be discouraged at all times, yet may be acceptable when noun/pronoun disagreement cannot be avoided.

Anyway, the sentence still instinctively reads as if multiple people are coming.


 
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
—Judge Aaron Satie
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Right, and that's exactly why you respond the way you do.
Like the way you misgendered Noelle in plug.dj and other places. Totally not trying to stir up anger, right?

Don't make me start quoting things from this thread.
I call Noel "he" because I don't recognize transgenderism as a legitimate change of gender. Not trying to stir up anything, just standing by my beliefs.
Misgendering and knowingly using the wrong name is purposely stirring up trouble.
Hey, basic human respect anybody?
If I said that I believed I was a bear at heart, and demanded you call me "it", and that my new name was "Rrrragh", would you do that? Same exact thing.
I don't see why not. It's the internet, after all. Who the fuck cares?
Generally "it" is a bit offensive though, so I might use "they" instead.
No matter how hard I try, I can not bring myself to refer to an individual with a plural pronoun.
I've since found it much simpler to just not use pronouns for trans people at all, even if it looks a tad unnatural. Nobody gets offended and my inner grammar nazi is satisfied.
Actually the original definition of they/them/their was both singular and plural. It wasn't until recently that it was changed. Plus, say there's a mystery person whose gender you're unaware of. How would most people talk about them?

"the mysterious stranger said they were coming for a visit"
I would just use "he" in a situation like that.


 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
I'm not pinning all the blame on you, so don't take it that way.
You shouldn't pin any blame on me.

You consent to the inevitable controversy that comes from discussing controversial topics when you enter this board.


 
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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
I'm not pinning all the blame on you, so don't take it that way.
You shouldn't pin any blame on me.

You consent to the inevitable controversy that comes from discussing controversial topics when you enter this board.
So you're saying I should just ignore everything in here since it's offensive and not have a say at all?
No, not at all.

I'm saying you shouldn't accuse me of trying to start something when you've chosen to partake in a patently controversial discussion. Defend the marginalised all you like.

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This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
"the mysterious stranger said they were coming for a visit"
Singular they is to be discouraged at all times, yet may be acceptable when noun/pronoun disagreement cannot be avoided.

Anyway, the sentence still instinctively reads as if multiple people are coming.
"Somebody left their umbrella in the office. Would they please collect it?"
"That person said they don't know where to go"
"The student failed their exam"
"When I tell someone a joke they laugh"

Also the singular use of they/them/their goes back to the 14th century.
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emigrate or degenerate. the choice is yours
If they're transgender and happy, who cares?

If they're transgender and unhappy, treat them.

That's pretty much all there is to it.


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What a great thread this turned out to be...