You know, for someone who hates feminism, you do an awfully good impression of a second-wave trans-exclusive radfem.

Also, your opinion on trans people is ignorant and directly contradicted by the medical community. So, you know, there's that.

Right. It's still something that just...doesn't happen. Besides, women's bathrooms have stalls. What exactly do people think anyone is going to see?

Unless the concern is actual assault, in which case...yeah, like you say, there's nothing stopping a would-be rapist from just wandering in dressed any way they want. The…

Actually, yes, I have been pissed off at South Park, namely when they present their opinions as holy writ on something they know fuck-all about (like, appropriately enough, trans issues).

I do think things are changing. I've noticed a shift in momentum even over just the past few years.

I tried to raise awareness when Colbert/Stewart did it. I even sent them letters and stuff. To their credit, I haven't seen them do it again recently, so maybe that's something?

Treat other people like human beings deserving of basic human dignity! That's -crazy talk-!

Seriously, though, there's nothing wrong with not knowing much about the subject. A lot of people have never actually met a trans person. Their primary idea of what a "trans person" is comes from horrible media portrayals.

The…

"I mostly say this because, I doubt most men would really care if a girl went into the guys bathroom as much as a woman would care if a man or transgender entered. So I feel personally surgery should be the defining characteristic."

There is pretty much no documented case ever of a trans person getting all creepy…

If a woman is born without a uterus or does not menstruate, she's not a woman?

If a woman has a hysterectomy, she's no longer a woman?

If a woman cannot give birth, she's not actually a woman?

I mean, every single one of the criteria you posted has -huge- problems.

Eh, even "female" is pretty sketchy territory. How are we defining it? Chromosomes? Reproductive capability? External genitalia?

How about when someone meets some but not all of those criteria? What then?

Human beings -love- sticking things in binary categories; the problem is, more often than not, binary categories…

Ugh. Learn what the fuck you're talking about before you feel the need to offer and opinion on something.

I appreciate you trying to be polite and acknowledging your own lack of understanding. That's a start!

As pointed out, though, being trans has nothing to do with sexual orientation. It has to do with who you are. As one person put it, "It's not who you go to bed with; it's who you go to bed as."

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Forget it, Jake, Chinatown, etc.

I mean, I'm in 100% agreement, and the "but he's a comedian!" thing is the king of all cop-outs, but...well, a lot of people are still tremendously ignorant.

Worse yet, trans issues are still pretty poorly understood by most of the population. Trans people are one of the few groups that…

You know, maybe when we're at the point where trans people AREN'T overwhelmingly discriminated against and maligned in society, you'll have a point.

That's because trans people are disproportionately maligned, discriminated against, and targeted for violence. Trans people are one of the few groups it's still okay to openly, unabashedly demean and degrade.

Trans people are routinely fired for who they are. They are denied housing. They are denied insurance. They…

As soon as I saw the headline, I knew what was coming.

"Oh good," I thought to myself. "Now a bunch of people who have absolutely no knowledge of the subject are going to insist on offering their ill-informed, meaningless opinions on it. Fantastic."

Seriously. If you don't know anything about trans issues, -ask-. Don't…

"I tried searching for "Dr Drew, transgender" and then I added "Napoleon" when nothing came up. Still nothing."

Try looking at the podcast he and Adam Carolla do. One of the episodes back in April.

"If he did say that it must have not offended that trans community too much since I can't find one article talking about…

Uh...how did you get from my posts that I think games are responsible for the shooting?

Andrew Wakefield was also a certified doctor from a respected institution. He released a fraudulent study that linked vaccines to autism which went on to do immeasurable damage.

Like when he essentially called trans people delusional and compared them to people who believe they're Napoleon, for instance.

I concede that point.

Fair enough!