I have a theory;
and maybe in 50 years ill be wrong about this and ill look like a dinosaur but here goes;
Gay rights groups have been on an unprecedented, winning streak for a minority rights movement.
their biggest battle,;the fight for marriage equality
has been such total and compete victory, their opponents have basically run for the hills
Christian conservative politicians have gone from trying to get a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage to basically pretending the issue doesn't exist.
that brings us to today.
With nothing left to fight for in the realm of gay rights, rather than closing up shop,
they've simply decided to transition this massive powerful infrastructure of non profit activist organizations to transgender rights.
hoping to leverage the same strategies; elite cultural influence and public shaming to enforce a new ideology.
but I think they are running into a problem,; the modern progressive ideology on gender identity
doesn't make total sense, and is at times out of step with American individualistic,
liberal democratic cultural norms
The case for gay marriage has none of these conflicts;
it doesn't really impact you if two consenting same sex adults want to get married.
the arguments against it were strained and often involved bizarre bank shot theories of cultural decline cause by the weakening of marriage as an institution some wacky bull ****.
Modern gender politics it's much easier to make the case that it does impact other people.
- They want people to change language in deep and often times contradictory ways,
- And not only do you have to change your language, you need to actively police the language of others lest you be accused of insufficient allyship.
- if you speak a gendered language like French or Spanish
You need to adopt unpronounceable, degendered terms like "Latinx"
- if a white person like say demi Lovato, cuts their hair shot and says they go by they them pronouns
You need to instantly confer upon them a super minority status that makes them untouchable as a subject for comedy,
or you'll have your entire lively hood taken from you.
This is a MUCH tougher lift and I don't think it's going to work ,
I think most people are like Dave, they are willing to accommodate trans people
and call them by their chose pronouns.
want them to receive the appropriate healthcare.
and want them to use the bathroom of that aligns with their gender identity.
but are not willing to accept that any joke made at their expense is equivalent to a violent attack on their personhood.
im not making a value judgment or taking a side on this issue but
that's my read on the situation.
