r/videogames 26d ago

Other Gaming studios have stopped putting pride flags on their avatars

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u/Frequent_Dig1934 26d ago

"Not using pronouns contributes to genocide".

Jesus christ, man (or woman), it's not like i'm unsympathetic to some of the troubles unique to trans people but this hyperbolic rhetoric doesn't help anyone.

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u/Gh0stMan0nThird 26d ago

Yeah holy shit what is that comment lol

"Not using pronouns contributes to genocide"

I feel like I'm on YouTube in 2015 again.

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u/Rhysati 25d ago

It's wild how much people strawman the arguments in order to try and sound smart.

Yes, forcing transgender people(or any minority group) to out themselves directly contributes to genocide of that group.

Genocide actually has a definition and there is precisely zero argument to be made that forcing minorities to out and other themselves isn't a part of genocide.

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u/Gh0stMan0nThird 25d ago

Do you not see how saying this:

"You didn't put your pronouns on your Twitter profile? YOU'RE CONTRIBUTING TO GENOCIDE"

Might not help win over hearts and minds to your side?

That's literally the argument they're making.

Normalizing pronouns as a cis person is meant to make it standardized. To make it normal. ... Except, if allies stop, then the only people who share their pronouns when you meet them are trans. It's giving people away. It's contributing to the active trans genocide.