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Originally Posted by Kevin the Carrot
under 1%
at best
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I find that highly unlikely, being conservative but realistic I might say 5% who actually personally believe the definition, far more who will willingly use it as a definition (again I'd say 15% - 20% and as you said, skewed for age, the proportion is higher in younger people).
And I'd say EASILY 80%+ who know it
is used by that definition, even if they don't use it that way themselves, and even if they completely disagree with the definition. And to reiterate - high levels of media visibility, where it matters more.
THe simple question would be; how many people do you think have
heard the slogan "trans women are women" and
understand what the person saying it means - whether they AGREE with them or not.
That's your relevant percentage here. Not the percentage that
agree with the sentiment and use the word themselves with that meaning.
Essentially you're arguing for a definition that you yourself know and understand in usage - disagree with, but know and understand - to not be in the dictionary. Not a logical stance.
This is why the "Adult Human Female" argument has always been on shaky grounds and inherently flawed. It rests on the premise that language is a solid, when it's ALWAYS been a fluid.