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Join Date: Sep 2008
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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
In short it's all ad hominem (literal definition being a statement that attacks the person, rather than the argument) and it's just rubbish debate and not worth listening to. "I think what Rowling said is transphobia because [analysis of her words]" is an opinion worth listening to. "Rowling is a transphobe because REEEEEE dumb old hag!!!" is... I suppose... an opinion, but not one worth giving the time of day. It's also extremely misogynistic but then (ironically) an absolute boatload of "Anti-TERF" rhetoric is dripping in misogyny.
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Agreed.
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