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Originally Posted by Vox
How are you going to stop it? To think abuse won't happen is naïve, though perhaps idealistically noble. Do you really think teachers are going to be equipped to stop this?
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It would be so hard for a child's school ID to say M or F. The designer would have to spend a whole year changing the template...
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Originally Posted by Vox
Most people are sensitive to ANY child that is in pain, so yes I think we need to find ways to stop these children from suffering and high rates of suicide. 50% is appalling.
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It is appalling. This is a step in the right direction.
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Originally Posted by Vox
Is ignoring traditional gender roles really the answer. It seems to me that we're bordering on pretending there are no gender differences, which is just not the case.
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Gender roles are not being ignored. They're are simply allowing those who identify as male to be male and allowing those who identify as female to be female. No one is forcing anyone to switch. That's the whole point. In some schools in the United States children are forced into roles based soley on their genitals. This is undeniably wrong.
There is no mandate for automatic gender role reversal so no one will be forced to wear a label that does not define their identity as they would.