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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
You'd be burying your head in the sand if you think it could possibly not affect other people's lives. Complaints are made against people who may not use the pronoun of choice, whether it be intentionally or unintentionally. Those complaints have led to additions to workstation files, disciplinary action, or termination. The introduction of cancel culture and these rights battles has led to some very interesting dynamics. Careers have been limited, damaged, or destroyed because of something that supposedly doesn't affect them. That is without looking at public pressure and the impact it can have directly on businesses or stock prices for what appears to be simple decisions.
Wow, now I'm a victim blamer. It is amazing how quickly you can get labelled for trying to explain a position that is counter to the minority and explain why something may not be the way the minority perceives it. Really getting tired of being labeled as something I am clearly not just because one person does not like the terms or explanation put forward.
And yes, many DEI programs are forced. When institutions have a requirement to adopt a DEI Officer to maintain accreditation, that is forced. When you a mandatory requirement to use or enforce the usage of terms, that is forced. When a program is the result of political pressure rather than operational efficiency, that is forced.
What you seem to forget is that justice is represented by balance. When you provide special treatment to one group and introduce specific ways that you have to treat that group, you affect the balance of the scales. It is why I stated these things must evolve organically so balance is maintained. When a thumb is kept on the scale the outcome is never just and never one to be broadly accepted. You may not like the schedule at which the adoption takes place, but the natural adoption is more permanent than the one where people feel the oppressive hand of regulation on their shoulder. When you regulate to provide for the minority you can make victims out of the majority.
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There is zero tolerance for folks who push back against LGBTQ2+ culture. In a way I admire a young generation of LGBTQ2+ fighting for themselves so hard, But I also see how this increases tension. ( NOT to say that LGBTQ2+ are forcing people to hate them, its the opposite really, its peoples who already harbor homophobic feeling's are made to feel vindicated).
This may well be the only way, I don't know, I don't want to moralize it, I am only pointing out something that I noticed.
As an additional point there is still a large section of society that is on the homophobic spectrum, and I don't think we ignore that or make those people feel comfortable. Though I don't know if he can show them peaceful ways by force. So to speak.