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Was I wrong in saying.....

Me and my brother got into a conversation about pride month.
We talked about different types of people as I apparently missed some but then he started of saying people that are not normal are special. He is transgender and he sees himself special and that this event is put on to celebrate people who are different. I argued that no one is special because there different genders or see themselves differently we are all equal and should be treated as such. If he's doing it to feel special he shouldn't be doing it, should do it because that's how he feels about himself
And he went off in a rage and called me every name understand the sun.
Was I wrong in saying this?
MiraRoss
31-35, F
31 replies 63 views Jul 25, 2021
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Jenny1234 · 51-55, F
You are not wrong
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assemblingaknob · 26-30, F
You're not wrong.
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Dainbramadge · 56-60, M
You were zeroed in on the hot spot.
I have to keep telling people that none of this stuff makes anyone more special than any other person.
Want to be special??? Cure cancer.
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MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Dainbramadge that's what I told him
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Mellowgirl · 31-35, F
Umm it's a very sensitive topic.
Being apart of the lgbtq+ community seems to mean that they have their own set of rules. And I'm often met with aggression for not knowing them all. I generally try to treat all people fairly and with respect.
But that's not enough.
It's a subject area I'm learning about. And I truly believe that we are equal. That we are all entitled to the same rights, gender, race and sexuality shouldn't change that.
But maybe that's not right.
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MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Mellowgirl this is same as me. I have a lot of people part of this community and I do be careful on what I say as to not annoy them but everybody says different I talk to one and they say this and another says don't say that say this so I cannot win so don't talk about it.
But I do believe everyone is equal no matter how they identify themselves
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Mellowgirl · 31-35, F
@MiraRoss I generally don't get into talks like this.
I was getting all the abuse they couldn't inflict on others one time simply because I was accessible.
Effectively I was told "black people hurl abuse at me for being gay and wearing makeup and nail varnish"
My response, "they're stupid and ignorant and holding on to an archaic view of the world that not all of us share, ignore them".

After that he spent his time trying to humiliate me asking me how often I wash my hair, saying he wanted to dress up as me for Halloween, and shouting in my face. I didn't show him any shade and I actually wanted to be his friend but when he started this bull I completely wanted to get away from him.
I've met other people in the lgbtq+ community that have treated me better and we've even giggled over dick pics etc and shared our stories because well we were friends. But for some reason the older I get the more of a hazard I seem to be.
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MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Mellowgirl you do what you feel makes you feel you. Not listen to what people say. I have my own story I hate how people judge
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SW-User
Well, he probably felt that you didn't respect his view point. A view point obviously dear to him as a transgendered person. If he feels special there's really nothing wrong with that.
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MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@SW-User when he was in school he had no friends till some lasses started talking to him and then he said he was lesbian and when they left him he said he wasn't then said he was something else can't remember it was a big word. But it ment he didn't like any gender of person then he met this lad who was transgender and then he said he was same as him.
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SW-User
@MiraRoss Aw well that's nice that he finally met someone he could connect with. Life can be a lonely journey for young people. Anyway, that's basically all I have. Thanks for posting.
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MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@SW-User it's not nice it's not even half of it. His friend is using him he even told me strange really
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Roadsterrider · 56-60, M
He may have thought you didn't respect his point but it is also clear that he doesn't respect your point either. If he can't discuss it and flies off in a rage insulting you because of your view, I would say you are correct your opinion, he thinks he is special and deserves special treatment. "Being special" is something that seems to be permeating culture everywhere, there are children, teenagers and adults, then those kids who felt like they were more mature than their age railed against those definitions and came up with "tweeners", not quite adults but deserving more autonomy than teenagers or not quite teenagers but deserving more autonomy than kids. Society is trying to fragment itself into 9 bajillion splinter groups, each having "special needs" that society as a whole should accept. Your opinion is how you feel about something and your opinion might be changed with discussion, but rage and a sense of entitlement probably isn't going to work to change it.
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MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Roadsterrider I would of sat and listened to his point if he was calm but he was anything but. I didn't raise my voice. Everyone had an opinion and are untitled to it no one has to agree with it if they don't agree with it
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Roadsterrider · 56-60, M
@MiraRoss I agree, when the name calling and yelling starts, I just assume they don't have a reasonable response and lash out emotionally.
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Gangstress · 41-45, F
Pride is actually done to raise awareness. Not to celebrate being different. It's to show we are not different and to raise awareness for the mental and physical abuse surrounding it for not being different
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MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Gangstress yes so true
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MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Roadsterrider they just seem to lash out so just have to back out
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Roadsterrider · 56-60, M
@MiraRoss I agree and follow the same practice. Once one side of a discussion is angry, if you prove your point it just makes them angrier and doesn't benefit either. BTW, the pet is a 2 year old lab mix named Toby. He is more like a child than a pet though, when he isn't with me I keep looking for him in the back seat or under the table.
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MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@Roadsterrider yes for sure. Awww cute
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BalmyNites · F
Nope, you are absolutely right & he needs to grow up & get real 🤗
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littlepuppywantanewlife · 31-35, M
I am sorry to say but why did you argue with him about this?
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MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@littlepuppywantanewlife ihave a friend who is transgender so it is an insult to him it's not right
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littlepuppywantanewlife · 31-35, M
@MiraRoss no I didn't mean that way.
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MiraRoss · 31-35, F
@littlepuppywantanewlife what do you mean then
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