Comments by "Charles Eye" (@TheCharleseye) on "Mr. Rupert" channel.

We're not. We're talking about the idea that society needs to conform to what people think they are, rather than what they are. It's interesting, though. I'm told I can't have an opinion about abortion because I'm a man - and as such - can't possibly comprehend a female perspective on the subject. Meanwhile, I'm told that there are thousands and thousands of other men who can understand the female mindset, in its entirety. Logical inconsistency is rampant in discussions about trans identity. That's why it always comes down to trying to shame people for disagreeing. If there was a solid argument to be made, it would have been by now.
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@JosePerez-sy2jc I never said anything about slavery, nor about having varying tiers of human rights for different people. Another strawman argument.
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@callumfinlayson-palmer8393 I never said anything about the bathroom issue. Thanks for the strawman argument, though.
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@jamesdana4333 I appreciate your willingness to discuss this reasonably. If I may, I'd ask for your sources, that I may see the full context of these studies.
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@MrPr1nglz I would have the same opinion I would have if a panel of male judges made such a decision. What does the sex (or gender, for that matter) of those making the decision have to do with whether or not the decision is just? That sounds like sexism (and possibly genderism) to me. Maybe it's time to rethink your position. Bigotry is bad.
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@jamesdana4333 Nevermind, I found it mentioned in Scientific American. Here's an interesting point from said article: “Trans people have brains that are different from males and females, a unique kind of brain,” Guillamon says. “It is simplistic to say that a female-to-male transgender person is a female trapped in a male body. It's not because they have a male brain but a transsexual brain.” Of course, behavior and experience shape brain anatomy, so it is impossible to say if these subtle differences are inborn. When the person who did the study disagrees with your assertion, I have to take their word for it. Trans people apparently don't have the same brains as those with whom they identify. They have unique brains that aren't quite one or the other. What any of that has to do with gender is beyond me - since it is constantly argued that gender is a social construct, not a physiological one.
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@bababooeyee I wasn't interpreting (or misinterpreting) the study at all. I was quoting the researcher responsible for said study, along with the writer of the article. Meanwhile, I will again point out an inconsistency. You are busy trying to prove that gender is tied to the makeup of the brain. This runs completely counter to the current trending argument, that gender is a social construct. I appreciate your extensive knowledge on the subject of brain development but all you've really done is proven my point. The entire subject is riddled with inconsistencies. - Most say gender is a social construct. You and some others say it's tied to brain chemistry/development. - Most say that gender and sex are not linked. Meanwhile, they push to be able to change the sex (not gender) on their birth certificate and driver's license. - Most are pushing for "trans rights" while many are actively trying to criminalize the act of "mis-gendering" people (even though the Trans community can't seem to agree on a basis for what gender even is). Again, I honestly appreciate the time you've taken to point out a field of study in which I am less than well versed. I will be looking into it further, as it's quite fascinating stuff. However, it does nothing to disprove my point, that the whole discussion is full of inconsistencies. Also, be very careful with whom you share this information. Feminists have spent decades putting down the idea that there is such a thing as "male" and "female" brains. Such claims were used for a long time to promote the idea that women were not well equipped for many things, due to said differences. You might want to start future statements by pointing out some way in which this proves feminine superiority, lest you be labeled a misogynist. Of course, you can only mention feminine superiority over cis men. If you don't preface that claim with a disclaimer that it doesn't imply superiority over Trans brains, you're likely to be labeled a TERF and shamed for that stance, too. See, it's all very combative and tribal ...ahem..."team oriented" (disclaimer: I didn't mean to imply a connection with first nations people, African heritage, or popular tattoos of the 90's). You probably think I'm being outlandish but not really. These are the real conversations I've had with people. This is my lived experience, to borrow a phrase. The entire thing is a hotbed of inconsistencies, outright fallacies, and vicious attacks for disagreement (even though there is no solid position with which to agree). It's just a minefield. Anyway, I've taken enough of your time. Thanks again for the information and I will be looking into it further. Have a great life.
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@bababooeyee A) I'm not confusing anything. The current sociopolitical conversation is about whether gender is a social construct and whether a person can be a gender that does not align with their sex. You are talking about the makeup of people's brains, which has little to do with either and isn't being discussed by the intellectuals or the picket-swinging activists with any great regularity. B) What common, every day people - like Cindy from Starbucks - have to say on this topic carries a lot more weight - regarding the future of the movement - than any scientist studying brain makeup. Why? Because Cindy has a million followers on Twitter while your scientist doesn't have a hundred. Sadly, that means Cindy has more sway in how society views things. You want to dismiss the loud and mouthy as a background issue. However, every group does have them (as you said) and that's why they're leading every movement down the drain. We're not in the midst of the largest national divide since the Civil War because people are elevating rational, moderate voices. Cindy from Starbucks is leading the charge and Barry from Big O Tires is her main opposition. They both have more sway than either of us, or our various sources. All because the world loves to watch them fight. So please, don't try to tell me that the hundreds of people I've interacted with - who all have the same inconsistent arguments - are irrelevant. In several years of discussions, I've managed to stumble across maybe a dozen people like you. You're not leading the movement. Yours is not the majority opinion. You're an outlier. Get a few million people to repeat what you say and I'll change my opinion. Until then: the majority rules and the majority is spouting inconsistent nonsense that they learned from whichever "popular" people they follow.
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@kenetickups6146 That's precisely as intelligent of a retort as I expected.
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@powerpuff6872 To be fair, what we are is already a biological fact by the time we're old enough to be told. Who we are is a moving target throughout our lives. Who I am today is almost completely different from who I was thirty years ago. I'm fairly certain I'll be someone very different in another thirty years. I wouldn't go so far as to call that gender fluidity, though. Simply the natural evolution of self.
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@kenetickups6146 That wasn't really a sentence. What has been made? Which doctors support trans people? Surely, the ones who are profiting off of their surgeries and hormone therapies support them. It's a multi-billion dollar industry at this point. If I was getting rich off of other people's confusion, I would support it, too. That hardly makes a good argument for your case, though.
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@kenetickups6146 To be fair, responding to you at all isn't really worth it. You're a troll who makes idiotic, barely coherent comments. However, I'm bored and I like poking at morons now and then. Feel free to say something intelligent at any point if you disagree with my assessment.
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