When debating an issue, while it's often times important to put forth a good argument of your own, it's of even greater importance to discredit the other's argument, for if their argument is discredited, you've essentially won the debate. If another's evidence is in the form of an already debunked chain email or a provenly biased study and you're able to showcase this, you've essentially sunk their argument, and without even trying to prove your point, you can say, "I've proven you wrong, so I'm, in essence, right, and winner of this debate."
Case and point, the controversial transgender bathroom laws which were recently signed in Mississippi and North Carolina. The two main arguments supporting these laws are as follows:
1) Just because men dress up like women, they shouldn't be allowed in the women's bathroom.
2) Perverted males would have taken advantage of the matter had the bill not been signed in order to sexually assault women in public restrooms.
First off, many on the far-right seem to have transgender confused with transvestite. Just because a man may at times dress like a woman, that does not make him transgender. If that were the case, about 90% of male rock stars from the '80s would have been labeled as transgender. So, so much for that first argument...
With regard to the second argument, it's unintentionally sexist toward both genders. Think about what these individuals are essentially saying: "We don't want perverted men in bathrooms with our daughters, but if these same men are in the bathrooms with our sons, that's like totally cool." It suggests either: 1) Boys are never sexually assaulted by men, 2) Boys sexually assaulted by men are of less importance than girls sexually assaulted by men, and/or 3) Girls are incapable of fighting back like boys if one does attempt to sexually assault them. If the main underlying concern is male pedophiles in women's bathrooms, shouldn't that concern have been expressed years ago with regard to men's bathrooms? Shouldn't both boys and girls be protected equally? Where's the consistency and how far do they want to take this? What about gay men and lesbian women? Since gay men are sexually attracted to other men, should we spend countless dollars creating separate bathrooms for them? There have been no reported cases of transgender individuals sexually assaulting anyone in public restrooms. Such reported crimes weren't committed by transgender men, but by heterosexual men (and women), so it makes absolutely no sense to implement laws which prevent a crime that's never been reported, while ignoring the actual problem(s) at hand.
Taking this one step further, the logic of these far-right individuals befuddles me to no end.
Public restroom sexual assaults by transgenders: No reported crimes
GOP: "Let's pass some laws to stop it from happening!"
Gun violence: 30,000+ are killed every year
GOP: "We should probably make these laws less strict."
With that line of thinking, expect Republican leaders to pass a bill protecting this nation from Muslim unicorns while ignoring proposals on creating a healthier environment.
Case and point, the controversial transgender bathroom laws which were recently signed in Mississippi and North Carolina. The two main arguments supporting these laws are as follows:
1) Just because men dress up like women, they shouldn't be allowed in the women's bathroom.
2) Perverted males would have taken advantage of the matter had the bill not been signed in order to sexually assault women in public restrooms.
First off, many on the far-right seem to have transgender confused with transvestite. Just because a man may at times dress like a woman, that does not make him transgender. If that were the case, about 90% of male rock stars from the '80s would have been labeled as transgender. So, so much for that first argument...
With regard to the second argument, it's unintentionally sexist toward both genders. Think about what these individuals are essentially saying: "We don't want perverted men in bathrooms with our daughters, but if these same men are in the bathrooms with our sons, that's like totally cool." It suggests either: 1) Boys are never sexually assaulted by men, 2) Boys sexually assaulted by men are of less importance than girls sexually assaulted by men, and/or 3) Girls are incapable of fighting back like boys if one does attempt to sexually assault them. If the main underlying concern is male pedophiles in women's bathrooms, shouldn't that concern have been expressed years ago with regard to men's bathrooms? Shouldn't both boys and girls be protected equally? Where's the consistency and how far do they want to take this? What about gay men and lesbian women? Since gay men are sexually attracted to other men, should we spend countless dollars creating separate bathrooms for them? There have been no reported cases of transgender individuals sexually assaulting anyone in public restrooms. Such reported crimes weren't committed by transgender men, but by heterosexual men (and women), so it makes absolutely no sense to implement laws which prevent a crime that's never been reported, while ignoring the actual problem(s) at hand.
Taking this one step further, the logic of these far-right individuals befuddles me to no end.
Public restroom sexual assaults by transgenders: No reported crimes
GOP: "Let's pass some laws to stop it from happening!"
Gun violence: 30,000+ are killed every year
GOP: "We should probably make these laws less strict."
With that line of thinking, expect Republican leaders to pass a bill protecting this nation from Muslim unicorns while ignoring proposals on creating a healthier environment.
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