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Nor do I care to know how that works. Not information I need to keep. you're the one invested."Cutting off the penis"
Not even close to how that works buddy
Nor do I care to know how that works. Not information I need to keep. you're the one invested."Cutting off the penis"
Not even close to how that works buddy
Yes. You've made it painfully obvious you don't have a clue about what you're complaining about. Just curious as to why you're continuing on if you simply don't care.Nor do I care to know how that works. Not information I need to keep. you're the one invested.
Twenty three posts in this thread today says otherwise.Nor do I care to know how that works. Not information I need to keep. you're the one invested.
She's invested in her point, which I do not care about.Twenty three posts in this thread today says otherwise.
And for someone that doesn't need the information, you're sure set that your opinion is the correct one.
Might be time to take a step back and learn before taking a stance, then.Btw I know I'm not correct on a lot of things.
Again You're assuming. There are no rights or wrongs. So I'm throwing that outMight be time to take a step back and learn before taking a stance, then.
And if you have no desire to learn, you have no right to have any say on what someone else does or when they legally do it.
It's been a long day. What am I assuming?Again You're assuming.
Just. Wow.There are no rights or wrongs. So I'm throwing that out
Ethics is a fabrication.It's been a long day. What am I assuming?
Just. Wow.
Are you going to include all cosmetic surgery in this "not before you're 25" deal? No breast implants or reductions, no nose jobs, no eyelid surgeries, no liposuction?As for your last paragraph, once you turn 18, you're not questioned...like at all. Just affirmed. Do we all just say yes once the person turns 18, they can mutiliate themselves with our best surgens as they see fit, but not a day before? What is it about the age 18 that is better than the age 25? Emotional Intelligence is different for everybody. I'd say we're better off if GAC was limited to adults 25 and up. Just to be sure.
It's a lot of money to be throwing away at such a young age, maybe the 6 year gap would prove the person has better things to spend it on rather than opening the doors to a lifetime of surgery and wasting money, likely getting that person further into debt.
Does it work better? You say these are both completely arbitrary but that one works better, where is the evidence for that coming from?Age 25+ why 25? Why not. Arbitrary much like 18 is arbitrary. Contrary to popular belief 18 doesn't mean anything as an age. Neither does 25, but it works better for our purposes.
I think a lot of people would understand this more if they took the time to imagine spending a week dressing as the "wrong" (for them) gender and being consistently referred to as the wrong gender. Let alone if they were to actually do it.The reason so many trans people have suicidal thoughts and commit suicide at a disproportionate level to cis people is because a lot (not all) of them being unable to feel like themselves in their own body without transition-social or medical-can cause intense feelings of distress.
You should look up what the word "disproportionate" means. It does not mean that the absolute number of suicides is higher. It is a comparison of proportions within groups.Yeah no. Unless I see some stats, you're not convincing me. Cis people by far make up the suicide toll, worldwide and internationally at very least.
Are you against all cosmetic surgery too?Also braces compared to GAC? really? I'm fine with braces. Both my sisters had them. But bodily mutilation? Cutting off the penis and breasts. no thanks. Once again this is just personal preference but if you want to apply it to a broader set, you'll find many people are not okay with bodily mutilation but fine with teeth braces
It's ironic then that this is painfully wrong.There are no rights or wrongs.
I think that'd require a smidgen or two of emotional intelligence. It's not rocket science.I think a lot of people would understand this more if they took the time to imagine spending a week dressing as the "wrong" (for them) gender and being consistently referred to as the wrong gender.
That's really not your place to decide. But also, GAC covers a wide variety of services.I do think a person at 18 would be better off saving thier money than spending it on GAC. Even $2000 is too much towards GAC at that age.
I'm not sure at all how an age restriction would work for something as broad as GAC. Perhaps you could be more specific, because it seems like you're talking about gender affirmation surgery. Specifically for that, not all GAC, it might be appropriate to have a discussion about whether a guardian can truly consent for the child. Even within that category there are degrees of severity.Historically there has not been much outrage to rasing the age of consent. Nor the drinking age. In some parts of the world it's not higher than 18. I think It's much better to raise the ages than try something new that isn't tried and true. Raising the legal age just works for all manner of things.
You're implying that someone can't be suicidal as a result of this, which would be factually demonstrably wrong. Arguing that a black market will solve this is... just a terrible argument. People shouldn't have to break the law to change their bodies - and that seems to obviously apply to children in emergency scenarios.And if anyones so bothers or literally dying to get GAC, they will find a way to do it illegally, not my problem if they think they're literally dying without it.
lolI'm fine with braces.
Can you explain what you understand "woke" to mean, please?I don't like woke nonsense
Pretty much. It's become almost entirely useless as a term because it's just a generic "I don't like this". Like the way that certain types of people call any political system they don't like Communism.
Wish I were in the field in all honesty
two perfectly healthy breasts and healthy genitalia, let's mutilate it anyways
Dunno... seems like a red flag to me.that's just my view then, and that's not going to change now is it?
It could actually be said that's a really condensed version of human history. We've thrown out quite a lot of things after finding stuff that was better later on. Though what is missing from your statement is that people don't really change things just because. Many times there is a reason for it.Time to throw out all the old ways in favor of the "new and improved"... it's always worked....
But this is something else then isn't it? If the cause is bullying, address that. Even if this person sought out surgery there would be some therapy involved to figure out what is going on. If the problem was found to have an obvious external cause, then the process would likely stop there. The example you've provided is disjointed from reality.Example: Girl doesn't like her body, because she was bullied to feel ugly in school? And those thoughts persist so she wants surgery or she'll die? Don't do anything about it (the thoughts), instead just get some doctors or whatever to affirm her, tell her yes, make her pay thousands upon thousands of dollars to remove her genitals or breasts. Yeah that'll do it. Physical fixes for a mental problem. That seems a bit off target....
Apparently you "dropped" this after bringing it up, but that's quite an extreme reversal.Are their brains not developed enough or some other crap excuse?
Maybe I'm not understanding, but isn't that another reversal opposite of the one I just pointed out?there is little to no resistance for these young and foolish people making such big life choices
That seems very unlikely. If anything it would probably be more profitable to ignore any physical aspect of GAC and just charge people by the hour to explain what is wrong only to give made up advice that keeps them coming back to spend more. Not to mention that the vast majority of people don't seek GAC as far as I know.I tell ya someone's getting paid by the crapton for this ingenious load of crap. Wish I were in the field in all honesty, this might as well be the next goldrush for the lucky coalition that capitalized and lobbied this thing into existence
Being uncertain of something new? Perfectly reasonable, but it's still none of your business how other people approach it.Just doesn't seem right to me even though there "are not rights or wrongs" one can still have an inclination to dislike something new and see it as alien, forbidden, unethical and wrong.
There wasn't anything wrong with her body because that's how you defined the situation. That situation isn't what's being discussed in this thread though.Much like it is easier to consistently be a parasite and bully someone psychologically and get away with it than bully them normally (physical assault/violence) and leave a physical "paper trail"... it is apparently now too difficult to simply give people the appropriate mental tools to fix a mental problem. There's nothing wrong with her body
One can critique the entire opposite sex (what you'd readily call sexist misogynistic generalization) and come to a conclusion that "this is right " and "this is wrong" for that sex. This has also been done for centuries by the ancient greeks by the way. Fascinating to go back into history. Learning things though about the way people behave in the 21st century, not so fascinating for meThere wasn't anything wrong with her body because that's how you defined the situation. That situation isn't what's being discussed in this thread though.
Money is also a reason, isn't it. Those with money dictate the lives of others. History is written by the victors. The losers are too dead to write about itIt could actually be said that's a really condensed version of human history. We've thrown out quite a lot of things after finding stuff that was better later on. Though what is missing from your statement is that people don't really change things just because. Many times there is a reason for it.
Disagree. Quality of life improves temporarily. Sunk cost fallacy kicks in, the person is doomed to multiple surgeries to "look perfect". Their journey to narcissism begins and ends with their bank balance. People who don't have the money don't get these nonsense surgerys, they just get on with life, become stoic perhaps. One does not stop at one surgery. Look at the plastic industry. Nose job boob job, lip job, jawline, navels, lipo, silicon replacements after they go sour or almost kill the person.. never ending "creativity" by the plastic industry. And thats just the tip. there's leg lengthening surgery too to look taller. Break the leg bones then fix em right back up, it's really amazing what people will do in the name of vanity or to fix their mental problems. Or to get a better job/career. Standards are going up, only the rich can compete on that level. Others will try to compete and end up in debt, homeless or dead by drug overdose much like a celebrity death/suicide.. once they realize they've wasted away their money on countless useless mutilations of their body. Their conscience( for lack of a better word) haunts them at what the hell they've done to themselves, but after the fact. Too late..Also, you're claiming it's a case of physical fixes for a mental problem. Does there even have to be a rigid divide? If the end result is a better life, the treatment was a success, even if it was physical treatment of a non physical problem.
Looking at something new as unethical and wrong, just because it's new? That's a threat to the advancement of civilization. Horses worked just fine, those internal combustion engines must be the work of the devil.
Given one's demonstrated propensity to traipse around a topic of discussion rather than engaging it and other individuals meaningfully and in good faith...it's doubtful. The best for which one can reasonably hope is an indirect response.@wheelhp Whilst you're active in this thread again, please could you address this:
Not too interested in getting into an arguement on the woke crap, you're very pleasingly derailing my feed. Pick an actual point@wheelhp Whilst you're active in this thread again, please could you address this:
You're going to have to go into more detail, because it's not really clear what you're saying with this.One can critique the entire opposite sex (what you'd readily call sexist misogynistic generalization) and come to a conclusion that "this is right " and "this is wrong" for that sex. This has also been done for centuries by the ancient greeks by the way. Fascinating to go back into history. Learning things though about the way people behave in the 21st century, not so fascinating for me
Money influences many things sure, but the world is a lot more complicated than that.Money is also a reason, isn't it. Those with money dictate the lives of others. History is written by the victors. The losers are too dead to write about it
That's less opinion and more data. Some people may fall into a spiral chasing something impossible, but that doesn't mean the best option is to just do nothing.Disagree. Quality of life improves temporarily. Sunk cost fallacy kicks in, the person is doomed to multiple surgeries to "look perfect".
I'm not sure I've heard anything about transitioning 8 billion anywhere but here.Back to reality for a sec. I'm just reminded of the housing crisis going on over here. Maybe you haven't heard because you're well off. Civilization will advance just fine without transitioning the entire 8 billion into poverty. We didn't have too many transitioning humans in the 60s, yet we invented some pretty decent things then too. Not all inventions are for the good of mankind. Pandoras box and all that.
As much as I'd love to tear down the cashed up government, it's complicated.Money influences many things sure, but the world is a lot more complicated than that.
Where did I say doing nothing is the correct and only alternative? REmind me that this is indeed what I was hinting at, lol I think you've lost your points there this time. My "solution" is psychotherapy and medial marijuana. LSD, if it were legal. But I'm sure nobody here in their bubble of misinformation wants to talk about the positives of some drugs, which is a shame.That's less opinion and more data. Some people may fall into a spiral chasing something impossible, but that doesn't mean the best option is to just do nothing.
If it helps you , you can just call it a conspiracy by me. Not that it's even worth discussing or interesting. I'll allow itI'm not sure I've heard anything about transitioning 8 billion anywhere but here.
I was refuting your point, your point was that you thought that I'm against advancing civlisation.... My point is we can pick a better direction instead of picking one that the sci-fi novels remind us is wrongThe 60's did see a lot of advancement yes, but it's not like we've stopped since then. I certainly know which era of technology I prefer.
Seems like we're not the ones who are misinformed in this case (and many others) since there's a forty-eight page thread on this forum where the positives and negatives of marijuana are discussed at length.But I'm sure nobody here in their bubble of misinformation wants to talk about the positives of some drugs, which is a shame.
No, it's just the one with the most recent post. That's why it's in the "Latest Posts" section:this is the top thread
What fantasy world is this extreme scenario?Example: Girl doesn't like her body, because she was bullied to feel ugly in school? And those thoughts persist so she wants surgery or she'll die? Don't do anything about it (the thoughts), instead just get some doctors or whatever to affirm her, tell her yes, make her pay thousands upon thousands of dollars to remove her genitals or breasts. Yeah that'll do it. Physical fixes for a mental problem.
According to the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPS), in 2020, nearly 230,000 cosmetic surgeries and nearly 140,000 non-invasive cosmetic procedures were performed on teens ages 13-19
Teens seek plastic surgery for many reasons. One reason many cite is that young people can be cruel, whether intentionally or not. For example, someone may blurt out to a friend, "Gee, did you see that kid's nose?" -- without thinking of the pain it may cause. A constant barrage of cruel remarks often drives teens to take surgical action.
Most teens seek plastic surgery to improve their appearance or to increase self-esteem. Teens often report that their self-image and self-confidence improves when their perceived physical shortcomings are corrected.