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Be yourself and be true to who you are. Don't let neurotypical conditioning define your identity. (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

supposed to make you feel uncomfortable with the label. That can be used later for empathy.

That sounds manipulative and dishonest. Perhaps I’m misunderstanding. Might you explain how that works, from either an individual or societal perspective?

I agree we desperately need more awareness and empathy, but I don’t see how adding more synonyms that feel exclusionary helps.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, this is the same approach that labelling majority as CIS-gender is. Sure, smart and empathetic people realize and recognize what it's trying to highlight, but others will find it offensive and irritating before, if at all, coming to a conclusion.

The problem with this psychological approach is that it's projecting to bring down others / the out group, instead of attempting to elevate the disadvantaged straight. It creates a faux us vs them tribalism where there was none before.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Does 'straight' (or heterosexual) fall in the same category?