Senkaku wrote:Who is this "average conservative candidate" you're speaking about here? It sounds very much to me like you've created an image of a moderate pro-business type with no strong beliefs on social issues that is not at all related to the reality of the culture war occurring across the Anglosphere and the West generally, mostly to assuage your own doubts about the increasingly genocidal tilt of your whole tendency's rhetoric.
What is this "genocidal tilt" you're talking about? A few edge-case laws in the United States regarding trans issues does not equal worldwide genocide of an entire demographic by these fictional conservative fascists you're dreaming up.
Would you like me to make some sweeping generalisations based on outliers too, since that seems to be your specialty? Should I start saying trans people are all groomers (because there have been a handful of cases)? Should I say that all immigrants are criminals (because some dirt poor people commit crime)? That's the caliber of argument you're making.
Meguminsk wrote:I have a question, and please don't take it as anything malicious I'm just genuinely and sincerely asking for advice.
My friend just recently came out and I've been meaning to ask how should I address him (or her?) now.
I come from quite a conservative family but I never really did latch on to their ideology but I guess it still somewhat seeped into my brain as I'm a bit apprehensive about coming up to him (or her) and asking about it.
fuck idk what to do man, please help
It's good that they had the confidence to come out to you (or everyone). You should probably just address them however they'd like to be addressed. The small bit of understandable apprehension you feel about using different pronouns would be felt by them hundreds of times over whenever they explain their identity to someone.
