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originally posted by: Xcalibur254
a reply to: Edumakated
The most recent numbers I've read say that 0.6% identify as transgender.
APPENDIX E: DETERMINATION OF CHILD’S RACE NCHS STANDARDS
Beginning in 1989, the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS) changed their standards for
determining a child’s race. Since that time, a child’s
race has been determined by the race of the mother as reported on the birth certificate.
originally posted by: Xcalibur254
Transgenderism has been acknowledged by society for pretty much the entirety of its existence. Transracialism, not so much.
By the way, if you're worried that black people are suddenly going to want to be white then you must also acknowledge that there is a clear disparity between the way whites and blacks are treated in society.
originally posted by: manuelram16
I'm lucky that by the time it's mandatory to take it in the rearenda, I'll be gone!!
originally posted by: Edumakated
originally posted by: AnakinWayneII
Just gauging the feeling here, but it would appear that the overall feeling amongst the public (in the Western World at least) is "live and let live" or "whatever makes you happy" or "as long as they're not harming me or pushing things down my throat" or - and this is a popular one - "WHO CARES".
Okay, so, let us say that in five years time, "transracialism" starts "trending" and being pushed in the media:
It's 2025 and NBC is doing an interview with a trans-Black man (a chap who was born ethnically Han Chinese and has made lots of effort to change himself physically). Sky News Australia does a news special on a trans-white dude (a chap who was born ethnically Japanese and has made lots of effort to physically make himself look"white European") and so on and so forth.
***Would your responses to "transgenderism" (whatever they are) be the same with this new "trend" of "transracialism"?
(EDIT: Some may call Michael Jackson "transracial", even with the supposed alleged "lightbulb incident" and/or alleged Vitiligo condition.)
Thoughts
The issue is that it creates a slippery slope. I'm in my mid 40s. I've always seen drag queens/transgenders. We knew of them, but they were in no way mainstream. Just some weirdos and that was the end of it.
The issue now is that they are attempting to normalize abnormal behavior and make it mainstream. Personally, I don't care what people do behidn closed doors. However, that doesn't mean I want a trans guy reading Wheels on the Bus to my toddler at the library in full drag.
If someone who is clearly a man physically can claim they are a woman, then there is nothing stopping someone from claiming they are a different race. I mean Eminem can claim he is black.... heck, we already claim him anyway.
The issue much like in sports now with men claiming to women dominating sports, you will find more people claiming to be a different race to get any benefits conferred much like Liz Warren.