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kdpeters Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-03-06 01:49 AM
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74. Support yes. And respect.
Admittedly, I carry with me a tender spot deep down from losing my older brother when I was 13. It's hard to over state how much I relied on him, but that experience at that age is the single most significant factor in who I am even 20 years later. Car accidents, vehicular recklessness, and disrespecting bereaved families can sometimes prompt irrational, explosive reaction I may later regret.

But I don't think I'm unique. Most of us have experienced something that brings back strong emotions. For the most part DUers are respectful, I've found. But most of us can slip on occasion. There isn't a one of us who's never needed the benefit of the doubt. But for some reason, when it comes to ridiculing Ann Coulter, a handful of non-trans DUers challenge, or worse, dismiss experiences they can't understand rather than forgo gratuitous, sometimes lame, insults Ann Coulter will never read, but our trans friends on DU will. As a gay person, I'm used to being insulted by clueless, but otherwise well-intentioned straights telling me what I should feel and how I should act only to dismiss the impact of such a profound insult as if the intention, and not the impact, is the only factor to consider. It makes me want to throttle someone when I know they know better.
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