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Transphobes are doxxing Stardew Valley fans after they asked the game developer for pronouns (lemmy.ca)

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (23 children)

A totally proportional reaction to the request to add a few words to the game...

However, I still find that the petition exaggerates

There is a huge problem with the game though. When starting a new farm you are tasked with creating a character, but there are only two gender options to choose from. [..] For many trans and non-binary players, the gendered language in the game can feel incredibly disheartening, and invalidating, causing feelings of dysphoria when misgendered while they are playing.

That's quite dramatic.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Do you have any experience of dysphoria?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Does a male gynecologist need to experience a period to understand that they are uncomfortable? Does a psychologist need to experience mental illness to treat a patient? Does a person need to be world renowned author to identify exaggeration? Do I need to be Trump to know he's talking shit?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

So is that a no? It's a discussion of empathy and you immediately turn it into a debate. Are teenagers often extremely dramatic? Of course! But I don't understand why we need to immediately discount their feelings or experiences because of it. I'm sure plenty of people who've gone on to end their own lives were described as dramatic as well. I just think we need to default to empathy over defending ourselves a little more in the modern world.

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