[jimbomaybe]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Read about fetal brain development and differences between male and female brains. If a brain develops one way while the body develops another there is a conflict - the way you look and the way you are treated doesn't match the way you feel. You can't change the structure of your brain but you can change your outward appearance.

Since brains start with female characteristics and develop into male brains, the most common conflict is when this doesn't happen. The brain has a more female structure while the body develops as male. Someone who changes their outward structure to better align the two is known as a trans-woman.

This has nothing to do with sexual desires. This not a sin. This is not deviant behavior. This is not something that can be "cured" through deprogramming. This is not a choice any more than left-handedness is a choice.

Things might be better for these people if our social norms were changed. If we stopped demanding that those with male characteristics behave one way and those with female characteristics behave a different way. If society was more accepting of those who were different then there wouldn't be as much pressure to look the part you feel you need to play. Unfortunately, acceptance of those who are different hasn't caught on yet.

Are there any limits to what is to be "accepted", however those impacted got there they have substansule issues , and again there is no reason to make their lives anymore difficult, at the same time to lose sight of reality can not be healthy, certainly not for the greater society and in the long run the individual. In a former life I had ,from time to time deal with individuals in crisis , one basic rule was never enter into that person fantasy or delusion, I learned to always be pragmatic but at the same time my experiences left me with more compassion . The world is a real place that has to dealt with as it is , ignore facts at your peril

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Caymus

The poster most likely knows the difference between "digest" and "digress".

That was me, posting an intentionally ignorant phrase, to support the idea that some people are really ignorant. The irony that you didn't grasp that, does not escape me at all.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by I'm Popeye!

Today's education lesson for Miss OrangeBlossomBaby,

So - someone who was born a woman, but had a complete hysterectomy, and no longer has eggs, ovaries, or a uterus, is not a woman? What is she, if she's not a woman? I need to tell my sister since - she had a hysterectomy 15 years ago and probably needs to be informed.

[I'm Popeye!]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

So - someone who was born a woman, but had a complete hysterectomy, and no longer has eggs, ovaries, or a uterus, is not a woman? What is she, if she's not a woman? I need to tell my sister since - she had a hysterectomy 15 years ago and probably needs to be informed.

So, you're saying those people that lost one eye are now Cyclopes...
How about a person that lost an arm or a leg? Are they still human...
BTW, take a look at your sister's birth certificate as to what she is and come back with the answer!

[I'm Popeye!]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

That was me, posting an intentionally ignorant phrase, to support the idea that some people are really ignorant. The irony that you didn't grasp that, does not escape me at all.

You call people "Ignorant" because they don't agree with you!

[oldtimes]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

So - someone who was born a woman, but had a complete hysterectomy, and no longer has eggs, ovaries, or a uterus, is not a woman? What is she, if she's not a woman? I need to tell my sister since - she had a hysterectomy 15 years ago and probably needs to be informed.

That’s a little different than a man who wants to call himself Susie

[Caymus]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

That was me, posting an intentionally ignorant phrase, to support the idea that some people are really ignorant. The irony that you didn't grasp that, does not escape me at all.

If you say so.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by oldtimes

That’s a little different than a man who wants to call himself Susie

Good luck getting some people to understand the difference between the two sexes.

[Boomer]

Hey, OrangeBlossomBaby, oh my, whatever would they do without you.

Boomer

PS: Btw, as I am sure you know, that was a rhetorical question — no question mark.

[mraines]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe

North Face, REI, Columbia, etc. all lean lefty, primarily due to their vested interest in National Parks, all things outdoors, which leads them down the road to climate issues, etc.

Can't boycott them all, but I do try to pick and choose the lesser of the evils.

Why do you have to boycott them? Can't you just live and let live? If I boycotted everything I disagreed with I would go no where and have nothing. Ridiculous.

[I'm Popeye!]

Originally Posted by mraines

Why do you have to boycott them? Can't you just live and let live? If I boycotted everything I disagreed with I would go no where and have nothing. Ridiculous.

Seems you are very selected; where were you were they started to boycott the "My Pillow" company products...

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by mraines

Why do you have to boycott them? Can't you just live and let live? If I boycotted everything I disagreed with I would go no where and have nothing. Ridiculous.

Why would I want to support a company or business that I think are terrible wrong in what they promote. I do not boycott just do not go there anymore. Others are more worthy of our business

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Boomer

Hey, OrangeBlossomBaby, oh my, whatever would they do without you.

Boomer

PS: Btw, as I am sure you know, that was a rhetorical question — no question mark.

I'm just helping to take the target off your back for a hot minute. Don't worry your turn will come around again soon enough

[mickey100]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Why would I want to support a company or business that I think are terrible wrong in what they promote. I do not boycott just do not go there anymore. Others are more worthy of our business

And I'm sure they really care...

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by mickey100

And I'm sure they really care...

They will do what they do, I will do what I think is right.