’m not a big fan of Ben Shapiro but on this one he’s right. What you do in a personal interaction with someone does not have to reflect your approach to the broader issue. If you are in a position to deal with a freak personally, it’s not unreasonable to treat the freak respectfully as long as you are in its presence.
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The problem that I see looming, however, is that it’s increasingly not just a rare occurrence anymore. I live and work in a metropolitan area (and in public education). There are those who may legitmately suffer from gender dysphoria, but then there is a growing fad of “gender-benders” who see pronouns and “gender fluidity” as a fashionable and trendy game to play. When society notices that it’s no longer less than 1% of the population demanding pronoun accomadations, but instead 20% (or more) then it will become so in-your-face that conservatives will be forced to react. This seems to be the next step in the full court press of the culture war.
Anyone who is repulsed by these people can play that game as well as they can … even better. Give yourself the most ludicrous title or “gender pronoun” you can imagine (preferably in a foreign language), and get HR and all the company lawyers involved if those misfits don’t accede to your absurd demands.