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Trans flag hung in protest in Yosemite National Park: 'Trans people are natural'
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One common tactic for delegitimizing trans people is to imply or assert that this is just a modern phenomena that is a sign of modern societal coddling and decadence. The same tactics were and still are used on gay people as well. Highlighting that these things are natural and have existed for a long time helps to shatter that false narrative.
A little more reading about it if you’re interested.
But it's a fallacy because the -supposed- naturalness of something doesn't say anything about its righteousness. Petrol is natural, but highly poisonous, and clothes are unnatural but pretty necessary. And the call to nature argument can be pretty dangerous since it's often used in favor of pseudomedical practices. And without talking about the hypocrisy of the argument when it's used against queer people, since the people using it doesn't have any problem form many unnatural things.
Are clothes necessary though? If you live in a warm climate, you could literally walk naked and it'd be fine.
Some people don’t have the skin for that. Instant sunburn.
Baahhhhh, my eyes, my eyes are burning!!! That's what you meant right?
I mean have you seen a redhead on a beach, they probably reflect the same amount as snow. Might burn your eyes if you stare long enough, they will probably turn into a lobster first.