Quote from: januarysunshine on July 23, 2015, 09:03:39 PM
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BTW last week when that boy called her that ugly name in front of her mother, did anyone else want to throw a shoe at the screen? I was really disappointed that in 2015 name-calling and bullying are still going on even though things are so much more accepted than 20 years ago. Bless her mom for not popping him in the face!
Yeah, he didn't call her ugly - he called her a "->-bleeped-<- freak."
I am generally not particularly violent, but I'd shoot that <censored> in the back, gladly.
In a sense, it's the exact thing the atheists complain about, "throwing religion in their face." Only it's acceptable to hurt the transgendered?
No, it's not. It's wrong.
Further, them's "fightin' words." It used to be, if you went looking for a fight, and someone decked you - well, your own fault for instigating.
Now, we're so "civilized," we penalize self-defense as "aggressive action."
Yet the police do the "20 foot drill" in training - point of the drill being, within 20 feet, you cannot unholster, aim, and shoot, before you're being injured or killed by an attacker.
To make the parallel: this would mean the officer couldn't defend him/herself until you're actually hitting them - anything else would be "aggressive action." (We make exceptions for the police, because... Why? They're supposed to be trained, but if I even print (indicate through clothing I have a weapon), I can end up in prison for "menacing." Even if I never actually unholstered the weapon. And if someone IS attacking, I need to what, wait until they're hitting me? 20 foot drill only applies to those paid to put their lives on the line...? I don't think so.)
Rolling it back a little: Yelling insults on a street in passing is abusive and low-class, and indicates a willingness to assault and injure. Who here is stupid enough to start screaming at (picking a fight with) a cop? "Just because the pig is there." (setting the frame - it's now parallel construction to Jazz's situation.)
That individual was looking for trouble, inciting violence - but we give a "pass" and "be the bigger/better person."
Then we wonder why there is violence?
The attacker doesn't fear the jury. Doesn't fear the police.
So the attacker must be made to fear YOU, as no other person can ensure they will obey the law...
And if they really WOULD obey the law, they wouldn't be aggressive in speech and manner - "looking for a fight" or "inciting violence."
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As another aside - it might've been scripted. How did the individual know Jazz? Wasn't that S1:E1? Running into someone who knew the other children, had heard the story, knew the details, even in a fairly small town? (E.G.: Denville, NJ; population was at the time probably 30.000, say. And they look to be in a larger setting, more of a small city, a few hundred thousand.)
I'm a suspicious type, and I see a certain "agenda" at work in the threads of our society. Put another way, various groups are trying to unravel said societal threads - "Divide and Conquer." Long line of thought and discussion, PM me if you want to discuss; let's not clog the forum.
But the odds of being in the right place for an unknown person to yell an epithet in passing by while the cameras are rolling? Lots of coincidence. And while there will sometimes be a "good" intention - e.g., "Look how Trans* are treated, it's horrible!!!" - it can lead to very bad places (using laws to enforce conformity. Punishing people for "thoughtcrime." Look at the principles, there's no other way for it to go.)
Of note, the "violent" response to someone looking for a fight, as discussed above, will also remove these laws - WE are responsible for protecting us, and someone who wants a fight, will find one - or, will find another person who would intervene. (E.G., I'm MtF, but had to intervene in a domestic situation the other night. Mother and son dynamic, he's 20 years younger, and was aggressive, so I had to go down and get between them. no one ELSE would... And someone had to, just to de-escalate and separate them. Or, we could call the cops, and they might be lining a body in chalk. Not much choice, really.)
In the end, it's up to us. Be the bigger person, yes, but also be ready to defend yourself, because trouble might be coming looking for YOU, especially those of us who don't pass, but for MtF - women are more vulnerable, we're "becoming" women (meaning, physically - the mental reactions are female already, which is even MORE dangerous for us) - seen as "easy prey" for those with bad intentions.
Give them a reason to think twice, in your bearing, in your walk, in your stature - and maybe even have something formidable, "just in case."
No different than having a spare tire, or a woman carrying tampons or pads. Best to have and never need, than need and not have.
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Hope I didn't derail things too much - we Irish can generally argue both sides of things, and get a bit... Verbose. ;-)
Please PM to discuss, again. :-)
