Anonymous asked:
4thwavenow answered:
Has anybody ever heard of a teenager who can be “forced” to do anything? Discussing and even challenging does not equal “forcing.”
Also, being female is permanent. Human beings can’t change sex.
Right. They can’t. Of course, daring to point out a simple biological fact like sexual dimorphism can start a wave of viral outrage on Tumblr and a chorus of cyber voices screaming “child abuser!!!!”
But to the questioner’s point, if my child wants to “identify” as male, I can’t force her not to. A teenager’s mind is their own, as is their choice to dress, cut their hair, and present themselves physically to the world as they choose.
It’s ironic to me that the people accusing me of “forcing” a teenager to do anything want to force me to cave under the pressure of the Thought Police Squad. Because talking about chromosomes to a 16-year-old–or on an Internet blog, evidently–is tantamount to beating a helpless child into submission. Or as one commenter on this post put it, a parent challenging a teen to consider a different viewpoint is equivalent to a prison guard oppressing an inmate.
