…I could have told you that 🤷

Source: https://x.com/BriannaWu/status/1984574165643403370

Not my usual kind of source (Xitter), but I want any centrists out there who ask trans people to “just get along” / compromise with actual hate groups that want them eradicated to know that it doesn’t work.

There is no such thing as a reasonable bigot, by definition.

  • bss03@infosec.pubEnglish
    11·
    15 days ago

    Bleach, ammonia, nicotine, and ethanol were the dangerous substances I mentioned earlier in the thread.

    • medgremlin@midwest.social
      11·
      15 days ago

      Bleach and ammonia are cleaning chemicals that were never intended for human consumption, not OTC medications. Nicotine should be banned entirely, and ethanol needs to be heavily reined in, but again, they are not OTC medications.

      • bss03@infosec.pubEnglish
        1·
        15 days ago

        They are materials that can be much more dangerously self-administered. Anything less dangerous can’t be justifiably banned restricted solely on the dangers of self-administration.

        • medgremlin@midwest.social
          2·
          15 days ago

          So we should ban every cleaning product, gasoline, diesel, basically every other fluid that goes into a car, potting soil, fertilizers, every item that can be used as a weapon, every actual weapon, and water because those can all be used to harm oneself?

          Your argument here boils down to “either everything needs to be completely freely accessible to everyone with no restrictions or every substance on the planet needs to be confiscated and controlled because people could use something to harm themselves”…and I’m only exaggerating your position by a smidge.

          Do you also think the FDA should stop having standards for food and drugs? After all, if people want cheaper weight loss supplements, they’re way cheaper to manufacture if they’re contaminated with lead and toxic substitutes for the advertised herbal ingredients.

          • bss03@infosec.pubEnglish
            1·
            15 days ago

            So we should ban every[thing that can] be used to harm oneself?

            No. They should all be legal to acquire and self-administer.

            Do you also think the FDA should stop having standards for food and drugs?

            No. They enforce accuracy of labeling, which is important for people to make informed (consent) decisions about what they self-administer. They should stop making it illegal for a willing recipient to acquire an accurately labeled substance and self-administrate said substance.