Alter Ego
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I saw that conversation with the "non-binary" dude live last night, and it's amusing to hear Destiny struggle with the toughtcrime that, yes, there are a lot of people choosing to call themselves trans because it's trendy and grants a lot of clout in their social circles. It's especially true with the increasing number of "non-binary" people who are able to easily make that self-declaration without any burden to themselves. Recent case in point with somebody outside of Destiny's particular sphere: I saw Gita Jackson, a hardcore SJW game journalist from VICE (formerly Kotaku), declare herself to be "non-binary" earlier this month:Destiny is supposedly coming out as "non-binary", but his audience can't tell if he's serious or just meming to avoid criticism from the trans community ironically pointing out the issue with identifying as trans.
Destiny tweeting about trans buffs
Reddit Thread #1
Reddit Thread #2
Reddit Thread #3
https://archive.md/y9yoG
This is exactly the sort of person that baffles Destiny. She says she doesn't know what being "non-binary" is supposed to mean, and because she gives warning that she might change her mind, it's apparently a choice to her. She's even still letting people call her "she" for the time being. Just because she now calls herself "non-binary", however, nobody can dare say otherwise or cross her when talking about trans stuff, and you can see in that Twitter thread how much credence she's given just from this declaration. As a black woman, Gita already has a lofty position in the hierarchy of her social circle, but this self-induction into transdom is clearly a promotion. So why wouldn't everyone at least call themselves "non-binary" since it's an upgrade in social status for nothing?
Destiny sees this bullshit going on and remarks in confusion over it, but there's a line he apparently does not cross as he frames his concerns not as his own, but rather in the manner of saying, "Doesn't this just support the argument from TERFs?" Does he not cross the Rubicon because he genuinely has a mental block, or is he fearful of saying too much because of the threat it poses to himself, both socially and in his permission to professionally livestream?