I found this fascinating video on Twitter. Philosopher Peter Boghossian was carrying out a thought experiment around the statement “There are only two genders” in the street outside the social work department of Portland University.
A group of people come out to challenge him. Watch what happens when it comes to the point that they cannot challenge him further and realise to continue means they will actually have to engage.
Feminism: Sex and gender discussions
Peter Boghossian
TheCurrywurstPrion · 14/05/2022 08:18
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Coord · 14/05/2022 08:55
Wow, he's a patient, logical man putting up with a patronising, hysterical crowd wanting to 'educate' him due to his 'generation' and asking if they have a trauma informed support person on hand because he wants to debate the statement as to whether they are 2 genders.
Deliriumoftheendless · 14/05/2022 09:09
If you took some of the other thought experiment questions he mentioned (like the one about Ukraine) would they be allowed or not depending on the level of harm they might consider to a passer by?
at what point does it become unacceptable to discuss something in case it causes trauma?
would asking about state financial support be ok even if it was triggering to a person who has lived in poverty? Or would a trauma informed support person be needed? Because I feel there’s going to be a lot of philosophical and social questions are going to be off the table if that’s the case.
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