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I'm not a hhuge fan of Jordan Peterson, but this one is spot on. Not so much about him not using trans people's pronouns, I dont agree with that. But his point about being willing to offend people is quite valid. The issue with not using the proper pronoun is **not** because you might offend someone, it is because caring about people is not the same thing as not offending someone. Not using their desired pronouns comes from a place of not caring about someone, using them is not an attempt to avoid offense, its to show them you care.
@freemo I don't think there's any problem offending people in general. But I think *whom* you offend says a hell of a lot about your character.
If it's mostly marginalized people taking offense at your rhetoric, you may be an asshole.
If it's mostly people with power taking offense, you may be a revolutionary.