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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sure he was rude, but from the standpoint of his trade, she is a man. She has no female parts and that's the whole point of his job.

It's like handing an electrician a pipe wrench and saying "the wires are leaking, go tighten them up"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Sure he was rude

You're really just glossing over this.

He called her a man in several different ways. That's transphobic, and has nothing to do with his trade.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As has been pointed out several times now in this thread, that's not correct

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It has been pointed out exclusively by you, and you have been incorrect on each occasion.