Yeah, of all the things to criticize shariah for (such as its treatment of women and queer people), this guy chose to compare it to the wOkE mInD vIrUs™ because apparently it has so much in common with... checks notes... respecting gender diversity?

He couldn't pick just one group to hate while remaining ideologically consistent, he had to go full delusional so that he could hate both muslims and queers...

[–] maplesaga@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Well the juxtaposition to shariah law is because its punishing someone for something made up, based not in something measurable but in pseudoscience. Its the idea that you can be punished for someone elses beliefs, which are whimsical in nature.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So you're saying that punishing people for having a gender identity that conflicts with someone else's belief that there's only two genders is similar to shariah law?

[–] maplesaga@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Neither opinion should be an offense, yes. Its whimsy, some people say there are hundreds of genders, hence its pseudoscientific.

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

some people say there are hundreds of genders, hence its pseudoscientific

You are being really stubborn about accepting that gender has a proper and scientific view, probably because the scientific consensus is not saying what you think it should be saying

[–] maplesaga@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

So how many genders is there, is it anything except 2?

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Yes. The answer is “there are as many genders as there are colours”.

There exist more than two colours so the answer is not two

[–] maplesaga@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Well thats a false analogy if I've ever heard one. It also misses the point, I dont care what he believes, I just dont think it should be a law to dictate something so whimsical and subjective.

Its a bed precedent for any government.

[–] villasv@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Well thats a false analogy

Why? I think it hits the point just right, so much so that you immediately tries to pivot away from the question you made.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

The only thing pseudoscienctific about it is people trying to say there's exactly two genders. Literally no one is trying to put an exact number to it except for you. You're the only one trying to control how other people live their lives.

The guy in BC wasn't fined for what he believed about gender. He was fined for using his position of authority to impose his own personal beliefs on everyone else in a discriminatory manner.