I don’t support ignorance. My own included.

If you(the plural you, not you the person who’s comment I’m replying to) check out just because you hear the word but and presume to know what’s going to be said next or that you can judge that person without them saying another word then you could be a better person.

In this specific example, one could have said I support trans people but I don’t have to like every one of them. Some of us do shitty things. That’s a percentage of every group and we have to be able to speak out against actual shit humans of every single type that exists.

I don’t people that need to leave a conversation but I do expect responses to actual things said not what is predicted to say.

I don’t say this just for the way I speak and communicate. There are many people who struggle to communicate well the thoughts and feelings they feel. Perhaps they don’t know your language very well. I’m very given to find some way a phrase or word can be used differently than I’ve ever heard it used before. I’ve also seen immigrants with poor language skills get hated on for using expressions they hear without fully understanding them. It’s taught me to try to see the literal meaning of words spoken to me. And it’s also made me extremely pedantic when I’m simply trying to be cautious and specific with my words.

I may have many ignorant ideas left to discover and examine. It’s almost certain that I do.

I believe in giving people the chance to express or explain themselves. I also believe in giving people enough rope to hang themselves.

If you are not harming yourself and other people it’s none of my business. If you are only harming yourself and no one else, I’m less decided.

Situations matter. Context matters. Intent matters, Consequences matter

Let people be who they are, if you find the aren’t your people then you at least learned something you probably needed to know.