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Conservative asked me my thoughts on a situation if a guy who says he's trans walks into a womens restroom but is lying and isn't actually trans (lemm.ee)

submitted 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by pineapplelover@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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My thoughts is that it's a simple situation really. If they're harassing or assaulting people, the women will call the cops or something, simple situation and get the guy arrested. If he's not doing anything, it's nothing harmful. Apparently that's not a solid enough answer. What should I have said?

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[–] TonoManza@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 10 hours ago

The social contract

and the knowledge that it isn't acceptable

Rapists, well known followers of social contract who only do things that are acceptable...

It's not concerning at all that this didn't seem immensely silly and wrong when you typed it...

and any women inside would likely scream

Because if a bathroom allows trans women, women will then be unable to scream while facing an attempted rape?

the man would be perceived as an attempted rapist and would face consequences.

Are you advocating that any man who even accidentally enters a woman's restroom startling a woman be declared an attempted rapists?

Otherwise, they will be considered an attempted rapist whether trans and allowed in the bathroom or not...when they start doing the attempted rape...