The Bad Faith Argument for Indirect Bigotry

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I see this constantly, and the most frequent example of that is they're pretending to be concerned about children. It's not about the children. They really hate trans people. I think it is a very bad faith argument to say that people who are asking questions are being indirect bigots. Some people may genuinely believe children being harmed and also genuinely not want anyone to be trans. That is not my position.

Host Megan Phelps-Roper asks J.K. Rowling to respond to pushback from some of her critics. The two also discuss the difficulty of discernment—why it can be so hard to know what’s right.

Produced by Andy Mills, Matthew Boll, Megan Phelps-Roper, with special thanks to Candace Mittel Kahn and Emily Yoffe.

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