Oli London: Caucasian male who identifies as Korean. Underwent various surgeries to appear more Korean. Immerses himself into Korean culture.
But we can all agree that he will never truly be Korean.
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Hence, while I would never discriminate against people with gender dysphoria, I cannot support the extremist trans-movement that pushes dysphoria upon the rest of the world, especially children.
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As a younger teenager I hated my race because I couldn’t separate it from what I hated about my culture.
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Once upon a time, I actually did wish I was born white. I felt like I didn’t belong in an Asian body.
You could say I was “transracial”.
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Eventually, I grew to realise that my human dignity was much more innate, and that I had the God-given freedom to be the best person I could be regardless of my race.
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Some might say I was just affected by colonialism, but are trans-men then just affected by patriachy?
Moving on.
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While I now live life on my own terms, I have also long come to accept and embrace the reality that I will always be an ethnically Chinese male who was born and raised in Singapore.
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Because while the facts don’t have to define me, the facts will always be reality.
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Truth is, when I get asked “Why don’t you speak with a Singaporean accent?” or why my last name isn’t Lee, Chan, or Tan, I can somewhat sympathise with the daily struggles of trans people.
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But the difference is, that I do not expect society to conform to me.
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I do know of trans people who indeed, do not expect society’s conformity, nor would they ever wish it upon a child.
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But this is a far cry from today’s demands.
If you don’t use preferred pronouns, you’re a bigot!
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New rule: Gender is a social construct.
But if gender is a social construct, why can’t race be a social construct?
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I’m an Asian male, both of which I can do nothing about.
I could change my last name, but there are certain fields on the ID card that one just cannot change.
Fields you just have to learn to love.
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Because while certain fields are indeed, “social constructs”,
other fields are indeed, God-given.
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I could not imagine living life wishing I was something I could never be.
But we can all agree that he will never truly be Korean.
–
Hence, while I would never discriminate against people with gender dysphoria, I cannot support the extremist trans-movement that pushes dysphoria upon the rest of the world, especially children.
–
–
As a younger teenager I hated my race because I couldn’t separate it from what I hated about my culture.
–
Once upon a time, I actually did wish I was born white. I felt like I didn’t belong in an Asian body.
You could say I was “transracial”.
–
Eventually, I grew to realise that my human dignity was much more innate, and that I had the God-given freedom to be the best person I could be regardless of my race.
–
Some might say I was just affected by colonialism, but are trans-men then just affected by patriachy?
Moving on.
–
While I now live life on my own terms, I have also long come to accept and embrace the reality that I will always be an ethnically Chinese male who was born and raised in Singapore.
–
Because while the facts don’t have to define me, the facts will always be reality.
–
Truth is, when I get asked “Why don’t you speak with a Singaporean accent?” or why my last name isn’t Lee, Chan, or Tan, I can somewhat sympathise with the daily struggles of trans people.
–
But the difference is, that I do not expect society to conform to me.
–
I do know of trans people who indeed, do not expect society’s conformity, nor would they ever wish it upon a child.
–
But this is a far cry from today’s demands.
If you don’t use preferred pronouns, you’re a bigot!
–
New rule: Gender is a social construct.
But if gender is a social construct, why can’t race be a social construct?
–
I’m an Asian male, both of which I can do nothing about.
I could change my last name, but there are certain fields on the ID card that one just cannot change.
Fields you just have to learn to love.
–
Because while certain fields are indeed, “social constructs”,
other fields are indeed, God-given.
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I could not imagine living life wishing I was something I could never be.
