Lol, yes I can read. We're on a text based forum communicating with each other.
It's a directive for how Government staff are to treat their clients. Which is normal; any boss sets policies for how clients are to be treated, the same way Walmart won't keep you around if you refer to a woman as "he" if she keeps telling you she's a woman. You're representing an entity that wants to portray itself as inclusive, as is well within their rights, so you will either comply with their policy or seek employment elsewhere. Nobody is legally compelling you to speak in a particular way at home or in your day to day life.
So yeah, what you're saying absolutely is hysteria.
For someone so snarky, your reading comprehension is garbage. Calm yourself down, have a cup of cocoa, and go outside sniff the roses for a bit. Nobody is oppressing you by asking you how you want to be called.
Few points. First of all, this is not about referring to a women when the person is a man or vice versa. I have no porblem calling a woman a woman, a man a man and even a transgeder person by what they prefer to be addressed by. Im fine iwth all of that. This is about 50 made up genders that are just that, made up. If a man wants me to call them a giraffe and i dont because it makes no sense, then that should be between me and that person and government should have no role intervening and telling me to shut my brain and pretend that man is a giraffe. And if you think my use of giraffe is going too far, take a look at the list of accepted genders that exist in Canada according to the government. A giraffe is the most realistic.
And Walmart is a private company and can write it's own policy. Canadian government works for people and gets paid by people. We also have a charter of rights which protects our right to free speech. Which SHOULD mean that no one is forced to call a man a giraffe because the government said so. Until Bill C-16.
And furthermore, if you're making the point that like Walmart, government has rules and you either comply or leave, then what's the difference between Canada and Saudi Arabia or any other dictatorship from that point of view?
All those countries have laws that many of us, including you (im assuming) are against. Like women not being able to drive or go shopping without a man. They can say hey, this is our law, love it or leave it right?
They are tyrannical governments and dictators that would love what you just said. This is my rule, dont question it or else youre history! Do you see the similarities? Just because a government is in power, doesnt mean they should be able to pass any nonsensical law without a challenge. Specially in a democracy.
So your whole 'this is their policy, love it or leave it' sounds very Orwellian. Plus, government is not our boss, theyre our employees.
Again, if the government told it's employee to make accommodations for the exceptional people who might identify as a giraffe, i wouldnt even care. But that's not what theyre doing. They are changing the way the entire nation is being addressed for a few.
on a general note, If people never stood up to governments and their policies, slavery would still be in place. So no, its not as simple as 'this is their policy, shut up and take it'. I believe we should stand up against tyranny and wrong policies and to me, legally ridding the language from words like mother and father, Mr, and Mrs is a step too far. And if you read this thread, youll realize many others feel the same way.
Compelled speech is one of the most prominent characteristics of any dictatorial rulers. Look at China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and... they all have compelled speech and punish those who stray away.
I tried my best to not make this personal and address your points. But if none of this is sticking, then we can agree to disagree and just cast our votes next election.
