I just hate this mindset. The idea that we can't even discuss things anymore because it can then somehow be misconstrued as endorsement. It's plain anti-intellectual
judge: "alright madam terf, so in your filing, you claim that your boyfriend isn't actually trans, he's just faking it because he sees it as socially advantageous, and your addendum states that you believe most trans people are like this?"
era: "YOU CAN'T SAY THAT SHIT OUT LOUD, NOW IT HAS TO BE ENTERED INTO OFFICIAL COURT DOCUMENTS WHERE ANYONE COULD READ IT AND BE INFLUENCED BY IT FOR ALL TIME!!!"