Liberty Hangout - Kaitlin Bennett - Trans College Student Demands to Be Called He

Jan. 22, 2025 - Liberty Hangout - Kaitlin Bennett

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Trans College Student Demands to Be Called He

# social pressure pronoun usage pronouns boy cyrus fake ideology gender identity girl he name change pretending

Kaitlin Bennett confronts a trans student demanding to be called "he," rejecting the label as disrespectful and an imposed fake ideology. While the student insists on using the name Cyrus and acting like a boy, Bennett argues this constitutes pretending, whereas the student counters that one can simply act without pretending. The exchange highlights a fundamental clash over identity recognition, illustrating how forced gender performance creates deep interpersonal conflict and challenges traditional notions of respect and autonomy in social interactions. [Automatically generated summary]
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	You're doing it as a way of just still trying to be disrespectful because you're refusing to call me he.
	That's the thing.
	You want me to actively call you a boy and call you he?
	That's crazy because that's what I just said.
	I'm not gonna do it.
	We're being respectful here.
	What is your name?
	Cyrus.
	I'll use your name, but I will not call you a bird.
	But I'm gonna call you he from the rest of the time.
	Would you like that?
	Would you be comfortable if I called you a boy if I referred you as he from now?
	That's fine, but I'm comfortable in my body, so I know I'm a girl.
	So whatever you call me is what you call me.
	That's disrespectful for me.
	I'm not comfortable with you trying to force a fake ideology on me.
	But you're trying to be respectful and by calling me.
	I will call you by your name.
	I will call you by your name.
	Okay, that's great.
	And what was your name?
	Cyrus.
	Cyrus.
	Cyrus, I will call you by your name Cyrus.
	Okay.
	Is that what the name you were given by your brother?
	That is none of your business.
	I don't think it was.
	Anyway, I will call you that name.
	That's fine, but I don't think it's fair for you to try and tell me that I have to pretend that you're a boy.
	Well, you don't have to pretend.
	You can just act like it.
	That's pretending.

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You're doing it as a way of just still trying to be disrespectful because you're refusing to call me he.

That's the thing.

You want me to actively call you a boy and call you he?

That's crazy because that's what I just said.

I'm not gonna do it.

We're being respectful here.

What is your name?

Cyrus.

I'll use your name, but I will not call you a bird.

But I'm gonna call you he from the rest of the time.

Would you like that?

Would you be comfortable if I called you a boy if I referred you as he from now?

That's fine, but I'm comfortable in my body, so I know I'm a girl.

So whatever you call me is what you call me.

That's disrespectful for me.

I'm not comfortable with you trying to force a fake ideology on me.

But you're trying to be respectful and by calling me.

I will call you by your name.

Okay, that's great.

And what was your name?

Cyrus.

Cyrus, I will call you by your name Cyrus.

Okay.

Is that what the name you were given by your brother?

That is none of your business.

I don't think it was.

Anyway, I will call you that name.

That's fine, but I don't think it's fair for you to try and tell me that I have to pretend that you're a boy.

Well, you don't have to pretend.

You can just act like it.

That's pretending.