It seems like clockwork when Everyday Feminism descends into madness. From its writers claiming that men can have abortions to saying that complimenting a woman of color’s hair is racist, it continues to support the assertion that intersectionality makes people stupid.
Suffice it to say, Everyday Feminism made a keen observation: One’s romantic preferences are naturally discriminatory.
Does this change your idea of who you’re “supposed” to find attractive? https://t.co/n2eLVmw5e8 #dating #attraction #bias #prejudice
— Everyday Feminism (@EvrydayFeminism) February 20, 2017
In an editorial titled “Your Dating ‘Preferences’ Might Be Discriminatory,” Everyday Feminism shared a video by Riley Dennis, which argues that somebody’s preference against individuals who may be trans, black, or fat comes from inherent bigotry rather than “natural preferences.” For example, Dennis claims that anyone who would refuse to consider dating a trans-person is “discriminatory.” Here’s Riley’s rationale:
I think the main concern that people have in regards to a dating trans person is that they won’t have the genitals they expect. Because we associate penises with men and vaginas with women, some people think they could never date a trans man with a vagina or a trans woman with a penis.
No. Kidding. That is not because people are “discriminatory”; it is because a large plurality of people are sexually attracted to the opposite sex and would prefer not to engage in certain acts with someone lacking specific equipment. Nevertheless, the geniuses at Everyday Feminism like Dennis would still suggest that refusing to date someone who is trans is a sign of bigotry. In fact, they conclude that the only way to get rid of these biases is to change ourselves. Riley continues:
Unlearning our own biases doesn’t happen overnight, and I don’t have a step-by-step instruction guide for you. But I think if you can accept that these prejudices exist in all of us, even you, you can identify them when they come up and work to change how you think about them. It will most likely be a long, slow process, but I think it’s worth it.
Because these dating “preferences” are ultimately harmful to people who don’t fit into your box of what a conventionally attractive person looks like. It makes people feel isolated, alone, and unwanted to hear that they’re universally unattractive to people.
As an additional front on Everyday Feminism‘s war against science, Dennis’s suggestion would completely undermine Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection. Revolutionized in his landmark 1859 book On The Origin of Species, Darwin hypothesized that the evolution of species resulted from a natural selection of what a creature believed was a superior trait in a mate, resulting in the less-valuable traits dying out over time. In short, humans have a natural ability to determine individual choices in what they find pleasurable in a mate. Thus, all species seeking a mate inherently discriminate against all other suitable options over a series of characteristics, slowly and steadily removing specific traits from the gene pool.
Not only does Riley Dennis suddenly discover Darwin’s remarkable theory that explains how his parents decided to conceive him, but he also proactively calls on his fellow intersectional allies to ignore biology (again) and convince everyone that we are inherently racist, sexist, bigoted, homophobic, transphobic, etc.
On the flip side, natural selection makes it much easier for rational people to avoid associating with such radical activists. Do your job, ladies and gentlemen.
If you want to lose a few IQ points, watch the full video below: