To the editor: I used to be surprised to learn contributing author Josh Hammer’s current op-ed (“A fringe on the proper is twisting Charlie Kirk’s reminiscence,” Sept. 19). I admire and need to learn various views. However perpetuating false details about and dehumanization of a extremely weak and persecuted group warrants a considerate, fact-based response. Right here is my try:
Hammer makes use of the time period “transgenderism,” a phrase extensively seen by advocates as dehumanizing and dismissive, generally used as anti-trans rhetoric relatively than fact-based dialogue. His implication that transgender individuals are uniquely liable to commit violence is contradicted by the precise information.
Trans people are statistically way more more likely to be victims of violence, whereas most mass shootings proceed to be carried out by cisgender males. Claims of a so-called epidemic of violence by trans individuals sometimes come up from misinformation and biased political discourse following high-profile incidents.
Whereas I’m not Jewish or an professional in Jewish historical past, I perceive how devastating dehumanization via false info has been for this neighborhood over time. That’s what makes Hammer’s article, wherein he states quite a few instances that he’s Jewish, significantly disappointing. It’s painful to see techniques traditionally used to marginalize one group now directed at one other, particularly once we understand how damaging and harmful this sample will be.
Dean Carter, Santa Barbara
