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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Likewise you don't need to be a parent to think that a grown man wanting his penis to be removed has something fundamentally wrong with him. Regardless of your stance on transsexuals, something didn't work right at some point in genetics, development, whatever that caused this desire.
When something this basic is wrong, it is natural to think what else is wrong with this person. Perhaps nothing else is wrong but the concept of removing ones genitals is alien to most thinking.
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So we should punish these people because other people can't get their heads around the concept?
The first incorrect assumption is that something is fundamentally wrong with the teacher. If it's genetics, are we going to keep people with other genetic disorders from teaching? If it's developmental/psychological, how about we turn away anyone who suffers from depression, or has been sexually abused? As long as this teacher is fit to teach and can pass all the screenings that other teachers have to pass, I see no reason to turn her away.
Discomfort about the situation is absolutely normal and understandable; catering to that discomfort by denying a good teacher the chance to practice her profession is not. There are plenty of parents out there who deep deep down would object to having a black person teach their child. Should we cater to that discomfort as well?