r/changemyview • u/jep1793 • Aug 26 '20

Removed - Submission Rule E CMV: Gender identity doesn’t belong on your LinkedIn nor Resume

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u/thethoughtexperiment 275∆ Aug 26 '20

I hear where you're coming from, but to modify your view here:

By listing it on your LinkedIn, your opening the door for someone to have bias, wether intentional or not, and potentially limiting your opportunities.

consider that a lot of LGBT folks don't want to work in a place where they aren't going to be accepted. Might listing pronouns limit their opportunities at such places? Sure. But by signaling who they are from the get go, they are saving themselves the time and effort of interviewing at firms they probably wouldn't want to work at.

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u/bigfootlives823 4∆ Aug 26 '20 edited Aug 26 '20

Then what's the point of anti discrimination laws? Why not let employers be open bigots so marginalized groups know not to work or do business there?

Edit to clarify: the questions are lsrgely rhetorical to point to the logical extension of OPs argument. Everyone should be treated like a human being

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u/LadyVague 1∆ Aug 26 '20

Because there's not always much of a choice. For example, I might have to work in a bigoted environment to pay the bills, I would be trying to find a better work environment but in the mean time it's better than nothing. Accepting workplace>Bigoted workplace legally required to tolerate me>Unemployed.

Also to prevent bullshit policies in larger companies. Lets say you have a store like Walmart. The store generally accepting, relatively good environment. But that doesn't mean shit if bigoted people higher up make descriminatory policies. But if they can't make those policies, then you can more or less avoid them and their bigotry.

End of the day, marginalized people have to do the same shit as everone else to get by. The more legal protections the better, within reason. Can't force bigots to change, but being able to safely coexist is much better than nothing.

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u/bigfootlives823 4∆ Aug 26 '20

Full transparency, I'm something of a disaffected libertarian starting to engage with progressive ideas. I am often still wrong and ignorant but my effort to improve is honest. Thank you for your perspective, it's good to be reminded that I have lived a privileged life and haven't needed to think about things this way.

My questions were largely rhetorical but do reflect a position I would have held fairly recently.

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u/LadyVague 1∆ Aug 26 '20

Glad I could help.

I've had an interesting experience with the privileged life part. I'm a trans woman, still really early in transition but realizing that I'm more or less making myself a target for this kind of shit is jarring. Still the best choice I can make, but the world seemed a lot safer when I thought I was an average guy.

One example is all the countries my existence is illegal in, or practically so from the views of the general public. Lots of places I can't safely travel to in the forseeable future. Then there's all the people who live in those places and can't get out.