I'm thinking trans rights have gone too far when you can be fired over refusing to use preferred pronouns of hypothetical transgenders. Is womanhood just a joke now?
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/u-k-doctor-fired-after-refusing-to-refer-to-theoretical-six-foot-tall-bearded-man-as-madam-sues-governmentDr. David Mackereth, 56, claims he was sacked as a disability benefits assessor by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) over his religious beliefs.
The father of four alleges he was asked in a conversation with a line manager: “If you have a man, six foot tall with a beard, who says he wants to be addressed as ‘she’ and ‘Mrs.’, would you do that?”
Mackereth, an evangelist who now works as an emergency doctor, claims his contract was then terminated over his refusal to use transgendered pronouns.
He argues that he was dismissed “not because of any realistic concerns over the rights and sensitivities of transgender individuals, but because of my refusal to make an abstract ideological pledge.”
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He told the tribunal he was suspended the following month after being “interrogated” by his boss, James Owen, for refusing to “call any six-foot-tall bearded man ‘madam’ on his whim.” The medic claims he was told he was “overwhelmingly likely” to lose his job unless he agreed.
the only part i dont get is what does his religion have to do with his refusal. what does the bible say about people wanting to be called maam? nothing.
from a customer service standpoint if anyone in your business wants to be called a flying spaghetti monster you should just oblige.
i dont think this situation effects his ability as a doctor to diagnose that person, medically they're clearly a 6 foot tall man.