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Xe's. And as a response to your previous comment, it's not preference so much as completely ignoring someone's personality and instead assuming one based on some stereotype. And I'm sorry if that upsets you but you can't "prefer" to ignore someone because of gender or personality; I thought humans already concluded that's not a Good Thing. Get over yourself.

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To me this comment seems far more rude and aggressive than anything I said. Liberal tolerance in action?

Human empathy in action.

Empathy is being rude and mean?

I'm aware I was mean and maybe that wasn't right, so I'm genuinely sorry for that. My point stands anyway.

Anyone trying to guilt you with 'liberal tolerance' is not arguing in good faith.

I'm aware, but I'll take the criticism. Arguments are almost always better without being aggressive or mean. The liberal tolerance thing was obviously crap.

I should have stated this outright; I don't think you were being aggressive or mean at all. You very clearly laid out that they were not in fact establishing a preference, and genuinely 'getting over yourself' is the only course of action when people are genuinely feeling discomfort from seeing people unlike them.

Thats what I mean, I don't think the criticism is at all valid

Thanks.

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