Argumentative Penguin
1 min readFeb 28, 2023

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Who said I was white and cis-het? I sure as hell didn't. I'm a Penguin, go read my pinned story to find out why this is. I deliberately don't put any aspect of my identity out into the world because I want people to focus on what I have to say rather than who I am. https://medium.com/lucid-nightmare/the-person-behind-the-penguin-2cac54359a9b

What you have done here is what many people do. You have designed the person you want me to be, the ultimate enemy to your group - then decided THAT person can't have a place in the discussion. You didn't stop to check any aspect of my identity beforehand or whether I fit into that group. Now I might be white and cis-het, I might not be - but if your argument requires me to be so then you don't have an argument, you have a personal attack.

Here is a link to what an ad hominem is - but in short it is pretty much what you've done here . You haven't engaged with what I'm saying, you've engaged with the person you think is saying it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem

And yes, there is a response.... but I was having lunch. It was herring, because, as previous stated, I am a Penguin. An argumentative one, but a Penguin nevertheless. :o)

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Argumentative Penguin
Argumentative Penguin

Written by Argumentative Penguin

Playwright. Screenwriter. Penguin. Fan of rationalism and polite discourse. Find me causing chaos in the comments. Contact: argumentativepenguin@outlook.com

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