A certain thesis is reasonable to me, and yet it would seem to anger persons whom I wish to respect. I am trying to understand why it does.
The hypothesis of the homunculus in the sperm
by Nicolaas Hartsoeker, 1695
Perhaps the manner of expression of the thesis is the problem. Thus one person tweets:
JK Rowling is an illustrative example transphobic feminism bc she writes determinedly from the standpoint of “kindness.” She would allow us to wear “whatever we like” and “sleep with whatever consenting adult will have us” so long as we don’t ask for equality w cis women
– Kai Cheng, Priestess of the Old Religion (@razorfemme) December 20, 2019
Polytropy 