#1895 - Matt Walsh
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Matt Walsh
Matt Walsh is a political commentator, author, filmmaker, and host of "The Matt Walsh Podcast." Stream his new documentary "What is a Woman?" at www.dailywire.com.
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Joe Rogan and Matt Walsh Introduce Themselves and Discuss the Documentary
- Joe Rogan praises Matt Walsh's documentary as one of the most eye-opening things about gender confusion in current culture
- He appreciates how the documentary allows individuals to explain their perspective without pushing back, revealing the incoherences of gender ideology
- Matt Walsh speaks about the motivation behind the documentary and his quest to understand what it means to be a woman
Matt Walsh Discusses Different Categories of People Who Transition
- Matt Walsh breaks down different categories of people who transition, including young children, adolescent girls, and older adults
- He argues that for many older men who transition, it is a fetish and autogynephilia
- The rigid adherence to gender ideology is harming society's ability to be compassionate and care for trans individuals
False Claims of Transgender Treatment
- Parents are being emotionally blackmailed into supporting their child's gender identity
- Suicidality is highest after years of transition
- Lack of long-term studies on the effects of hormone blockers and hormone transition
Sinister Aspects of Hormone Blockers
- No long-term studies on hormone blockers and hormone transition
- Hormone blockers cause health problems
- Promoters view hormone blockers as a "pause button," which is absurd
- The drugs used for hormone blockers have dangerous effects
Gender as an Ideological Battleground
- Attacking the reality of the self as an attack on truth
- Relativism and the campaign to erase objective ideas of truth
- Gender as an example of this culture war
- Urging that society needs to acknowledge reality
Compelled Speech and Gender Pronouns
- Discussion of Jordan Peterson's warning that compelled speech would cause problems
- The use of violence or police to compel speech
- The difference between telling people they can't say something and forcing them to say something
- Pronouns as a tool for affirming beliefs one doesn't agree with Overall: A critique of the gender debates, exploring the relationship between self-perception and reality, as well as the suppression of free speech and the ideological battleground of gender.
Rejection of the sex binary and the use of gender-neutral pronouns
- Misgendering and not using plural pronouns is offensive to people who reject the sex binary.
- Using gender-neutral pronouns is a way to avoid offending people and acknowledging their identity.
- Rejecting the sex binary can lead to self-dehumanization, as male and female are the only two accepted genders.
- Rejecting gender norms is more about one's personality than one's gender identity.
Rejecting gender norms does not mean rejecting your gender
- Rejecting gender norms based on personality differences is much more acceptable than rejecting them based on gender identity.
- Even if you feel different than others, you are still your gender but a unique human being.
- Reinforcing the gender binary while trying to destroy it can lead to confusion and lack of identity.
- Gender identity should not subsume one's personality.
Gender self ID policy and its implications
- Demi, who stabbed their foster father, claimed to be female under gender self ID policy
- Policy allows anyone to claim their gender and be placed in corresponding prison without proof
- Policy necessary for those who believe individual whim is above proof or reality
- George Soros involved in pushing policy in New Jersey prisons
Incentives and pressures on medical industry
- Twin pressures of monetary and political incentives
- Child endocrinology clinics disappearing because of focus on transgenderism
- Plastic surgeons’ business increasingly focused on gender surgeries
- Doctors staking professional reputations on gender ideology
- Admitting mistakes can lead to admitting abuse of children
- Millions of children have been on hormone blockers
Experience of detransitioners and backlash
- Dtransitioners receive a lot of hate and backlash when they go public with their stories.
- There is so much pressure to conform to the gender ideology that those who detransition are often seen as traitors to the community.
- Dtransitioners often experience complications that are difficult to address.
- Those who speak out against gender-affirming surgeries also experience similar backlash.
Lack of public debate and media attention
- There is a lack of public debate and media attention regarding gender-affirming surgeries and the risks associated with them.
- Those who disagree with the gender ideology are often dismissed and labeled as far-right talking points.
- The gender ideology is treated as a religion and proponents of it often don't engage in public debate.
The historical validity of Two Spirit and modern gender ideology
- The term Two Spirit was coined in 1990, but it refers to something that existed before.
- Two Spirit has a spiritual rather than a physical aspect.
- Contrasts with the physical claim of modern gender ideology that a trans woman is a woman.
- Transracialism might be accepted eventually since it is less crazy than transgenderism.
The tragic stories of detransitioning
- Detransitioners made decisions influenced by adults when they were kids.
- They are now stuck with those choices, which are often tragic.
- The adult version is imprisoned with decisions made by the child version.
- A documentary on detransitioners is in the works.
The documentary receives millions of views and captures the attention of many
- The documentary has gained over 300,000 subscribers in just a few weeks
- The film's total exposure is hard to track as it has been shared all over social media platforms, including TikTok
- Millions of people have watched the film, surpassing the filmmaker's initial prediction
- The process of making the documentary was emotionally draining, especially as the filmmaker is a parent and realizes how important it is to protect children
- Despite institutional opposition, the filmmaking team is encouraged by the response from rational individuals who support the documentary's message
Politicians have turned a blind eye to the issue, highlighting their mercenary tendencies
- Biden's recent interview with a trans TikTok star and his supposed conversion to believing in the concept is questioned by the filmmaker and many others
- The filmmaker believes that politicians use their stances to cater to their mercenary tendencies, despite not fully believing in the concept
- The Dylan Mulvaney controversy highlights the absurdity of the situation, where corporate sponsorships and speaking engagements are easily accessible for individuals who identify as transgender
- The documentary emphasizes the importance of protecting women's rights and ensuring that their voices are represented in these issues.
Sleight of Hand Trick
- Sex and gender were considered two different things for a long time.
- Recently, the terms have become interchangeable.
- The author argues that gender is unnecessary and sex should be enough.
- The term "Latinx" has faced rejection in the Latino community due to the language's formulation around gender.
- The author accuses white liberals of attempting to colonize language by asking Spanish-speaking people to fundamentally alter their language.
Controlled Tech and the Importance of Free Speech
- The author believes that controlling what people believe is more powerful than passing laws that tell them what to do.
- Censorship of right-wing voices online has led to ideological bubbles.
- Open debate and communication are essential to discerning what ideas are valid and what ideas are not.
- The author has hope in Elon Musk taking over Twitter as he is a free speech absolutist.
Environment and beliefs
- Kids are vulnerable to accepting beliefs presented to them
- Public school and social media reinforce left-leaning views
- Leftists want to introduce their ideas to kids at a young age
- Most people never stop to scrutinize their beliefs, and this needs to change
Lack of clear path to logic and maturity
- People are not abandoning dangerous and ridiculous ideas
- Young people have been taught that opposing ideas are physically harmful
- Ben Shapiro's presence was deemed harmful at a podcast conference
- The belief that opposing ideas are harmful sets a dangerous precedent
Terrifying Pre-Genocidal Language
- The speaker is worried about right-wing rhetoric that tries to categorize certain groups of people as harmful
- Such language could set society up for a dark potential
- The speaker mentions that social media used to be a forum for discussion, but now it's just a place for leftist radicals to shut down opposing views
- The speaker doubts if change is possible even with the intervention of Elon Musk
The Vast Chasm that Separates Us
- The speaker believes that the political divide is wider now than it ever was during the Civil War
- There are no shared beliefs or values between the two ends of the political spectrum
- The speaker thinks that the divide is by design and makes it impossible to have constructive debates or conversations
- The speaker mentions that the fundamental question is, "What is truth?"
Marriage Definitions
- Marriage definitions are a matter of definitions.
- The speaker questions why only two people are allowed to marry, as he sees that it is not exclusive to a heterosexual relationship.
- The topic of defining marriage is compared to defining what a woman is.
Two Men Raising a Baby
- The speaker believes that every child deserves the best possible situation and the best chance at life.
- He questions whether a child should be raised by two men rather than a mom and a dad.
- The speaker believes that the mom plays a necessary role that cannot be replaced by a man.
Does Gay Marriage Damage the Institution of Marriage?
- There is concern that gay marriage damages the institution of marriage.
- However, it is unclear how it actually damages straight marriages.
- Gay marriage gives acceptance and appreciation to homosexual couples.
- Marriage is subjective and symbolic, but it still means something to the people in it.
The Harm to Society from Changing the Definition of Marriage
- Changing the definition of marriage can harm society by making it meaningless.
- Marriage is more than just a legal bond and should not be arbitrary or meaningless.
- People are already rejecting marriage and making it subjective and meaningless.
- Gay marriage does not directly harm straight marriages, but it can contribute to the deterioration of the institution of marriage.
Concerns about expanding marriage to include gay couples
- Expansion of marriage may make it meaningless and silly
- Gay marriage would not change the idea that marriage is silly
- The affirmation and validation of the view that marriage is silly is a problem
- Marriage is important to a functioning human civilization
- The experiment of gay marriage may not work out well
- Gay marriage does not affect straight people's decisions to get or stay married
Religious and personal beliefs about gay relationships
- Believes in sexual morality and properly ordered sexual act within the marital bond
- Believes gay relationships and sex are immoral
- Does not think gay people should avoid being gay
- Knows gay people who have always been so and have been damaged by hiding it
- If gay people fall in love and get married, it does not affect non-gay people
Legal Bindings in Marriage
- Legal bindings in marriage provide benefits such as access to better insurance, tax benefits, and the ability to visit a spouse in the hospital.
- The benefits of marriage should not be reserved only for couples who can have children.
- The conversation about marriage is not necessarily about the laws surrounding it but about what marriage is inherently.
- Marriage is a bond between people who love each other, with benefits including tax and insurance benefits and the ability to see each other when the loved one is sick.
- The ability to create people is an important distinction between couples who can and those who cannot.
Gay Marriage
- There is a difference between couples who can create children and those who cannot.
- Marriage isn't just about the ability to procreate, but also about legal and financial benefits.
- Gay people who adopt children and get married legally are partaking in the nature of marriage.
- There is a societal and environmental element to homosexuality, but there is not just one cause.
- People who are gay should engage in gay love and sex, while Christians believe in sexual morality within the bonds of a marriage between a man and a woman.
Procreative Capacity and Marriage
- Agreement on the distinction between a man/woman union and same-sex union based on their procreative capacity.
- Assertion that societal recognition of the union between a man and a woman is important due to its potential for procreation.
- Counter-argument on whether this reasoning should expand to cover similarly oriented heterosexual individuals.
Importance of Civil Discussions
- Emphasis on the importance of civil conversations on different perspectives.
- Concern for the lack of opportunities for such dialogues in contemporary culture.
- Mention of commonalities between individuals, within and beyond the conversation had.
Self-perception and violence
- People equate their ideas to their very being
- Misgendering is seen as violent because it threatens self-perception
- Silencing people is a way to instantly minimize their beliefs
Importance of the Film
- The film is important and eye-opening
- Parents and those in the liberal ideological bubble should watch it
- Don't make assumptions about the film and give it a chance to speak to you