• floofloof@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    If you are a man you are not allowed to leave. There are people who will promise to smuggle you out for many tens of thousands of dollars, but there’s no guarantee they will succeed at doing it, or even seriously try.

    • i_have_some_enemies2@lemmynsfw.com
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      7 months ago

      If you are a man you are not allowed to leave

      That statement is both transphobic and sexist. It implies that gender determines one’s abilities or choices, which is not only untrue but also harmful. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity, regardless of their gender identity

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        7 months ago

        I’m curious how you’d phrase it, there is a law in Ukraine and it is widely reported to apply to “men aged 18 to 60”. What phrasing would more accurately depict the current situation without having the problems you list? If you meant instead that the law itself is problematic, then I can understand that, it’s received some criticism for that side of things.

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        7 months ago

        That statement is both transphobic and sexist.

        Blame Zelensky, I guess. I mean I don’t, but it sounds like you should…

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        7 months ago

        Everyone does deserve respect and dignity*. The commenter above just meant that the martial law forces a part of the population to be used for conscription

        *Until they break the social contract themselves. I know it wasn’t implied in this case but it’s a preventive mention so someone doesn’t make any weird assumptions