Would you date someone that toted around an ESA?

[steiconi]

I've known three people with ESAs. Two were really just pets, and their owners boasted about scamming the system. The third person was very difficult and demanding.

I wouldn't want to date any of them, but that's too small a sample to judge a whole group. I suppose an ESA wouldn't be a hard no, but I'd take it slower than usual.

[Euskalherria]

Originally Posted by moongirl00

Xav is the jerk. Has he even taken time to get to know the person or did he hear the dx and jump to conclusions? Bigotry.

As for Jessica its possible a femboy isnt her type and she has no prejudice around it. Just personal taste.

So I'm the 'jerk' because I have a PREFERENCE to not get all molassed-up with someone who could possibly cave my skull in with a mallet while I'm asleep (Unsolved Mysteries - Maria Armstrong case) but the fictitious 'Jessica' gets a pass because of... oh, wait... PREFERENCES!

Yeah, ok...

[moongirl00]

Originally Posted by Euskalherria

So I'm the 'jerk' because I have a PREFERENCE to not get all molassed-up with someone who could possibly cave my skull in with a mallet while I'm asleep (Unsolved Mysteries - Maria Armstrong case) but the fictitious 'Jessica' gets a pass because of... oh, wait... PREFERENCES!

Yeah, ok...

Jerk was your word. My word is bigot. Its bigotted to assume things about people you don't know just because of a label.

Originally Posted by noellestar

Pretty sure this has been covered multiple times in this thread, but not dating someone for any particular reason/preference is not where the bigotry lies - it's generalizing the fact that anyone with an ESA, or anyone who goes to therapy are so inherently damaged that they shouldn't be dating at all. Sure, that's not directly related to the initial question, but SEVERAL responses in this thread have mentioned those generalizations. That's what people are calling out as bigotry.

Exactly! Repped.

Generalizing people without getting to know them. That is the problem.