To be a nice person there are all sorts of things to avoid – racism, sexism, transphobism, ableism, and probably a whole lot more -isms. Which is really rather complicated but it can be boiled down to the very simple :-
Just don’t be an arsehole.
That’s it. No special magic, just treat everyone in the way you would like to be treated :-
- Don’t stick your nose into other peoples’ private sex life; it’s none of your business.
- If someone decides to transition their gender, don’t worry about it – just address them with their preferred pronoun and name, and job done. And whilst we’re about it (with particular reference to TERFs), don’t invent bullshit reasons to be an arsehole.
- Colour is just skin-deep. It’s a spectacularly dumb reason to be labeled an arsehole.
- Someone doesn’t share your religious belief? That’s their problem (or yours).
The list could go on and on.
But it can all be simplified – if someone isn’t directly causing harm to others, what they are up to is their business not yours. Just don’t be an arsehole.
