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[–]emptiedriver 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm older and not at all familiar with anime/ trans related art, and I have to say this would have gone completely over my head. They just look like random cartoons to me and I would not have noticed whether they were male or female or meant to represent someone who had mastectomy scars. It's intriguing that it stands out as so glaring and upsetting to people more involved. I think if I decide on the sex of a cartoon, it's based on the voice... though generally, cartoons are just sexless.

It is still sad to see mastectomies normalized or made to seem like a symbol of power. Breasts should be normalized, not seen as any more or less sexy than men's nipples. Not wearing bras, not wearing tops if you don't want to, should be normal. Men sometimes have more shoulder muscle, women sometimes have more chest flesh. Cosmetic surgery isn't brave.