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[–]Three_oneFourWanted for thought crimes in countless ideologies 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Because it means this person has successfully tricked the other people into believing that this woman is a man. Facing bigotry for a group they are not a part of is validating because it means the bigots think the person is a part of that social group. Imagine a line cook making a cake and being called a bad professional baker. They aren't a baker, but for someone to think that they are would tell the line cook that they aren't that bad at making cakes considering they aren't actually a professional baker