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[–]ElectraHeart 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Have you heard of uncanny valley? The uncanny valley is a term used to describe the relationship between the human-like appearance of a robotic object and the emotional response it evokes. In this phenomenon, people feel a sense of unease or even revulsion in response to humanoid robots that are highly realistic.

This is how I feel about FTM's. Even the most affluent and 'passing' ones leave me with revulsion, uneasiness that my brain screams "there is something wrong with this". Considering even babies can identify people by sex, getting affirmation from gay people having unhealthy beauty standards is not only super-creepy, its also stupid. Because even the most feminine of men, is still a man. I have never felt the same uncanny valley I felt with FTM's with them.

I wish they understood that men don't have fat on their bums, and women have fat (very simplifying for convenience). Our biology is so different that even if they achieved the perfect 'passing' shape, it would still look different.

[–]dilsencySame-sex community 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I call it mixed-sex characteristics. I'd assume most people who are attracted to men would prefer them without breast implants, for example.

[–]shveya 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

The uncanny valley is what I thought of looking at this person too. Like an employee at the android factory fell asleep during the production process.