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[–]Femaleisnthateful 18 insightful - 4 fun18 insightful - 3 fun19 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

a FTM kid named "Finn"

Aren't they all?

if people get her pronouns wrong, "it makes him feel physically ill."

This is how I, having body dysmorphia, used to react to pictures of myself. The difference is that I had the self-awareness to recognize that this was a 'me' problem, and not impose my issues on others.

Did this girl feel 'physically ill' about pronouns since early childhood? If not, then that's an obvious indicator that she wasn't 'born this way' and that something else is driving this reaction.

[–]PenseePansyBio-Sex or Bust 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

a FTM kid named "Finn"

Aren't they all?

Too right! They almost invariably christen themselves with precisely the kinds of male names that appeal to... women (and girls). This is what us female people tend to name our fictional characters, and our sons. Masculine but with at least a touch of fashionable androgyny, and in keeping with recent style-trends. Hardly ever you'll-never-hear-of-a-girl-getting-named-this ones like Richard, Gary, or Doug (unless they're so old-timey as to seem quaint, a la Oscar). "Transman" names are so redolent of a feminine sensibility that I have to laugh. Way to make yourself sound GIRLY, "bro"! :)