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[–]Horror-Swordfish 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

To be fair (though lord knows I don't want to), I think when he says he's a pre-teen girl, he means that he's "still learning how to be a woman and it's early in his transition," so effectively he's like a pre-teen girl, not that he legitimately thinks he's a pre-teen girl.

Of course, that could just be backpedaling when someone called him out on it.

[–][deleted] 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

That... somehow makes it worse.

[–]Horror-Swordfish 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah, I only say that because I've seen it come up before, where trans women that are just beginning to transition (aka put on a bad wig and an ill-fitting dress) say that they are basically girls because they're learning how to be women, so they liken their transition to a young girl going through puberty or something like that.

And like, I get where that comparison is coming from, but at the same time it also is very creepy. Never mind the fact that if trans women were "always women and just never showed their true selves before" then why should they need to "learn how to be women"?

ALSO never mind the fact that there is no way to "be a woman" - I know plenty of women that don't wear makeup or dresses and always have their hair in a messy bun and I don't think that they're not women.

It really makes no sense to me.

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

Yeah, I only say that because I've seen it come up before, where trans women that are just beginning to transition (aka put on a bad wig and an ill-fitting dress) say that they are basically girls because they're learning how to be women, so they liken their transition to a young girl going through puberty or something like that.

They claim to have been always women, but still need to "learn" how to be one.

Yeah, makes sense...