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[–]goobandit 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

In some ways, I think it’s because of transhumanism. The idea that “women can have penises” is an attack on protections that were designated for women because of their biology. If we are going into a future where we can “hack” our biology, are those protections even necessary?

There is such an obsession with the connection of humans and technology, it’s being referred to as the fourth industrial revolution.

[–]slushpilot 17 insightful - 1 fun17 insightful - 0 fun18 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yes. It doesn't matter that these ideas are fundamentally unrealistic. Some people live in a sci-fi fantasy world with the help of the internet, and think themselves beyond biology.

It all depends on the specific connotation of "trans" being applied: it can mean "transition" (from one to the other), or else "transcendence" (beyond).

Meanwhile, we still need those protections.

[–]LesbianOutlaw 2 insightful - 4 fun2 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

There is nothing fundamentally unrealistic about it. Any technological development is possible given sufficient time, resources, and intelligence.

As far as difficult technologies to invent goes, modifying our bodies is going to be laughably easy compared to finding a way to construct an engine capable of transporting our species faster than light.

Actual, literal sex changes will be feasible within mere centuries if we don’t suffer an apocalyptic event as a species. This issue with trans people not being able to be the actual sex they proclaim themselves as is very much a limited time issue.

[–]Literallyawoman 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The issue isn't can they change their genitalia it's the aftermath when they realize it doesn't magically change their lives or other mental health issues, it doesn't make them instantly desirable and feel worthy of love. Especially transwomen who base their idea of what being woman means in absolute fantasy. It's like being obese and fantasizing about being a model instead of just your self at a normal weight.

They're going through these complicated surgeries that cost thousands of dollars, time they can't get back, so much pain in dilation, scar tissue, ruptures, medications... and only finding more things they hate about themselves after the surgery because the problem is their lack of self-worth and acceptance not if they have a dick or a vagina.