• @Shiggles@sh.itjust.works
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    133 months ago

    “Everyone that has ever even thought about roleplaying as a different gender is secretly closeted trans” is one of my least favorite takes of all time.

    Gender is bullshit! Try shit! It’s a perfectly healthy and normal thing everyone should be comfortable with, don’t make it into a thing.

    • @wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      73 months ago

      Yeah, this sort of shit has gotten under my skin since identity stuff started exploding into public discourse.

      If gender is a construct, why the fuck are we still using traditionally masculine and feminine actions/interests to prescribe identity? What gives anyone the right to prescribe someone else’s identity?

      • Prince Aster [He/They/Zir]
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        33 months ago

        No, I dress very feminine and sometimes play girls in games as well, but I’m not a girl, I’m a transmasc. I know for sure I’m trans also, there isn’t a shred of doubt in my mind. I utterly hate so many things about being AFAB, especially my periods (those cause crippling dysphoria for me 😔 ).

      • @Shiggles@sh.itjust.works
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        23 months ago

        It’s entirely possible, but that’s something for every individual to find out for themselves. You can be a confidently cis dude and find it enjoyable to have a female avatar, correlation == causation.

        • @jsomae@lemmy.ml
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          13 months ago

          correlation vs causation is irrelevant. The important thing is that there are no absolutes.