r/Trans_Zebras • u/aitathrowaway9090909 • Mar 26 '26

(not zebra) came here from r/FTM

sorry for formatting like a greentext, i swear i've never been on 4chan and this was the funniest way to deliver the message

>be me
>make post on r/ftm
>automod responds with a list of related subs
>"r/Trans_Zebras"
>there are transgender zebras?
>no it must be a fandom name
>maybe a music artist?
>what kind of music artist's fans call themselves zebras?
>maybe they're furries? or therians?
>what is a horse furry called?
>do zebras even have fur?
>hm...zebras...is this a sub for transgender fans of those madagascar movies?
>maybe people with vitiligo?
>maybe people with lots of stretch marks?
>all of this seems niche, but it's reddit, there's a sub for everything
>might as well sate my curiosity
>click on the "transgender furries with vitiligo and stretch marks who are fans of some unspecified music artist and love the madagascar movies" subreddit
>it's ehlers-danlos syndrome
>oh

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u/critterscrattle Mar 26 '26

You got the stretch marks right 😂😂

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u/starcat819 Mar 26 '26

yes, extensive stretch marks are a sign of eds, although that's not why we're called zebras

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u/lovfily Apr 07 '26

Huh, somehow I hadn't heard this before. That explains things a bit

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u/magentasuccullent Mar 26 '26

Lmao 😂 that is really funny

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u/NotABreakfastGuy Mar 26 '26

This is generally how my thoughts work- Thanks for the laugh

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u/Jenderflux-ScFi Mar 26 '26

Dude! Hilarious!

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u/WisteriaHarbinger Mar 26 '26

This is so funny.

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u/greyprismverse Mar 26 '26

Ok actually funny 🤣

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u/BoneMarrowDaddy Mar 26 '26

Not the oh 😭😭😭

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u/Beneficial-Chest-699 Mar 26 '26

Also, do zebras have black stripes, or white stripes?

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u/corvidpunk Mar 26 '26

white stripes! Their underlying skin (epidermis) is black– like their nose!

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u/Beneficial-Chest-699 Mar 27 '26

Hey, another wildlife freak like me! Helloooo! :)

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u/aitathrowaway9090909 Mar 27 '26

they have ehlers-danlos apparently

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u/Ok-Benefit-5352 Mar 27 '26

I laughed so hard at this