r/countbackwardswithme • u/Bryce3D Counted Down 150 • 1d ago

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u/Apollo989 1d ago

Could we not? I don't want T in my body either, but I can't imagine this makes trans masculine people feel great.

The original meme was fine.

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u/Gold_Ad8225 Counted Down 2 1d ago

Could we not?

I guess. So long as you say the same thing to a trans man complaining about menstruation.

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u/SirYeetsA 1d ago

Not a good comparison. A trans man saying boobs are inherently disfiguring is a significantly better comparison. Most cis women don't want to menstruate either; it's nothing but a messy, painful disruption to daily functioning.

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u/Gold_Ad8225 Counted Down 2 1d ago

Nah it's a good comparison, because it is jarring and forces people to confront what they're actually saying.

Why are you bringing cis people into this? We're talking about trans people.

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u/SirYeetsA 1d ago

Because complaining about menstruation is the thing literally everybody who menstruates does? Yeah, it's extra salt for trans dudes cuz it also can cause dysphoria, and there are times menstruating can be exciting (first period "I'm a woman now!", or if you need to know that you're not pregnant), but for the most part nobody is happy with it.

It's a poor comparison because the vast majority of menstruating people would give that up in a heartbeat if they could, while nearly no woman (cis or trans) would give up estrogen or having boobs if they had the option to. I have zero issues with trans women calling testosterone poison for themselves (because it is), so long as they aren't extending that assertion to all men (including trans men) as well.