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nix-that-rad-lass · 4 months ago

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I gotta be real, and I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I think trans men are the most valid men.

Women just do it better 🤷‍♀️

Plus since female is default I guess you could consider that FTM is much more of a biological capability than MTF.

Not to say you can change sex, but rather, I think that trans men are much better able to transition and pass, and having been raised and treated as women, tend to be more capable of empathy.

This is not to excuse the rampant issues of gender ideology or the medical mistreatment and abuse of dysphoric women and girls.

#I must admit I have had some slight changes of opinion of genderists and trans people the last few months #I’ve befriended multiple trans people and I have also realized #that at one point I was actually kinda transphobic and I was certainly too prejudiced and judgmental #the last few months I’ve actually realized this and consciously worked on fixing it #and it started when I made some friends at college who I genuinely didn’t notice nor care were trans #and they have been perfectly civil and kind even when discussing potentially controversial or unpopular topics #most of my years here on radblr I was disconnected and isolated and without realizing it i was actually internalizing many negative beliefs #and I’ve kinda had to confront that in myself the last few months. I’m happy about it though. I enjoy challenging myself to be better #idk this is just kinda a ramble #kinda a shitpost kinda an anecdote kinda a ramble idk #I’m just realizing that I thought I was above becoming prejudiced or narrow minded and I still had empathy #but it wasn’t till I was confronted with a situation in real life that I realized that wasn’t true #I’ve also realized my radfem beliefs are well founded enough to coexist with these changes of opinion and expansions of empathy #and I do believe more rads will benefit from similar experiences #I know many rads have had these experiences working w women irl but many rads especially the younger or newer ones may not have yet #and I think it’s important for rads to be honest and open about these things and also to let new rads know it’s ok to change #also important to new and young rads to hear these experiences so they can also seek them out and improve themselves and their beliefs #idk I’m just realizing that going to college and meeting so many new people has REALLY helped me so much with my ability to empathize-#and understand people I previously held certain opinions of #I DID kinda internalize beliefs about transmen all being either victims of lesbophobia or internal misogyny or being fetishistic #and I had to meet people and make friends to really realize I thought that #and thus had to confront myself on those thoughts

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