Please do not generalise trans folk like that. Not only is it inaccurate to group the desire of all trans men as being unified, the generalisation itself feeds in to all sort of unspoken implications around trans women actively seeking attention, and those sort, often subconscious ideas, are a part of why trans women are hyper visible and trans men are under represented by the media
I never said all or even most or anything like that. I don’t know how to answer a question about trends without talking about trends. The question presumes that a generalization can be made about someone.
But here’s I hope a better way to put my answer. Society seems to have a lot more, stronger, and more personal opinions about women’s bodies and appearance than men’s. It is more socially acceptable to publicly appreciate and also publicly denigrate women for conformity or lack of conformity, and to include the attractiveness and correctness of the women around them in their sense of personal pride or insecurity. This makes it very hard for trans women to avoid attention and also media is going to zero in on things that get this strong personal threat reaction, whether it’s Michelle Obama’s arms or whatever. By contrast, society is much less interested in trans men because men’s bodies are not considered community property for judgment and spectacle. Society deadeyes criticism of trans men the same way it flatly ignores criticism of other males.
Please do not generalise trans folk like that. Not only is it inaccurate to group the desire of all trans men as being unified, the generalisation itself feeds in to all sort of unspoken implications around trans women actively seeking attention, and those sort, often subconscious ideas, are a part of why trans women are hyper visible and trans men are under represented by the media
I never said all or even most or anything like that. I don’t know how to answer a question about trends without talking about trends. The question presumes that a generalization can be made about someone.
But here’s I hope a better way to put my answer. Society seems to have a lot more, stronger, and more personal opinions about women’s bodies and appearance than men’s. It is more socially acceptable to publicly appreciate and also publicly denigrate women for conformity or lack of conformity, and to include the attractiveness and correctness of the women around them in their sense of personal pride or insecurity. This makes it very hard for trans women to avoid attention and also media is going to zero in on things that get this strong personal threat reaction, whether it’s Michelle Obama’s arms or whatever. By contrast, society is much less interested in trans men because men’s bodies are not considered community property for judgment and spectacle. Society deadeyes criticism of trans men the same way it flatly ignores criticism of other males.