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Interesting that a woman suddenly living as a man perceives things about manhood that men raised as men were raised to be, or naturally are, indifferent to. Is it the view of an outsider looking in or a woman's view? A Dave Chappelle skit comes to mind.

Like you, I don't know what it feels like to be a man, it is just a natural state.

Before reading this I had not given much thought to the shock of the downside of manhood to a woman stepping into a man's world since the usual buzz is all about my privilege as a man. A white one at that.

Physical beauty brings highly prized power to woman, thus the extremes that transwomen go to to pass, and pass as physically sexually desirable. Transmen need something a bit different in their mojo bag. The ability, or at least the persona of being capable of being a formidable and dangerous force. This does come with some baggage that plastic surgery and makeup cannot fix.

But as I wrote, I, and I think most men, are indifferent to the things troubling to the new transman. I do find it fascinating that I don't see transmen going on and on about transphobia and "genocide." That comes from trans women. Ironically it makes people think they are hysterical, emotional, pussies, the most negative stereotype of women that needs to be jettisoned. And yet, they are biological men.

Jul 24, 2023
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