PSA: I have invented two new units for measuring people's heights (hexbear.net)

submitted 3 months ago by Zuzak@hexbear.net to c/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@hexbear.net

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They are called transfem feet and transmasc feet. The conversions to Standard Burger Units (sbu) are as follows:

1 foot (transfem) = 1.1 foot (sbu)

1 foot (sbu) = 1.1 foot (transmasc)

If you're a transfem who would be 6' (sbu), you are now 5'5" (tf). If you're transmasc and would be 5'5" (sbu), you are now 6' (tm).

These new units could help marginally with height dysphoria, and the only tradeoff is being extremely confusing.

Thank you and you're welcome.

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[-] dementor333@hexbear.net 27 points 3 months ago

Americans will use literally anything except metric units

[-] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 17 points 3 months ago

I am approximately 3/16 standard schoolbus length tall

[-] SwitchyWitchyandBitchy@hexbear.net 18 points 3 months ago

and the only tradeoff is being extremely confusing.

Not even a tradeoff, it's already confusing if we're using feet and inches.

[-] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

Just use Baker's feet. 13 inches.

[-] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago

i don't think i could tell someone with a straight face that i'm 4'12"

[-] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

That does sound very funny.

[-] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

so funny story, I'm 183cm tall, which is 6 ft in burger-units, and I've ran into a few AFAB ladies who are taller than me and it always causes this funny tingle in my belly crush

[-] bunnygirl@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago

can I use the transmasc units for my self if I'm transfem

[-] Zuzak@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

Nothing stopping you!

[-] bunnygirl@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago

hell yeah i'm like 7 feet now get fucked idiots

[-] Zuzak@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

Slay queen long-corbyn

[-] gaycomputeruser@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

Consider:

Height ~(transfemme,~ ~second_puberty_positive)~ = Height ~(AMAB)~ - |Average regional male height - average regional female height|

Height ~(transmaculine,~ ~second_puberty_positive)~ = Height ~(AFAB)~ + |Average regional male height - average regional female height|

This has the benefit of keeping relative heights. If you tall you're still tall.

[-] bobs_guns@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 3 months ago

But I don't want to be tall...

[-] bubbalu@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

The transfemme height don't work. There is no positive term.

[-] machiabelly@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

height is the positive term I think

[-] Hexagons@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

Oh hell yeah! Now I'm 5'5"(tm)! I'm so tall!

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