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egg_irl — Memes about being trans people in denial and other eggy topics

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[–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 53 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

For way too long I thought “I don’t understand why everyone gets so bent out of shape about trans people. Being a girl is clearly so much better, trans women are just the lucky ones who get to transition. It’s just a shame that I’m not trans, so I can’t transition and be a girl”

A few years, and a few realizations, later, here we are lol

[–] lwhjp@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago

"Of course I'd love to transition and be a woman, it's just that I'm not trans."

That was also my logic for a looong time.

[–] SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 2 weeks ago

"with no fuss"

Yeah, it turns out there's a lot of fuss :(

If there were less fuss I would have transitioned a lot sooner, but having to abandon your entire family and community to be yourself is kind of a large hurdle.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Being disappointed as a child/adolescent as you accept magic isn't real because that means you'd never just wake up one day suddenly a girl.

Tbf, I don't think I thought it was a normal thought - it certainly wasn't something I was about to tell others. I just thought my wish was impossible, so might as well just bury it. I didn't know trans people existed or how medical transitioning worked.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But magic is real! We call it technology and we can use it transform our secondary sex characteristics

Agreed. But young me didn't get that. Didn't take long after starting E to internalize that magic is real.

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

the totally cis dream of a magic potion that lets you freely change your gender at will

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The totally cis discussions with my friends about SCP-113 and how that 25% chance of being "stuck" without the possibility of dying isn't a big deal, and weirdly obsessing over this single SCP while everyone else quickly went on to the much cooler ones.

I really wish it had a link through at a certain point that says "Hey dummy, if you're willing/actively want to touch this and aren't concerned about the consequences, you're probably trans". Would have saved me a lot of time and effort...

[–] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Something like the Look Around You sex change machine

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZVO_JSwyWo

[–] Snowcano@startrek.website 5 points 2 weeks ago

A Look Around You reference in the Wild? My day is made! ❤️

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Have you found what we're looking for? That's right!

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it still Trans if I only want the button last a few hours before turning me back into a male? And what if I only want to use it every once in awhile?

[–] TheGingerNut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yup. Lookup genderfluid

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

I also thought I invented The Button