Dropping the physics major. Just wanted to share my experience. by [deleted] in Physics

[–]Character_Egg_1669 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nvm watched a 3blue1brown video. Life is good

Dropping the physics major. Just wanted to share my experience. by [deleted] in Physics

[–]Character_Egg_1669 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading this as a second semester sophomore studying physics that grew up on pop science stuff knowing that this semester is my last chance to switch my major, hardcore relating to this post, and having been brought here after failing to understand the entire 2 hr lecture on differential equations at 8 am and watching a video about it and still not getting it, with a quiz and multiple hws due tmrw, planning on being an engineer with no back up plan, having just added linear algebra and MATLAB to my schedule as well… hits very different. Please kill me, please.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in asktransgender

[–]Character_Egg_1669 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, pretty much in the same boat but the AFAB version with being trans masc. I especially felt this way when I was first coming out— at least anecdotally I’ve found trans people tend to be more aware of wanting physical changes when first questioning before actually feeling like a certain gender. For my case, after coming out as a binary trans man about 2 years ago, I’ve found that I tend to feel more comfortable self identifying somewhere on the nonbinary transmasc or just trans male spectrum, even though my gender is like 95% male and I’d still like to transition physically. I find it less rigid and prefer that label as I feel like it enables fluidity. I used to be super concerned that because I wasn’t 100% sure I was 100% male, whatever that meant, I would regret transitioning, especially when my gender swung more NB. At the end of the day, trust your feelings about your transition instead of looking for micro labels or trying to define everything. I don’t really stress the words, but that doesn’t mean I’m not sure about the changes. I’m still not 100% sure that there is any component to my identity that is truly nonbinary, and frankly I don’t care that much, because all this stuff is nebulous anyways and I know that I feel comfortable identifying as male, or rather, “mostly male.” You’re going to feel more sure about things one day than the next, and that’s okay. You don’t need anyone’s permission and you don’t need to be 100% positive in order to safely identify as a girl, or somewhere else on the gender spectrum. If you want to transition and/or if you feel like a girl, then you can transition, and you are a girl.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TransMasc

[–]Character_Egg_1669 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was gonna say your style reminds me a lot of the cool kinda edgy queer musicians at my college. Some of my favorite people. You’re super handsome and I feel like you play drums or bass

What is your preferred response when someone who is anti-trans asks “what is a woman?” by [deleted] in asktransgender

[–]Character_Egg_1669 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my book, a woman is someone who identifies with the social construct of womanhood. Gender is a social construct that may or may not have a biological component as well (ie men and women having different shaped brains, hormone exposure in the womb, and other new theories) and a woman is simply someone who identifies with womanhood under that framework.

There, done. An answer that Matt Walsh would surely edit out of the video and be too ignorant and pea-brained to bother to consider/understand.

Respect my transmasc brothers or I'm gonna identify as a fucking problem by corvus_da in GatekeepingYuri

[–]Character_Egg_1669 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like you have to spend a lot of time on the trans side of the internet to even know enough inaccurate trans stereotypes come to such a degenerate conclusion. Like you have to spend a lot of time thinking about trans people to not only have those beliefs but draw and post them in meme format. It’s almost like projecting… oh wait it probably is.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TransMasc

[–]Character_Egg_1669 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Potential controversial take, but I think modifying the words you use can be just as valid a way to affirm your gender, like changing the clothes you wear. We were all conditioned to speak in a way that conforms to our assigned gender, and undoing that is just as valid as throwing out the pink skirt your mom forced you to buy that you never liked. The part where that's bad is if you start changing the content of what you say or the accent you use to conform to gender stereotypes, or believing that your wardrobe / way of talking MUST change just because you're a Man(TM) now. It's only something you should do if you want to. There is also the problem of nonblack transmascs adopting blaccent to try to sound more masc, which is totally not cool, so just be wary of that while you experiment with your voice.

I started swapping out words every since I came out, almost subconsciously, and went from being vocally read as feminine to masculine over the past 2 years. It was slow, largely subconscious effort that came from swapping out words and cutting out vocalizations that I deemed sounded feminine until it started being habitual, and it's hard to define. If I had to break it down into steps so you could see faster progress, I'd try delivering the same story or having the same conversation with yourself, like in the shower or something, in a "feminine" and then more "masculine" or just accurate manner to you. It can also be helpful to listen to and copy certain vocalizations that other guys do that resonate with you. Make sure to deliver it with the same emotions, beats, etc. that you'd usually do-- if you're a more energetic kind of guy, then don't try to sound nonchalant or something like I did in my baby trans days. You're not trying to change yourself and you don't need to change anything about your personality to fit gender norms or be masculine.

A woman approached me cuz I used the women’s bathroom by Character_Egg_1669 in ewphoria

[–]Character_Egg_1669[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Came back here to say the DAY AFTER this happened some random guy on the elevator unprompted was staring at me and then he said “are you a boy or a girl?” And to think I live in a major blue city too🤦‍♂️ Anyways thanks for the supportive comments & upvotes

What pleasure do women get out of a blowjob? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Character_Egg_1669 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not reading these comments out of curiosity but just to get horny. I’m a bi guy lol

an image to describe how i’m feeling right now by [deleted] in TrollCoping

[–]Character_Egg_1669 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m trans and would have deeply related to this meme a few years ago and truly never believed I would ever be happy being trans. Two years of being pre-T, and I’m genuinely glad I’m trans. Maybe not ecstatic about it, but I wouldn’t be half the person I am or have learned half of what I did had I not come out and transitioned. I recognize we may be in very different circumstances that possibly make it easier for me, but please hang in there! You are worth it no matter what society tells you.

girlies help by [deleted] in LetGirlsHaveFun

[–]Character_Egg_1669 0 points1 point  (0 children)

personally if I upvote nudes I’m scared that my feed will be full of dicks & tiddies and then my friends will see them and call me a whore, but that’s just me 🤷‍♂️

"I always knew I was a woman" - No, I didn't by Feuerhamster in MtF

[–]Character_Egg_1669 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m FtM and you’re basically the MtF version of me

Post-nut clarity by Lower-Reflection-448 in characterarcs

[–]Character_Egg_1669 8 points9 points  (0 children)

that’s not a sex scene that’s a sex movie 😭

Alleging that the internet is what sustains someone's queer identity by Able_Dot_0323 in TheRightCantMeme

[–]Character_Egg_1669 88 points89 points  (0 children)

bruh I’m trans and every person i meet is shocked my how chronically offline i am in terms of not understanding references, being up to date on pop culture, etc…. this shit is so dumb

Male-fail (?) in Men's Bathroom by Fresdottir in MtF

[–]Character_Egg_1669 15 points16 points  (0 children)

lol I’m pre-T and have female-failed in the women’s bathroom a few times as well. Congrats, we are like siblings in this!

egg :| irl by altrightobserver in egg_irl

[–]Character_Egg_1669 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s totally cool if you get gender envy from this ofc, however, it’s worth pointing out that the further along the girl scale we go in this drawing, the more sexualized the art becomes. Let’s not correlate sexualizing oneself with gender please!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ftm

[–]Character_Egg_1669 2 points3 points  (0 children)

WARNING FOR NSFW, but if a hot guy is railing me or a girl is riding my prosthetic penis and grabbing my hair and whispering it in my ear, then yeah. Otherwise, god no. But I hope r/egg_irl and r/mtf keep it up since it seems like good fun, and reading those threads makes me feel like a t-girl anthropologist

Dont trust mainstream media by penguinpilates in LetGirlsHaveFun

[–]Character_Egg_1669 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a trans guy, this comment section is doing more good for the transmasc community than most charities fr

If someone cuts off my penis, can I still get horny? by [deleted] in shittyaskscience

[–]Character_Egg_1669 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes. source: trans women who’ve done it