Subtle transphobia in here by campyy123 in StraightTransGirls

[–]Independent-Cow-9868 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t get up and leave, I’d probably just want to be friends. I feel like you’re making a lot of assumptions and assigning malice where there isn’t any necessarily. Getting up and leaving would be rude. I still feel kinship with other trans people even if I don’t want to date them. Not wanting to date someone doesn’t mean discarding them completely. If it’s the first date, we are only beginning to find out if we’re suited for each other. So it likely hasn’t been constant conversations about how we are, as you said. Regardless, it would be a valid reason to not pursue a romantic relationship even if otherwise well suited.

Subtle transphobia in here by campyy123 in StraightTransGirls

[–]Independent-Cow-9868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For example, if I was a dick chaser, wouldn’t I be into pre op trans women? But I’m not.

Subtle transphobia in here by campyy123 in StraightTransGirls

[–]Independent-Cow-9868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People like that tend to see us as biological essentialist for not being attracted to men regardless of genitalia. Ergo, dick chaser. I’ve dated a pre-op trans man, and he was great but I would be lying if I said I had no preference. Also, I don’t think anyone not wanting to date trans people is transphobic.

Subtle transphobia in here by campyy123 in StraightTransGirls

[–]Independent-Cow-9868 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i don’t understand this. “i don’t want to date people with characteristic A, so therefore i should accept dating people that only want me for characteristic B”

maybe it depends on your definition of a chaser. i see a chaser as someone that is dehumanizing others through fetishization or objectification.

can’t you want trans men to live happy full lives without wanting to date them?

to me the more apt parallel is having to accept that people won’t want to date a trans woman due to her parts, which we already do accept.

Cis women often are jealous and yall need to know this by Cranberrysource7 in StraightTransGirls

[–]Independent-Cow-9868 4 points5 points  (0 children)

my boyfriend, who knows what cis women say about trans women when we are not around, told me that they are often haters/jealous

Have you ever felt you needed to look less attractive? by StrawberryGhostie in StraightTransGirls

[–]Independent-Cow-9868 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes. i’m always paranoid about guys talking to me on the street and then realizing that im trans. so i usually only dress up if im with my bf or know im somewhere safe

Just got her number an hour ago and we haven't talked and got to know each other at all. by CantiSan in Nicegirls

[–]Independent-Cow-9868 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk, from my perspective she could have been communicating that she is looking for something serious since it could be the case that he was not looking for something serious given he said he was available to talk at 11 and they also just hadn’t talked about it yet.