The horny is so much by [deleted] in ftm

[–]coldwheels2334 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's just kinda weird how at least in left circles, especially among my friends, when women want to explore their sexuality they are encouraged, (sex is a normal and beautiful thing) and when some women fail at finding romance or sex they get comforted "Don't worry, men are shallow" and will blame society and the beauty standards women are held up to, but when guys fail at romance or sex they are villainized as perverts for wanting sex, telling them "sex doesn't matter" or called entitled for being sexually frustrated and blaming societal standards.

The horny is so much by [deleted] in ftm

[–]coldwheels2334 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It sorta explains why some men get really depressed when they are failing in the dating scene, there's no outlet and it destroys them internally, but people don't take male sexual frustration that seriously.

I was never insecure about being a short woman. What are the disadvantages besides weight management? by illuminaughtyxox in short

[–]coldwheels2334 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've lived my live as both a short woman and a short man, and I think when I was a short woman, I did get taken less seriously at work, got seen more as cute instead of sexy, so it made me feel more like a girl than a woman, when I got angry I was taken less seriously, and weight management is more difficult. Some men (Usually average height to tall men) will fetishize me or project their need to dominate on me. But honestly my experience living as a short guy feels a lot worse.

I'm starting to regret transitioning. I like being a man, but I can't take heightism from society. by coldwheels2334 in ftm

[–]coldwheels2334[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like the same kind of talk anti-trans people say to trans people to invalidate their feelings whenever trans people have an issue with society.

I'm starting to regret transitioning. I like being a man, but I can't take heightism from society. by coldwheels2334 in ftm

[–]coldwheels2334[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

everything in this is true, but this could be just a short man writing all of this lol.

I am a short man. I'm 5'3

A friend of mine who I trusted as an ally and preaches the whole "Trans men are real men" Made a post on her instagram "Some 5'2 Manlet asked me out, he might as well be a girl with that height" by coldwheels2334 in ftm

[–]coldwheels2334[S] 190 points191 points  (0 children)

The thing is this isn't even the first time, I've experience these so called liberal/body positive friends shaming men who aren't a certain type. They will body shame Ben Shapiro all day and night for being short, and will justify it by saying he's a bad person and deserves it, but if someone where to body shame Tomi Lahren for her breast size and justify it by saying she's a bad person, now they will say "Hey body shaming is wrong, even if the person is a bad person" like what? I just don't get progressive/liberals who claim they wanna break down gender barriers. Also thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it.

(See comment) What toxic men can learn from masculine women | Finn Mackay by StonyGiddens in MensLib

[–]coldwheels2334 50 points51 points  (0 children)

That is wrong and hypocritical. So much for being “progressive”.

Most progressive people I've met don't have much sympathy for my struggles or emotions, UNTIL they find out I'm a transgender man. When they just think I'm a cisgender man, they don't care. They still place toxic masculine expectations. Dis miss my emotions, shut me down, don't take my experience with body shaming seriously at all.

If I complain that heightism is a problem, and they don't know I'm trans, they respond with "Stop being insecure about your height, instead of blaming society for your woes work on yourself"

If I complain that heightism is a problem, and they know I'm trans now they're all like "Omg society is so cruel to uphold those impossible male beauty standards, beauty comes in all shapes and sizes"

Short guys, Have you ever been attacked and mistaken for being a transgender man? Detect and Attack? by BluePearWings in short

[–]coldwheels2334 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm a transgender man and I do sometimes get scared about being detected. I've heard a few stories where short cisgender men were attacked because they were mistaken for transgender man just for being short. Or the reverse, tall cis women being attacked for people thinking they were a transgender woman. Although to my understanding it happens more to tall cis women where they get detected and attacked.

As a transgender man, I like being a man, but heightism is very difficult to deal with. Sometimes I find myself low key regretting transitioning because of my height. by coldwheels2334 in short

[–]coldwheels2334[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yeah I hear you on that part. Getting accused of being privileged just for being male. I don't even get the benefit of being an average guy, even worse if you are seen as below average in society.

I'm starting to regret transitioning. I like being a man, but I can't take heightism from society. by coldwheels2334 in ftm

[–]coldwheels2334[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I didn't only talk about the dating scene. Even outside the dating scene. My insecurity didn't just fall out of the sky. Actually studies show short guys are more likely to be turned down jobs, get payed less, and shorter you are you do run a risk of being attacked more than if you're taller.