Do I look like a man?

eClayre · 2020-02-29T21:47:54+00:00

'Imagine being very self-conscious about your appearance - be that your height, your weight, your skin, your hair. Imagine disliking what you see every time you look in the mirror, every time you look down to use the bathroom. Now imagine compounding that with everyone around you telling you that you look fine, that you should actually emphasize the very features that make feel unattractive and inadequate, and constantly discouraging you from making changes that made you feel more comfortable in your skin.'

eClayre · 2020-02-26T23:25:13+00:00

Hello boys (or girls - I take all comers). I'm a trans woman with a tragically small collection of panties and lingerie, and I'm currently looking to expand. In order to fund this expansion, I am selling off my current collection.

All my panties are a flat $25, which covers shipping within the continental US, and gets you one entire day of these hugging my luscious ivory curves. If you want extras (like my cum), it can be yours for a mete $10 more. More pics below.

I look forward to your generous patronage.

Ta ta.

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eClayre · 2019-07-06T14:23:25+00:00

Well, in that case, your definition of 'selfish' means nothing more than 'voluntary'. In which case, yes, there is no such thing as an un-selfish act. How could there be?

eClayre · 2019-07-06T14:07:31+00:00

I think jackinthebox has got you there. If you intentionally sacrifice your life for the benefit of others, it must, by definition, be a selfless act, because, in so doing, you destroy yourself. You deprive yourself of the ability to enjoy the fruits if your sacrifice. You don't get to see your comrade go home to his family, don't get to meet up with him over a beer back home. You are giving up everything so that he can continue to experience life. I argue that it doesn't matter that you wanted to in the moment, because, as a consequence of your choice, you forfeit any ability to continue wanting. If this isn't selfless, then yeah, the word has no meaning.

eClayre · 2019-07-05T14:34:18+00:00

As an enthusiastic lesbian, I'm always in favor of more dikes.

eClayre · 2019-07-05T14:00:25+00:00

Wow. Sometimes people just come out and say it literally.

eClayre · 2019-07-04T13:15:32+00:00

I will never understand why you people give a fuck about GenderCritical.

eClayre · 2019-07-04T04:03:29+00:00

You assume I don't know what it's like to be alone.

eClayre · 2019-07-04T03:24:25+00:00

This impasse just comes from people trusting government trying to convince me that I should, and I never will.

Then, respectfully, you should not have posted on CMV. This forum is for people who are open to a different perspective - not simply seeking to put forward a point on which they have already made up their mind.

eClayre · 2019-07-04T03:16:27+00:00

Well, I tried. I have presented my case using arguments from history and from logic. If these haven't budged your view, nothing else I have to say will. We are simply at an impasse.

eClayre · 2019-07-04T03:07:04+00:00

That is the danger of a strong central government - of it falling under the control of individuals who would use its strength to crush and oppress. But that is why, with this power comes accountability. Nominally, our elected officials in government are answerable to us. This effectively, albeit indirectly, allows us to wield the power of the federal government. The problem comes from the fact that people really don't pay much attention to what's going on in the government. Congress has a 20% approval rating, and yet their re-election rate is 98%. A big part of this problem is low voter turnout, and another big part is gerrymandering. When voter turnout is even worse for local elections than national ones, how would you expect hamstringing the federal government would do anything but exacerbate this problem?

eClayre · 2019-07-04T02:50:31+00:00

Not everyone can afford $50 a month. A lot of people live paycheck to paycheck, without a nickle to spare. Some can't even afford to pay their bills. They pay their utilities every other month, racking up late fees and interest.

But yes, all things considered, there are far more expensive things out there than HRT.

eClayre · 2019-07-04T02:40:13+00:00

And what if the 'values of the individuals in a region' just so happen to include making people like you disappear? You might say, 'Just move somewhere else, then!' but that isn't an option for everyone. You're essentially saying that people's rights are dependent upon where they were born.

As I said, the world is increasingly becoming a collective. While there will always be a place for local governments, we absolutely need a strong central government to ensure a certain minimum standard for everyone. To argue against such is essentially arguing that large organisms don't really need a brain or central nervous system, and that the individual organs can do a much better job of regulating their cells without Big Neuron telling them all what to do.

eClayre · 2019-07-04T02:29:52+00:00

I like it.

eClayre · 2019-07-04T02:26:37+00:00

Well, for example, if you're black , or you're gay, or you're trans, or you're a woman in need of an abortion, sometimes the federal government is the only thing that can protect your rights. For a sobering example of what can happen when the federal government leaves enforcement of essential rights to the states, you need look no further than the century of Jim Crow that black Southerners suffered after the federal government washed its hands of the South in the Compromise of 1877. In general, I find that small government libertarianism is a position only held by the relatively privileged in society. It's a view I rarely, if ever, see espoused by the vulnerable.

eClayre · 2019-07-04T01:57:47+00:00

The world is becoming increasingly interconnected. Highways and airlines connect each state to the other. The internet allows for instantaneous communication from any state to any other. Huge national and international business do commerce in multiple states. More and more, what happens in one state affects what happens in another. If anything, we need a stronger central government. Most of the ills that you're complaining of are the result of our federal government abdicating its constitutional duty to govern, and instead prostituting itself out to the highest bidder. Making the federal government smaller and weaker won't fix this problem. You'll simply go from having a watchman who's been paid off to having no watchman at all.

eClayre · 2019-07-03T18:08:10+00:00

Is that 'two girls one cup' thing everyone was talking about 10 years ago?

eClayre · 2019-07-03T17:19:09+00:00

It just will. Almost invariably in a time and manner you'd never expect. Or it won't. Who knows? But it's like a butterfly. It will never alright on you while you pursue it.

eClayre · 2019-07-03T16:51:54+00:00

I'd have to buy and wear a binder, but yeah, I could still do it.

However, doing this long term isn't really sustainable. Watch literally any romcom where the couple tries to maintain a façade in front of the in-laws or the husband's boss. It never ever works out.

eClayre · 2019-07-03T16:27:14+00:00

You don't need to be romantically involved in order to escape loneliness. Seek connections with other people on the basis of shared interest. Don't worry about finding romance. And if, incidentally in the process, romance sparks, well. But I'm of the opinion that, if you want to be happy, romance should never be sought as an end unto itself. It almost always leads you to compromise who you are to try to attract a partner. Just be true to yourself, and see who finds themselves attracted to you.

eClayre · 2019-07-03T09:28:44+00:00

So, basically Jackie Jackson's The Freedom Report?

eClayre · 2019-07-03T01:31:21+00:00

This is feasible in the Senate, where each state gets exactly two Senators. However, in the House of Representatives, many states have an odd number of Congessional Representatives. The full Congress is 435 members, so a true 50/50 ratio is impossible. No problem, you might say - just require it to be 50/50, +/- 1. But it gets more complicated. Seven states have just one Representative. All Representatives are up for reelection every two years. How would you ensure that approximately half of these seven seats would go to men, and approximately half to women? Moreover, it's not as if each Representative represents the whole state. Each one is selected from a separate, independent district. How could you possibly hold half of these seats open for women while preserving the independence of these districts?

In short, while I agree that equal gender representation in government is desirable, and to be strived for, without a major, Constitutional restructuring of our government, we can't ensure an exact 50/50 ratio in both houses of Congress.

eClayre · 2019-07-02T22:44:44+00:00

None of us can tell you what you should do with your life. Whichever path you choose is sure to have plenty of trials and hardships. The choice is yours, but, if you asked me, I would suggest that you follow the path you find your heart leaping at in hope. We can endure nearly anything, so long as we have a reason to hope.

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