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How do people feel about the idea of Species Dysphoria (en.everybodywiki.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Has anyone here heard of it before, if so what are your opinions on it? I'm curious to hear what you have to say because I've mentioned it in the past and have received hostility from people either saying I'm crazy or that I'm "making fun of trans people".

I think some people deny that I really have it but I'm certain that is what I have since I literally have phantom limb sensations from a tail that I just don't have, including phantom pain which really sucks actually.

I just wanted to talk about this a bit. I'm not sure if this is the right community but the otherkin communities are very empty.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Species dysphoria is a real thing. It's weird, I don't know why it exists, but I know it's real because I experience it. I have friends who experience it. I don't understand why people choose to gatekeep over something they don't understand.

Especially other trans people.

Like, damn, you're not gonna win over the people who hate trans people by giving them a peace offering of throwing people under the bus. Just accept that some people may find their species to be dysphoria-inducing like some people find their gender to be dysphoria-inducing. Why is it that hard?

Edit: I'll be honest, I don't think that species dysphoria makes you transgender, I think that's a misapplication of the gender concept; like trying to classify a fish as a mammal. You absolutely still count as trans imo tho.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

I agree, it is very weird for people to try and cater to transphobic/queerphobic people by throwing other queer or trans people under the bus. Bigots aren't going to be more accepting if we attack each other, it'll just divide and make us weaker.

I really don't understand why people gatekeep things they don't know either, like keep an open mind. There's tons of shit that you probably don't know yet, but that doesn't mean it's dumb or isn't real.