▲ 311 ▼ The Far Right Is Now Transvestigating Sydney Sweeney (www.them.us) submitted 7 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 9 points 7 months ago (1 child) Only if you think that trans people transition due to vanity. Otherwise it's a false equivalency. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's affirmation for how they desire to look; dysmorphia. The reason is irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) So you're saying being trans is a mental illness? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) You have completely misunderstood the point of my comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 7 months ago* Body dysmorphia is a mental illness and you're saying that people getting plastic surgery to look younger and people getting surgery to affirm their gender are doing the same thing. And I'm not disagreeing. I think that gender dysphoria is a subset of body dysmorphic disorder. It just happens that the treatment is hormones and corrective surgery. It's just not a take I expect to see on Lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's affirmation for how they desire to look; dysmorphia. The reason is irrelevant. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) So you're saying being trans is a mental illness? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) You have completely misunderstood the point of my comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 7 months ago* Body dysmorphia is a mental illness and you're saying that people getting plastic surgery to look younger and people getting surgery to affirm their gender are doing the same thing. And I'm not disagreeing. I think that gender dysphoria is a subset of body dysmorphic disorder. It just happens that the treatment is hormones and corrective surgery. It's just not a take I expect to see on Lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) So you're saying being trans is a mental illness? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) You have completely misunderstood the point of my comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 7 months ago* Body dysmorphia is a mental illness and you're saying that people getting plastic surgery to look younger and people getting surgery to affirm their gender are doing the same thing. And I'm not disagreeing. I think that gender dysphoria is a subset of body dysmorphic disorder. It just happens that the treatment is hormones and corrective surgery. It's just not a take I expect to see on Lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) You have completely misunderstood the point of my comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 7 months ago* Body dysmorphia is a mental illness and you're saying that people getting plastic surgery to look younger and people getting surgery to affirm their gender are doing the same thing. And I'm not disagreeing. I think that gender dysphoria is a subset of body dysmorphic disorder. It just happens that the treatment is hormones and corrective surgery. It's just not a take I expect to see on Lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 7 months ago* Body dysmorphia is a mental illness and you're saying that people getting plastic surgery to look younger and people getting surgery to affirm their gender are doing the same thing. And I'm not disagreeing. I think that gender dysphoria is a subset of body dysmorphic disorder. It just happens that the treatment is hormones and corrective surgery. It's just not a take I expect to see on Lemmy. permalink fedilink source parent