thinking about a friend from high school who i said a lot of eggy shit to and they said a lot back at me. wonder how they're doing?
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Yeah, as much as i'd love to have an egg cracker, i don't think it works like that. I also think it would've helped if i had had more unbiased info about transness when i was an egg, but getting cracked was a long process with a ton of steps, i basically had to overcome all of my intenralized transphobia first and then see convincing examples of trans joy to crack me.
People are closeted for a reason, and that reason is that we've all been raised in a crushingly transphobic society where even in the best cases, our existences are almost always exclusively portrayed as tragic tales of martyrdom. As a horrible faith that sadly can't be helped because
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the very, very few real actual true transsexuals are cursed with this overwhelming desire to live as the opposite sexWhen you're in denial, you will actively run away from that when somebody says to you "hey, you could also lead a live of crushing gender dysphoria and being afraid of transphobic hate crimes". The only way to crack people is to make them realize that transitioning is a desirable and realistic goal for them, that all the struggles are worth it, that they're a fight for a better, more dignified and more fulfilling life. And you can't do that by just saying "hey btw you're very obviously trans".
Pretty much agree with all this, especially the part on media portrayals being too overwhelmingly martyr-y. I think in general trans media from my experience falls either into that camp or the feel good 'everyone has already transitioned and is accepted by their community' camp. I think both are valuable but I feel like there needs to be more stories that go into the realisation process and how it gradually makes your life better. There are a few that exist but they're so rare that it's hard to find them if you're not already trans and active in the community. The only thing that comes close outside the main trans community that I can think of is Bridget, who is actually weirdly decent for this considering how messy her story is overall. But a fighting game arcade mode just isn't a great medium for such a narrative to go in-depth.