"AFAB Transwoman"

[Sparklfairy]

I've just come across an 'assigned female at birth transwoman' (on twitter). I don't even know why I'm starting this thread apart from trying to get my head around my absolute disbelief that this can even be a thing. So they're female but identifying as a male that wants to be female? What?

I did a bit of googling and found this thread and it's just boggled my mind even more

forum.emptyclosets.com/index.php?threads/does-anyone-identify-as-an-afab-transwoman.420822/

I think it might be time for bed...

Placemarking to discover what Caster is.

Ah, thank you endof

@BriocheForBreakfast

The irony of this poster

"You are a dysphoric woman, but calling yourself a trans woman is appropriating an experience you do not have, and is misrepresenting what it means to be a trans woman"

It's brilliant isn't it. They're SO affronted by the concept and yet the irony is completely lost on them...

@FatGirlShrinking

It's interesting that some of the responses on that thread are saying how offensive it is that the OP is appropriating the identity of a trans woman without the lived experience of being one but fail to recognise or accept that men appropriating the identity of a woman without the lived experience may also be seen as offensive.

No self awareness and not the sharpest tool in the box is what I'm taking from that.

Aaaand....... I think my brain has finally exploded.

@JaneAustenWouldHateThis

Placemarking to discover what Caster is.

Google is your friend

I reckon it's a parody but anyway, some days I think humans really wouldn't be any worse off without speech.

Aaaand....... I think my brain has finally exploded

Same 🤯🤯🤯

"You are a dysphoric woman, but calling yourself a trans woman is appropriating an experience you do not have, and is misrepresenting what it means to be a trans woman"

Does seem to be the height of irony, but it’s possible this particular person doesn’t claim to be a woman.

@AnyOldPrion

"You are a dysphoric woman, but calling yourself a trans woman is appropriating an experience you do not have, and is misrepresenting what it means to be a trans woman"

Does seem to be the height of irony, but it’s possible this particular person doesn’t claim to be a woman.

I'm not sure that even matters. It's the TRA argument - we'll do what we like to you but if you do it to us, you are wrong.

I read the whole thread and the cries of appropriation came from TW with profiles that say (female trans*) but it doesn't really matter IMO.

Some of the posters are encouraging others to 'be kind' and others are pissed that their trans and/or TW 'label' is being used by a natal woman. Ah the cognitive dissonance and irony is palpable - not surprising in the slightest but incredibly amusing and saddening to see the lack of self-awareness the posters have.

Someone even referenced 'blackface' as a comparison to the AFAB OP claiming the label 'trans'. And that (maybe another poster) justified TW as being the same as black women - most posting appear to be not only misogynistic but also racist twits.

The conversation is so nonsensical and cyclical that I guiltily laughed out loud reading the thread - it reads like a poorly written script of a group discussion for an episode of Black Mirror.

*should have said natal woman that does not identify as a man but identifies as a woman that identifies as a man that identifies as a woman

Whew! My fingers had problems typing that - like my brain was sending signals they did not want to obey.

Someone even referenced 'blackface' as a comparison to the AFAB OP claiming the label 'trans'.

I've just seen that "I'm trying to wrap my head around this and keep an open mind, but the only thing I can think is "this is what afro-americans must feel when they encounter somebody wearing blackface.""

Judging by the words used and the user's profile, I think it's safe to assume that white male priviledge was responsible for that post.

How fucking insulting to use blackface ... but not drag queens as an example??

*Caster Semenya is not intersex"

No, google is my annoying friend.

@JaneAustenWouldHateThis

No, google is my annoying friend.

It's a type of sugar! There, did it for you .

Last year there was a thread on twitter about female presenting trans boys celebrating themselves. These were all teenage females who had decided they were trans but wanted to present in a female way. I just found it incredibly depressing.