#because pre-strive their experiences (being forced to live female when they saw themselves as a man)

[whitehairedanimeboyfriend]

I feel like even in trans positive spaces trans men are seen as less authentic than trans women, because we supposedly have something to gain by transitioning or wanting to be men. (social power.) It's reflective of how we look at historical people that by today's standards we would see as trans men (Joan of Arc) or fictional characters that live as men while secretly being women. (Naoto from Persona, Sheik from Zelda.) And this is going to be an uphill battle until we get rid of gender essentialism in our spaces completely.

#transandrophobia #thinking of a post that was talking about how all fictional femboys in anime are actually trans women and if you dont acknowledge that #then youre a transmisogynist and or chaser #but if the same was said about tomboys and masc crossdressers then there would be so much whinging about representation for women #and something something delusional cringe headcanons #if i say sheik is trans thats my headcanon #but if i don't see pre-strive bridget as intended to be trans then im a transmisogynist #bridget tbh is a bizarre case #because pre-strive their experiences (being forced to live female when they saw themselves as a man) #was more akin to a transgender man #theres an elden ring character with a similar backstory #where he was forced to present as female because the cult he was apart of and raised in was female only #because the people who create these characters are cis they dont really understand what makes a person transgender #so you get weird shit like this that doesnt make any sense #er not elden ring but its one of those games