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1 year agoI wouldn’t go that far, because I know some people that had for example bad childhood experiences with aggressive dogs and I kinda get it for them. I assume it’s the case for some users of this sub, but there are also clearly some people there that just have weird brainworms.
I was a teenager when I found out about trans people existing, and I genuinely asked myself if that is something that applies to me. Now I am amab, and could never really identify with the machismo view of masculinity that I at least feel defined the culture around me. But of course there are other forms, other ways to express yourself. Identifying and being seen as a man has never felt wrong to me and while I can imagine what other situations feel like, I can’t attest that it would be in any way accurate. I don’t really know what it means when someone tells me they feel like a woman, or non-binary or honestly even like a man. That’s fine though, I trust others when they tell me these things are very important to them and when it comes to trans people (who sadly have to fight to get the basic acceptance that they deserve) honestly am glad that I never had the same struggle.
I identify as cis. I talked about this topic with my partner (who is trans) and he told me he wasn’t sure if I wasn’t agender or something, but that just doesn’t feel like a label I can identify myself with either. I think I just don’t identify with my societies narrow view of masculinity and just do things the way I like them and the way they feel right to me.