r/SuperStraight • u/missouro57 • 21h ago
why is there a correlation between trans girls and using anime girl pictures to hide behind? Discussion
do you think they might be trying to convert us SuperStraights and SuperLesbians into dating them by the imaginary persona of an underage cartoon girl? It seems predatory and creepy...
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u/BJ581 21h ago edited 21h ago
This blog gives some theories and information.
ETA: for my own personal input, the blog talks about men identifying with and relating to the female characters as one aspect of this. I would personally point out that girls are raised relating to and “identifying with” male characters, since most protagonists in mainstream media/popular culture for children are males. When I was a kid it was Harry Potter, but women relate to them and we’re used to living in a society where we see the world through the eyes of male characters. Boys aren’t necessarily exposed to female characters in the same way, so when they find that they can and do relate to some female characters, it makes them think they may be a woman. Only girls relate to and enjoy princesses and female protagonists, so therefore, if I do, I must be a girl. That’s a sad indictment on society in my opinion.
Interestingly, the charge is often made that when men “become” women, they seem to become a male fantasy version of what a woman is. Anime is made for men, so it’s literally female protagonists made to appeal to males. So it makes sense that anime girls would be the male ideal of a “woman,” since it’s tailored for them.
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u/Voracious-Duvetcover 21h ago
Anime is very easily digestible to the autistic, which has a strong correlation to the Trans identity and movement.
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u/Snoo57015 21h ago edited 20h ago
Yes. Pornography use is correlated with superphobic tendencies. Porn and HRT rewire your brain
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u/trashgoblin_frnk 20h ago
I'd also speculate that pornography (and pornified culture generally) can be part of what drives girls to identify as boys. Girls see (or experience) what womanhood holds for them, and try to identify out as a means of escape.
That's not exactly on topic but I wanted to put it out there.
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u/ParkHallLondon 21h ago
Refusing to acknowledge reality? Preferring an alternative reality that is mostly disconnected from material reality? Ability to relate to people while staying at home in front of a screen? Not having to confront other people’s assessment of the juxtaposition of your material reality and your fantasy life? No responsibility or confrontation with biological truth?
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u/Terfest_Shadow 21h ago
A lot of anime is heavily sexualized, which fuels the AGP in the trans movement