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So? That's the point. He is what he represents himself to be. Not what we want him to be.
by JoeAltmaier 6y ago
So? That's the point. He is what he represents himself to be. Not what we want him to be.
- mkl95 6y ago> The man reportedly said that nobody wants to see an "uncle", and so, he turned himself into a "beautiful woman" so that his photos would be popular. He self identifies as a 50 year old man. He admits that he just did it for attention near the end of the article.
- luckylion 6y agoSo? He wanted to make a point, or he wanted attention, what did anyone lose by him pretending to be a young woman and get attention? Instagram biker chicks might be annoyed because he's a competitor, but anyone else?
- LanceH 6y agoI assume all the instagram biker chicks are no turning off their filters and removing makeup, right?
- jessa0 6y agoI'm not going to assume anything about this person's gender, but I think it's worth mentioning that the Japanese government uses violence to erase transgender existence [1], so it may not be a safe place to be non-cisgender. [1] https://apnews.com/article/9ef16f52e9b94b9a838b17a63c6c1e8d https://apnews.com/article/9ef16f52e9b94b9a838b17a63c6c1e8d
- mkl95 6y agoUnfortunately, there are quite a few things Japan has tried to erase through history, with varying degrees of success. "Silence" is a pretty good novel that touches on one of those things (beware of descriptions of torture / extreme violence).
- soperj 6y agoHe self identifies as a 50 year old man who identifies as a young beautiful woman, not just as a 50 year old man.