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> 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
by 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.