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No, it's an argument from what premenstrual syndrome actually means. If these transwomen claiming to have premenstrual syndrome had looked at any medical resou

No, it's an argument from what premenstrual syndrome actually means. If these transwomen claiming to have premenstrual syndrome had looked at any medical resource, or even just the Wikipedia article, they'd have read that it precedes menstruation, that it involves contraction of the uterine muscles, that it isn't experienced during pregnancy or after menopause, and would have realized that, being male, absolutely none of this applies to them. Plenty of people have told them all of this since that video was released, and instead of being grateful for the correction, they have instead doubled down. So it's not even a case of being ignorantly mistaken, this is an intentional appropriation and trivialization of a uniquely female experience.

a_shovel 4y ago
If they looked at medical resources, they would have discovered that PMS involves many symptoms unrelated to the uterus, such as mood swings, headaches, bloating, and more, and that since these symptoms are caused by hormonal changes, it might be possible that PMS is the cause of the symptoms they are observing. (Though this isn't directly relevant, they might also be interested to learn that PMS symptoms do not always precede a period even in cis women.) "Intentional appropriation and trivialization"? You seem to be taking other people's cramps as a personal insult. Consider empathy instead.
- bathtime 4y ago
  Let's say a women (as in an actual female woman) started having symptoms of needing to urinate more frequently, finding it difficult to start urinating, finding blood in her urine, and having back pain. She looks up these symptoms on a medical website and considers that she might have prostate cancer. Does she have prostate cancer? Can she have prostate cancer? No, because she is female and does not have a prostate gland. Same principle applies to these males pretending to have premenstrual syndrome. It simply does not and cannot apply to them. That they claim otherwise is just part of their sad effort to roleplay as female.

a_shovel 4y ago

If they looked at medical resources, they would have discovered that PMS involves many symptoms unrelated to the uterus, such as mood swings, headaches, bloating, and more, and that since these symptoms are caused by hormonal changes, it might be possible that PMS is the cause of the symptoms they are observing. (Though this isn't directly relevant, they might also be interested to learn that PMS symptoms do not always precede a period even in cis women.) "Intentional appropriation and trivialization"? You seem to be taking other people's cramps as a personal insult. Consider empathy instead.

bathtime 4y ago
Let's say a women (as in an actual female woman) started having symptoms of needing to urinate more frequently, finding it difficult to start urinating, finding blood in her urine, and having back pain. She looks up these symptoms on a medical website and considers that she might have prostate cancer. Does she have prostate cancer? Can she have prostate cancer? No, because she is female and does not have a prostate gland. Same principle applies to these males pretending to have premenstrual syndrome. It simply does not and cannot apply to them. That they claim otherwise is just part of their sad effort to roleplay as female.