I enjoyed Salome's acting in the film, and agree, the plot did get kinda trad/trans widowy in an odd way.
Aimee's character was great, and I think she had an interesting conundrum with the chasers and agp guy wanting the 'idea' of her and not her as a person... And the live video at the beginning followed by the bedroom scene where she asks her bf if he is attracted to her, it's interesting to parallel that with the bf's demands that she respect his pronouns. Like they both want to be perceived as women, desired as women but from different points of vunerability. Bf is just horny and envious of women's bodies, and aimees character yearns to be loved for who she is and thinks a 'straight' man loving her could do that for her.
Excellent article, thank you Lemon. I’m curious, as you read the research of this Dr you mention at the beginning, did you see what percentage of males were group A and what percentage group B? And what would you say is the main driver for what we see today- an almost complete and full reversal of the trend? (From “trans” being either very young males or somewhat older males, to “trans” being mostly teen/adolescent girls?
Not sure the exact statistic but I think the reason for the switch is 1. more acceptance of homosexuality and gender non-conformity which means gay males feel less pressured to transition, and 2. the popularization of internet porn which means back in the day most of Group B were content with being “transvestites” who crossdressed behind closed doors but now flaunt it out in the open.
Understood, I see how that could account for less men transitioning- young or old- but does that explain the meteoric rise in female teens adolescent transitioning?
I enjoyed Salome's acting in the film, and agree, the plot did get kinda trad/trans widowy in an odd way.
Aimee's character was great, and I think she had an interesting conundrum with the chasers and agp guy wanting the 'idea' of her and not her as a person... And the live video at the beginning followed by the bedroom scene where she asks her bf if he is attracted to her, it's interesting to parallel that with the bf's demands that she respect his pronouns. Like they both want to be perceived as women, desired as women but from different points of vunerability. Bf is just horny and envious of women's bodies, and aimees character yearns to be loved for who she is and thinks a 'straight' man loving her could do that for her.
Excellent article, thank you Lemon. I’m curious, as you read the research of this Dr you mention at the beginning, did you see what percentage of males were group A and what percentage group B? And what would you say is the main driver for what we see today- an almost complete and full reversal of the trend? (From “trans” being either very young males or somewhat older males, to “trans” being mostly teen/adolescent girls?
Not sure the exact statistic but I think the reason for the switch is 1. more acceptance of homosexuality and gender non-conformity which means gay males feel less pressured to transition, and 2. the popularization of internet porn which means back in the day most of Group B were content with being “transvestites” who crossdressed behind closed doors but now flaunt it out in the open.
Understood, I see how that could account for less men transitioning- young or old- but does that explain the meteoric rise in female teens adolescent transitioning?
Abigail Shrier wrote an entire book explaining this called Irreversible Damage- it’s free on the Internet Archive.
Yeah I’ve read it just was curious your take on it. Def seems to be a social contagion element to it today
Omg, she might have the prettiest face I've ever seen.