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[polerin]

I've had these conversations many a time.

I'm not a self narrating zoo exhibit. If you want to ask me a question, that's cool, I am not to the point where I hate talking trans stuff with people. Just.. Go do the damn research yourself first if it's about the effects of hormones on your body, or any of the other basic stuff that is out there. It's actually not all that hard to find, you just need to Google a bit. Trust me.

Don't think I speak for all transpeople though, because trust me, I don't. I don't even have a normative story, all I've got is myself. If you're curious about *my* experience, and how it deviates from the norm, I'm OK with that. Just... know the "norm" first.

What kills me is that everyone thinks they have the right to ask, in the most belligerent ways, at random fucking times. And I'm the type of person that jumps on it.

And yes. I'm perfectly aware of the hypocrisy of my grumping at this... I know I've been guilty of it in the past, and will likely be guilty of it in the future. Privilege does that... It's something that I have to work on just as much as anyone else does.

Comments

[lissa2001.livejournal.com]

So ummm...have you always been that hawt!?!? *hint hint* *nudge nudge*

[lissa2001.livejournal.com]

Oh...and can I keep you?

[eclexia.livejournal.com]

depends on how you plan on storing me... I do have an expiration date you know.

[lissa2001.livejournal.com]

oh noez! I guess I will have to work quickly. *now where can I find penguin suits this late at night?!!?*

[eclexia.livejournal.com]

I have one in the closet, right next to bunny tail.

[lissa2001.livejournal.com]

*runs to the closet* HEYYYYY....you tricked me to going back in the closet. Meanie.

[dement1a.livejournal.com]

I hope I never made you feel this way.

I looked up "self-narrating zoo exhibit" - that's interesting. Sometimes it's how I feel about my hair. Usually I am happy to answer questions... but sometimes I just get tired of talking about it.

[eclexia.livejournal.com]

No, this wasn't directed at anyone that'd be reading my friends list really. I just saw the post on questioning transphobia and was like "Hell yeah, this is a good explanation."

I really don't mind talking about trans stuff, hell I do it all the time. I love talking about the politics of it especially. It's just that having the same conversations over and over gets a lil tiring.

Oh

[pandorican.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

Please let me know if I ever ask anything inappropriate.

P.S. it's de-lurking day!

Re: Oh

[eclexia.livejournal.com]

(we talked about it on irc, short answer, "nope!")

and.. really, do I even have enough people reading this to bother to ask people to delurk? ;P

[hartley.livejournal.com]

If they do it online, respond to them with a link from www.letmegooglethatforyou.com.

Maybe they'll get the hint.