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So I was watching this TGirl's tube video and I could only think, "does she practice being this overly animated or do cis women really express themselves this way?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLL43tNeYbA

What do you think?

Well her presentation is more feminine than anything feminine Ive seen in my feminine adventures of feminine femininity

I hate stereotypes
Be the woman you want to be

FYI  most girls I know wear minimum make up and normal female clothes when they go out  , oh and they only speak so fast when they are angry or excited...

every girl has her own style...

I kind of like her style better. She seems so much more natural.

Aww such pretty tears at 8:20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XTUDYrYzXQ

Gigi was like that as Gregory too. Don't hate. Some people effervesce. :)

I absolutely adore this girls style above all. She's humble and turned out beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CRkcVjVDOU

Quote from: sad panda on April 06, 2014, 06:38:03 PM
Gigi was like that as Gregory too. Don't hate. Some people effervesce. :)

Holding a conversation with her would require a high basic amount of vital energy  :o
I'm too old for this *this*

OH MY GOD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuqsLRGbVsM

I find that I don't have a communication style. I'm just me. I'm the same person I was as a guy, but I'm freer to be who I am, because I don't have to "act male."

I wouldn't change much, I'd still be the same person I guess, but I'd be a lot more comfortable expressing my sensitive side.

I love the second and third video, but it's also kinda hard for me to watch, without getting emotional. I just stop after like 1 minute into the video.

I never realised I had to be one or the other..

For me, it depends on circumstances - time, place and the company I'm with.

Quote from: MbutF on April 06, 2014, 10:04:58 PM
I wouldn't change much, I'd still be the same person I guess, but I'd be a lot more comfortable expressing my sensitive side.

I love the second and third video, but it's also kinda hard for me to watch, without getting emotional. I just stop after like 1 minute into the video.

Why is the third video emotional? I've seen some of Nikolette's pre-transition videos though (forgot her other channel) where she was going through some pretty rough times with her emotions. But she gobsmacked blossomed. I'm utterly happy for her.

If I ever acted or talked like that ....please shoot me!!

I have been around my fair share of young teen girls and even they don't act this OMG way!!

The thing is she is very attractive and cis looking....but the way she acts and talks spews ->-bleeped-<-....and that's not a word I use often. But maybe this is her style and she doesn't really care much about blending in.

Quote from: Just Shelly on April 06, 2014, 10:27:05 PM
If I ever acted or talked like that ....please shoot me!!

I have been around my fair share of young teen girls and even they don't act this OMG way!!

The thing is she is very attractive and cis looking....but the way she acts and talks spews ->-bleeped-<-....and that's not a word I use often. But maybe this is her style and she doesn't really care much about blending in.

Oh honestly get over yourself...

She makes me want to murder babies. I don't know what it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ6o1U568SE

I couldn't be bothered to watch any of the videos. I just don't care about that. But as far as the whole "bubbly OMG!!" thing goes, I do act like that sometimes but it's only if I am talking about something that really excites me. (Music, Noise, various animation, fics, etc) It has nothing to do with "acting out some stereotype" or any of that stuff. I'm just being me. Most of the time, I can be very quiet and reserved (which causes everyone to ask me if something is wrong, which is extremely annoying). But if something really gets me going, then yeah, I do act a bit like that. I am who I am and I make no apologies for it.

Quote from: sad panda on April 06, 2014, 10:32:36 PM
Oh honestly get over yourself...

Excuse me!!!

In a survey done on 20 people that watched her video.....9 puked and one could not stop laughing hysterically. I think she's a hoot.....perfect for Jerry Springer!!

Quote from: Evelyn K on April 06, 2014, 07:06:18 PM
OH MY GOD

????

As regards the first girl- I'm about as far away from that presentation as is possible. I only got about half way through
At first I hoped that transitioning would make me come out of my shell, but watching her makes me realise that I really don't want to.
I get a similar reaction to watching her as watching Ja'mie private school girl. I'm not even sure why, maybe it's triggering something from my school days.

Quote from: suzifrommd on April 06, 2014, 07:28:47 PM
I find that I don't have a communication style. I'm just me. I'm the same person I was as a guy, but I'm freer to be who I am, because I don't have to "act male."

This would definatly apply to me.

If you really want me to define myself I would say I'm calm girl who thinks before she acts with random outbursts of being a bubbly girl (they are rare and sometimes they pop up). Coming out and living as a young woman made me accept myself totally and that made me more opener.

Okay, I feel the need to chime in.

When we transition, the whole purpose is to be true to ourselves and to be happy without caring what other people think.  At least, that's what I thought the goal is and that's what I'm striving for day after day.  When I look at someone like Gigi, I may not see myself staring back at me, but I can't help but say "good for her".  She is true to herself, liberated and free.  She doesn't seem to let anyone else hold her back or mold her into something she isn't.  Perhaps she's very animated and over the top, but that's her style and we all have our own unique personalities.  Even if I recognize all of her differences, I'm inspired at how liberated she is.  Look, none of us are the same.  We all differ in some way.  Recognizing that uniqueness and appreciating it helps us in the long run.  Don't be swayed by the people who see us all as Jerry Springer characters or Rupaul juniors.  Sure, it's annoying that we get typecasted, but then don't those people have the right to be themselves too?  We can't blame people like Gigi for societal sterotypes, she is representing herself and not our community, which I think is true for all of us.  If we were, we would be putting on a whole new set of societal expectations which I don't think is fair.

Trying to imagine how I would feel being the person being talked about in this thread.  Maybe y'all should do the same.  It's pretty sad to see this thread on a support site.

^^^ I don't agree. If you want to live 'publicly' then you deal with any opinions you may get. She wears her ego and self righteousness on her sleeve - "Gigi Gorgeous". However, she is far from perfect.

Quote from: learningtolive on April 07, 2014, 07:03:23 AM

Don't be swayed by the people who see us all as Jerry Springer characters or Rupaul juniors.  Sure, it's annoying that we get typecasted, but then don't those people have the right to be themselves too?

A lot of that behavior is pegged onward by people within our own community. "Oh you gorgeous girl! Show them!"

Sound familiar?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TThHtqTXQs0

I wouldn't dream of commenting on someone else's behaviour unless I was face to face with them and their behaviour was inappropriate for the circumstances.

Personally, before transition I was VERY reserved and extremely conservative but AFTER transition I was gregarious, outgoing, life-of-the-party, mischievous, kooky, flirtatious,  and totally opposite from before. Even decades later, when I should have been more middle-of-the-road I was known for starting giggle-fits among my girl friends. I wouldn't say I am "excessively bubbly" but certainly witty and quite uninhibited! I LIKE who I became!  ;)

evelyn your avatar reminds me of rosie from roseellendix

I would say that so far I've become less aggressive for sure, and more talkative and friendly. I've pretty much got the same personality as before, though. I'm strong willed, yet calm. I almost never outwardly show anger now, even when dealing with irate meth and crack heads many times a day.

Quote from: learningtolive on April 07, 2014, 07:03:23 AM
Okay, I feel the need to chime in.

When we transition, the whole purpose is to be true to ourselves and to be happy without caring what other people think.  At least, that's what I thought the goal is and that's what I'm striving for day after day.  When I look at someone like Gigi, I may not see myself staring back at me, but I can't help but say "good for her".  She is true to herself, liberated and free.  She doesn't seem to let anyone else hold her back or mold her into something she isn't.  Perhaps she's very animated and over the top, but that's her style and we all have our own unique personalities.  Even if I recognize all of her differences, I'm inspired at how liberated she is.  Look, none of us are the same.  We all differ in some way.  Recognizing that uniqueness and appreciating it helps us in the long run.  Don't be swayed by the people who see us all as Jerry Springer characters or Rupaul juniors.  Sure, it's annoying that we get typecasted, but then don't those people have the right to be themselves too?  We can't blame people like Gigi for societal sterotypes, she is representing herself and not our community, which I think is true for all of us.  If we were, we would be putting on a whole new set of societal expectations which I don't think is fair.

Right on!

Honestly, I think the whole Springer crap is lame and I have never even watched any of the Rupaul shows. I just do what feels good to me. I'm pretty friggin boring too, so I could never be accused of being a spectacle. If other people want to do that, more power to 'em, but that isn't my style.

Quote from: Evelyn K on April 07, 2014, 10:58:34 AM
A lot of that behavior is pegged onward by people within our own community. "Oh you gorgeous girl! Show them!"

Sound familiar?

But consider this, many of us hate how gender roles and societal expectations impact us negatively.  It forces us to live in a box that may or may not fit us.  For those of us who are trans, those boxes usually didn't suit us or at least we were given the wrong one.  We want to be free to be ourselves and not have those standards trap us in for the rest of our lives.  However, when we critique others for not adopting our own standards that come from within the general trans community, don't we do the same thing to many people who can't fit into a different set of boxes?  I hate admiting this, but I used to be really bigoted against cross dressers and drag queens.  In fact, I would blame them for why society thought so negatively of me and did everything to distinguish myself from then. Quite frankly, I thought they were weirdos who gave people like me a bad name. But after facing my prejeduice and realizing it exists, what right do I have to put my standards on anyone else?  Okay, maybe it sucks that people may misunderstand who I am and lump me into a group that is so seperated from who I am, but is that really the fault of the drag queens?  Did they really do anything wrong to anyone or were they just living the way they want to live?   At the end of the day, all of us are different, unique and weird in our own way.  Not all of us are going to mesh or represent others well, but that's not always a bad thing. 

By the way, there is nothing wrong with not enjoying Gigi or finding her annoyinhg.  If her style doesn't vibe with you, hell that's just a matter of personal preference which you are entitled to.  In fact, I don't think I could watch many of her videos for too long as it gets way too much for me. I just don't think she should be seen as a representative of anything but herself and we should all keep in mind that diversity doesn't always have to be a problem.

The only reason for my rude comment was because of the feeling I get from many on here if I disagree with anything that they feel is right to them. Currently there is a top forty song making fun a many of the cis girls that talk and act just like the one girl....omg that is so wrong, the song should be banned!! Well then why is the song so popular, the reason being is because most cis girls don't act or talk like that all the time....yes at times they do....and I'm sure there are a few that do more often.

The thing is I have the right to disagree or even dislike anything or anyone I like, this doesn't mean I treat people this way. I think some over weight people can be rather disgusting.....not because of how they look but how they act and how lazy they are, but if someone obese was in need of help or guidance I do not ignore them based on there appearance. In fact I admire so many obese people that have lost weight, I think some of them are the strongest people ever. Who isn't addicted to food...I know I am!

When it comes to many of the trans on you tube I have a hard time relating with many, one reason is because of how they flaunt there transness. This is not a life style for me, it is my life!! I don't see how telling everyone how my breasts have grown, and the other affects of hrt is anyone's business but my own or maybe people in a support group such as this.

Stereotyping has and will continue to happen, and if you tube stays popular it will only get worse. For the transgender person it is even more apparent. Years ago if a women was divorced she was known as a divorcee and stereotyped the same as some divorced women that lived their life a bit trashy, some of these women were also known as welfare mothers. This still goes on today because of the few that are like that. My mother was stereotyped as a XXX rated divorcee and welfare mother, I wonder how she would of felt watching some of the real divorcee XXX rated mothers on you tube. She never received a penny of child support and worked as a waitress most of her life, yes we were on welfare, but once I could work at 14 I helped to eventually get us off. And she surely wasn't XXX rated, but that's not what people thought.

No I don't like to be associated with the many on you tube or even in real life....do I dislike them? No I just hate the fact that if I explain to someone that I am transgendered they no longer think of someone on Jerry Springer, than goodness!! But now they can Google, and what appears is the 1000's of trans on you tube....which one will they find?? Yes there are many on there I could admire and a few that have helped me through my transition, but there are far more that have made me appear as some joke!! and I am not some joke I am a human being. A woman, a mother!!

I myself have always been the one with the collected, cold, dry, dark, sarcastic and somewhat cynical attitude, but I do have a dom-type personality.  As a "guy" I was compared to fictional characters like Snape from Harry Potter, and as a "fem" I have been compared now to a Wednesday Addams or Mandy from Billy and Mandy.  I don't mean to come across as some cartoon/TV character but it is what people say of me/the impression I give them.  I seem quite passive on the surface but that is misleading, as I am the "whips and chains" kind of person when you get me one-on-one.  I am also self-employed because I do not like being bossed around.  Just because I am "soft-spoken" doesn't mean I am soft.  I can follow when it is time but I can also lead...see: role-filler.

Also: quite frankly, I find all forms of over-compensating to be demeaning and contributing to/fueling "negative" stereotypes.  If someone walks up to me with hands flapping explaining to me that I look "FAAAAAAABULOUS!" or says "you go girl!" I don't care where you are on the sexual/gender spectrum I swear I'll...I'll...I'll...well...I'll give you the evil eye, at least.  Pop culture, for the most part, I find to be repugnant and insulting...I don't care if it is mainstream or LGBTQ pop culture, I don't want any of it.  A lot of our expression is influenced by pop culture, and the more "poppish" someone expresses the more I see them as possessing a diluted/copied personality.  Funny thing is when you get most of these people behind closed doors/one on one, their natural expressions come out and it is by far more refreshing and honest than how they present themselves in front of groups.

When it comes to me, what you see is what you get.

Quote from: Ev on April 07, 2014, 11:31:04 PM
I myself have always been the one with the collected, cold, dry, dark, sarcastic and somewhat cynical attitude, but I do have a dom-type personality.  As a "guy" I was compared to fictional characters like Snape from Harry Potter, and as a "fem" I have been compared now to a Wednesday Addams or Mandy from Billy and Mandy.  I don't mean to come across as some cartoon/TV character but it is what people say of me/the impression I give them.  I seem quite passive on the surface but that is misleading, as I am the "whips and chains" kind of person when you get me one-on-one.  I am also self-employed because I do not like being bossed around.  Just because I am "soft-spoken" doesn't mean I am soft.  I can follow when it is time but I can also lead...see: role-filler.

Also: quite frankly, I find all forms of over-compensating to be demeaning and contributing to/fueling "negative" stereotypes.  If someone walks up to me with hands flapping explaining to me that I look "FAAAAAAABULOUS!" or says "you go girl!" I don't care where you are on the sexual/gender spectrum I swear I'll...I'll...I'll...well...I'll give you the evil eye, at least.  Pop culture, for the most part, I find to be repugnant and insulting...I don't care if it is meainstream or LGBTQ pop culture, I don't want any of it.  A lot of our expression is influenced by pop culture, and the more "poppish" someone expresses the more I see them as possessing a diluted/copied personality.  Funny thing is when you get most of these people behind closed doors/one on one, their natural expressions come out and it is by far more refreshing and honest than how they present themselves in front of groups.

When it comes to me, what you see is what you get.

You go, girl!

:D

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Quote from: Laura Squirrel on April 07, 2014, 11:33:39 PM
You go, girl!

:D

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

*gives Laura the evil eye*

lol

I'm just starting to let my feminine side through, after years of repression, and although I don't see myself having a valley girl personality (like that first girl) I do think my personality is already changing, as I'm just okay with being myself, even if that means being feminine. I don't think there is a set of personality traits that all women have, everyone is unique, but I relate most to the smoking girl personally. I am somewhat animated, and I'm a passionate speaker, but I don't speed through what I say >_< I don't think you should 'practice' or 'put on' feminine behaviour, just be yourself. If you're a woman inside, then it'll naturally seep out in yoru personality ^_^

Is it the night I'm drinking or the morning after?

Quote from: sandrauk on April 07, 2014, 04:20:11 AM
????

Oh I just Oh My God'ed her because she was model quality gorgeous.

Here's another mind bender...

Yes she's Trans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0dOHbWc1AI

I think we all have multifaceted personalities that can vary depending on our various moods   



The first vid. made me think of Frank Zappa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeIe-p_HNmw

Quote from: V M on April 08, 2014, 02:18:21 AM
I think we all have multifaceted personalities that can vary depending on our various moods   

I agree.

And also I could watch Princess Joules for hours. Love her.

Well, there were sure a lot of eye opening videos posted.  :)  Even though I've surpressed my bubbly side for so many years and had to wear that "alpha male force field", I can still turn on the bubbles whenever I want. That surprises me.

Quote from: Evelyn K on April 06, 2014, 06:34:48 PM
I kind of like her style better. She seems so much more natural.

Aww such pretty tears at 8:20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XTUDYrYzXQ

I absolutely love Princess Joules, was following her on youtube for quite so time, she is funny. :angel:

Quote from: Northern Jane on April 07, 2014, 12:50:10 PM
Personally, before transition I was VERY reserved and extremely conservative but AFTER transition I was gregarious, outgoing, life-of-the-party, mischievous, kooky, flirtatious,  and totally opposite from before. Even decades later, when I should have been more middle-of-the-road I was known for starting giggle-fits among my girl friends. I wouldn't say I am "excessively bubbly" but certainly witty and quite uninhibited! I LIKE who I became!  ;)

^ This is me totally! Same way here. :)

Quote from: Jennygirl on April 08, 2014, 03:39:04 AM
I agree.

And also I could watch Princess Joules for hours. Love her.

Incidentally Joules is having SRS surgery Monday. Go Princess!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8Lzk8CAzlw

I have to defend GiGi.  It's a bit.  She's playing it up.  I highly doubt she's that over the top in real life.  Her videos are well produced, she does product placements, and she has a zillion subscribers.  It's her full-time job, and she's being paid very well.


And I just discovered a new trans girl on YouTube.  Very inspirational

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOWszwzO7CY

She's incredible. She *has* to have had FFS. No?

I was wondering that as well.  From what I can tell, she's 5+ years post transition, and she was in her early-mid 20's when she started transition.  So estrogen can still work wonders on people that age.  Also, she's Columbian with fair skin, so obviously of European descent (rather than native), so she has naturally soft features.  A lot of hispanic men have almost effeminate features...perhaps she was just blessed that way.  :)

Regardless of whether she's had any work done, she's definitely put in a lot of work on herself.  Her mannerisms and voice are spot on...exactly what I'm hoping for.

It's really cool that she's coming out of stealth and wanting to help the community.

To me the girl that Katie linked seems the most natural. I don't know anything about Gigi but when I look at the video I see a lot of gay male socialization speech patterns, which I have too when I get excited about stuff. As I've mentioned here before, I've personally never "practiced" being a woman, though I have an acting background and around the time I was transitioning, I took acting classes and played women's roles. It was a lot more comfortable for me to "inhabit" female characters rather than focus on external mannerisms.

I used to be super-girly and now I kind of hate it. I gave this talk in November to give you a sense of the way I am. I'm usually less serious than this but it's sort of how I present myself these days, though I get girlier on dates. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHseBMSdnD8

Quote from: mandonlym on April 29, 2014, 05:08:43 AM
To me the girl that Katie linked seems the most natural. I don't know anything about Gigi but when I look at the video I see a lot of gay male socialization speech patterns, which I have too when I get excited about stuff. As I've mentioned here before, I've personally never "practiced" being a woman, though I have an acting background and around the time I was transitioning, I took acting classes and played women's roles. It was a lot more comfortable for me to "inhabit" female characters rather than focus on external mannerisms.

I used to be super-girly and now I kind of hate it. I gave this talk in November to give you a sense of the way I am. I'm usually less serious than this but it's sort of how I present myself these days, though I get girlier on dates. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHseBMSdnD8

Oh my god, this is so interesting this video! You are really an amazing person, like woww xD and btw you can totaally pull have tat look, you seem 100%  cis!

Quote from: Abbyxo on April 29, 2014, 05:22:12 AM
Oh my god, this is so interesting this video! You are really an amazing person, like woww xD and btw you can totaally pull have tat look, you seem 100%  cis!

Thanks Abby. :) I've lost 15 pounds since that video so I'm a bit more dating-presentable these days but yeah, it's a nice feeling of comfort to be all granola trans!

Yes, I have seen a lot of cis-women act like Gigi Gorgeous does. The thing is, they were mostly teenagers, and mostly in that phase of needing to assert their newfound femininity to the world. Yes, there are women who behave like this as adults too, (and I mostly find them obnoxious,) but it does become increasingly uncommon as distance from puberty progresses. I had a lot of female friends who were girls with a capital G around age 12-13, speaking like valley girls and going completely over-the-top with cutesy behavior, but then by the time they graduated college they abruptly mellowed out and got much more down-to-earth.

It can be tough for trans women. I often feel like I'm in a state of perpetual puberty, where I'm always lacking confidence in my femininity and thus need to prove it somehow by being more feminine. And I feel like that's basically what people who act like this are doing, trans or cis, regardless of age. They're trying to assert their femaleness to the world.

My roommate is also very over-the-top in terms of flaunting her femininity. She wears skirts everywhere (and criticizes me for wearing jeans too much,) is constantly talking to other people about how she's a girl, every single conversation I have with her eventually ends in some story about how "they just see another woman," she whines about having to wear a unisex uniform to work, is constantly going on about makeup, constantly walking around the house in nothing but a bra and panties (and I can tell she's doing it to say "look! I have boobs! I'm a woman!",) using way too many kissy noises and cutesy emoticons whenever she's chatting with her internet boyfriend, and frankly she does really annoy me with this. I personally feel like she's really overdoing it, and overcompensating, and it's like being in high school all over again where the girls would constantly make me roll my eyes because all they ever talked about was boys, makeup, and fashion, and I felt like the fun kids I was friends with weren't even in there anymore.

But at the same time, who am I to judge? My roommate is happy. She's constantly smiling, constantly having fun, and I can tell that every single time she gets to act feminine and be accepted as a woman she just smiles so brightly inside. Gigi is that way too. She's always happy in her videos, and always upbeat and bubbly. Where I know I come across as VERY reserved and calm and logical in my videos. And yet I'm always "meh" mood-wise, and always doubting myself, and always going into dysphoric freakouts because I'm worried that I'm somehow not "female enough." So as much as I hate the super-feminine expressions and feel like they're just an overcompensating act, who am I to judge? Who am I to tell someone else how to be happy, when they're already happy, while I'm often not? Just because my own personal values and what I view as "genuine femininity" differs from theirs, clearly it works for them, so I don't really feel like I have a right to say anything.

Yes, I do MUCH prefer the calm passive expression style. To me, it feels more honest and more real. That to me says "authentic femininity," someone who is comfortable in their femaleness and doesn't need to put on an act to prove it to other people. (The same way that I feel about men who are calm, and don't feel the need to constantly talk about sex and booze and fast cars and drunken escapades in Las Vegas to prove their masculinity.) But again, I feel wrong judging people who are happy with themselves.

Neither, im the aggressive Gamer girl type.

There was a time I guess, that I badly wanted to be a bad b*tch, a valley girl, a dumb blonde, and I'd say OMG a lot. But then I got sick of it.
I usually try to be a little classy, but then again I wouldnt know because I've hardly ever talked to anyone as a girl yet, ever.

Now by myself, I think I'm mostly the aggressive gamer girl type too, like the user above me.

Charming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyIQ3C2Y06A

i watched both Gigi & Julie's youtube vids

are they members here  ???

also watched these girls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u3Lj8fOU28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQjrt01cwY8

oh and Julie's back :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNQZx_4IvZw

Johnnyboy can be a bit crude, but she has a special place in my heart.  I always thought that passing for trans women was a relative term, meaning that they could only come relatively close to approximating female mannerisms, looks, voice, etc.  But the first time I saw one of her videos was the first time it occurred to me that trans girls really can be just like cis girls.  Her voice is low and raspy, but I know women like that.  Otherwise...no difference (mostly).  :)

Quote from: Carrie Liz on April 29, 2014, 03:04:02 PM
Yes, I have seen a lot of cis-women act like Gigi Gorgeous does. The thing is, they were mostly teenagers, and mostly in that phase of needing to assert their newfound femininity to the world. I had a lot of female friends who were girls with a capital G around age 12-13, speaking like valley girls and going completely over-the-top with cutesy behavior, but then by the time they graduated college they abruptly mellowed out and got much more down-to-earth.

But at the same time, who am I to judge? My roommate is happy. She's constantly smiling, constantly having fun, and I can tell that every single time she gets to act feminine and be accepted as a woman she just smiles so brightly inside. Gigi is that way too. She's always happy in her videos, and always upbeat and bubbly.

In her defense, GiGi is only 22.  So her schtick is well within normal ranges for women that age.  And as you said, she comes across as really happy and fun. A lot of trans women really don't seem fun.  We've had rough lives, and we're going through a difficult transition.  We're pretty serious as a group, and then just as we finally feel good about ourselves we disappear into stealth.  So I think it's good for people to see a high-profile (by YouTube standards) trans woman like GiGi.

I would definitely be a very calm reserved type, although i would never say passive.  I feel as though I will be more outgoing in my female presentation, not because I will try harder, but because I will finally be comfortable in my own skin. 

My taste in clothes would probably be considered boring by most.  My style most resembles something like Kate Middleton minus the ridiculous hats.  I love, love, love her casual style with all of the riding boots, it is classy, simple and clean, and the dresses she wears are not busy, floral or cluttered.  My style does not scream girly, it politely mentions it in passing.

Quote from: Kylie on May 01, 2014, 12:31:13 AM
My style does not scream girly, it politely mentions it in passing.

That's a very girly joke.  :)

I'm not even going to try to comment about or compare myself to any of these girls that have been youtube'd on this thread. I'm me. I can be bubbly some days, other days I can be very matter of fact. It all depends on what's going on around me and my mood. A couple members on the board have met me in real life and they can attest to it, but IDK if they are active atm. My bubbly side is silly and playful, but my serious side is pretty complacent and down to earth.

Quote from: katiej on May 01, 2014, 12:54:48 AM
That's a very girly joke.  :)

:)

I am your standard everyday queer trans tomboy femme, except for the intensity: I radiate somewhere between a small thermonuclear detonation, and a quasar being eaten by a black hole. When I am bubbly, I can bubblify an entire room of stolid Stoics. When I am in tomboysaurus mode, the boys and bois run to catch up.
Being myself let me develop the confidence to stop shielding my radiation.

PS I know high femmes who are serious susans, and hard core butches who are effusive and bubbly. Emotional expressiveness and gender expression don't always fit the stereotypes.

I am calm usually, sometimes a little bubbly, but def not excessively.   Depends on mood and context.  I just try to be myself, whatever that is in a given moment.

I've always had an attitude, but even before transition I always had an upbeat, eager to please, bubbly personality.  Sure, after starting transition I've opened the flood gates on that a bit but I carry myself the same way for the most part.


I'll quote my sister:

"There isn't really that much different about personally, except I think you are more willing to let your personality shine far more readily."


-AM

Though I'm big into Gaming, In reality I'm kind of girly and very feminine acting in person. I've always been this way so it's the natural me.

I too am a big follower of Julie Vu (Princess Loules) and hope everything goes well with her surgery. I've also enjoyed many of the video's other girls have posted in this thread.

Ally :icon_flower:

Quote from: Allyda on May 02, 2014, 03:19:03 PM
Though I'm big into Gaming, In reality I'm kind of girly and very feminine acting in person. I've always been this way so it's the natural me.

I too am a big follower of Julie Vu (Princess Loules) and hope everything goes well with her surgery. I've also enjoyed many of the video's other girls have posted in this thread.

Ally :icon_flower:

I think both Julie & Gigi live in Canada ??? .. they are both pretty ..

:)


my friends said I am a bubbly tomboyish girl which I agree, I am not a girly girl , not into pink (I was born on Wed morning, I shouldnt own anything pink too and I dont like pink color before I knew about this believe too) .. I like outdoor .. I rarely comb my hair LMAO (but i have pretty long black shiny hair, I dont need comb anyway :P)

Quote from: DianaVV on May 02, 2014, 06:44:57 PM
I think both Julie & Gigi live in Canada ??? .. they are both pretty ..

:)


my friends said I am a bubbly tomboyish girl which I agree, I am not a girly girl , not into pink (I was born on Wed morning, I shouldnt own anything pink too and I dont like pink color before I knew about this believe too) .. I like outdoor .. I rarely comb my hair LMAO (but i have pretty long black shiny hair, I dont need comb anyway :P)

Yea Julie and GiFi both live in Canada. Though, I'd never heard of GiGi before this thread.

Even though I'm a little girly I still looooove my 21 foot bass boat, Ram 4x4 2500 truck lifted 8" on 37's, and fishing. However, I do wear some pink clothing and usually have shoes/sandals with pink trim. I've also been told I can rock a pink top when out on my boat!, lol!

Ally :icon_flower:

I like this one. She's low key like I am (she needs to get her adams apple shaved though)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MiAmdq6haI