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anything as degrading as an FTM required to go bra shopping?

Started by reno, January 04, 2009, 03:13:44 AM

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reno

Well, sure there is. Being required to walk under the massive sign that screams out exactly what is wrong with you [the WOMEN's fitting rooms], and discovering your chest has grown, leaving you that much further from having an average male body than you had previously thought....

I was ready to cry before being all "boys don't cry". Which is so obviously a lie, because all my male friends cried when they saw The Notebook.

Plus my mum was there [haven't come out to her yet] and going on about "why don't you want some thing pretty and lacy and" so the torture was prolonged and intensified yet further... I had been planning to just come out then and there, and thus explain why I don't want "some thing pretty", but I didn't want to make things awkward on my sister, who would have had to deal with any awkwardness even though it was nothing to do with her.....  :-\

Oh well. One day I'll have the money for surgery to fix this unholy mistake, and I'll be laughing like a maniac as I cut up bras and burn the pieces. Perhaps I'll do that outside, though... smoke alarms tend to dob on pyromaniacs  :D
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Jamie-o

Ah,yes.  I remember those days.  I flat out refused to wear one long past the time when I should have.  :laugh:  Thank goodness for sports bras.  I could never bring myself to wear anything else. *shudder*
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Luc

That brings back memories. BAD memories. Sad thing is, I always felt bad for my mom, because she just wanted a daughter to buy frilly things for... and I couldn't be that daughter. I still feel guilty about that. She has two sons now, and I wish for all the world she had had a daughter who she could take bra shopping and whatnot. Tangent, sorry. Anyway, no, there is nothing more embarrassing... except perhaps buying pads or tampons.

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JonasCarminis

my mom couldnt ever figure out (untill i came out i mean) why i was so embarrassed to pick out bras. :P

why dont you just tell your mom youd rather wear a sports bra?  at least you dont have to try them on really, plus they help hold things down instead of perk them up.
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Jeatyn

sports bras are all I can bare when I absolutely have to wear one, usually it's my binder. Hate the stupid things
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GnomeKid

only ever wore a sports bra thankfully.. My mom sorta got it that I was like this from the start.. and as soon as I discovered binders I was 100% done with those damn things too...

the thought of it all makes me cringe though and I'm sure I would have been quite scarred by the experience. 

You should have a bra burning party after surgery... just the thought of it may make you feel better
I solemnly swear I am up to no good.

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Sophie90

I would absolutely never buy a bra in the company of another person. I try to go to the shops when they're not busy too, just in case someone I know, or anyone else, sees me.
I've never even bought a bra in my hometown. I couldn't. Just in case. *shudder*
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iFindMeHere

Quote from: Sebastien on January 04, 2009, 03:40:01 AMAnyway, no, there is nothing more embarrassing... except perhaps buying pads or tampons.

SD

and THAT my friend, is one of the reasons i use cloth.
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Jeatyn

Quote from: iFindMeHere on January 04, 2009, 10:36:51 PM
Quote from: Sebastien on January 04, 2009, 03:40:01 AMAnyway, no, there is nothing more embarrassing... except perhaps buying pads or tampons.

SD

and THAT my friend, is one of the reasons i use cloth.

i rob my sisters, never been able to bring myself to buy them
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tekla

Well I give you one, being a guy, getting pantsed and thrown into the girls bathroom or dressing room.
FIGHT APATHY!, or don't...
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GnomeKid

Quote from: tekla on January 04, 2009, 11:20:01 PM
Well I give you one, being a guy, getting pantsed and thrown into the girls bathroom or dressing room.

oh geez... I hope that hasn't happened to you  :(
I solemnly swear I am up to no good.

"Oh what a cute little girl, or boy if you grow up and feel thats whats inside you" - Liz Lemon

Happy to be queer!    ;)
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tekla

You learn to submit, or to fight back.  I always suggest the second.
FIGHT APATHY!, or don't...
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Jay

When I have to wear a bra I wear a sports one.. wearing a binder all the time hurts my back like a
bish! So I tend to just wear a sports bra at work.. as I am not out there at the moment.

It is degrading hence why I have been wearing the same bras for years! Refuse to buy anymore.
I shall also be burning them once I have my surgery!


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Dante

Oh man, don't get me started. I HATE bras, but I have to wear them cause I'm not out at school, and I don't really feel comfortable wearing a binder around my parents. So I always wear sports bras. But I have pretty large boobs (I can swear they're getting bigger), so you can almost always see them. I have to slouch to cover them up.

I think I'll have to join you in that bra burning party!  >:-) Although that's a long way away for me. It's not like you can really donate them or anything, and you usually just throw them away, so why not make it fun?!  >:-)





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iFindMeHere

Quote from: Roxas on January 05, 2009, 01:06:11 PM
Oh man, don't get me started. ... I have to slouch to cover them up.

Ah, yes, the old slouch...
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Vexing

Quoteanything as degrading as an FTM required to go bra shopping?

Maybe having someone yell 'f---ing ->-bleeped-<-' while pointing at you in a busy train station.
That would be roughly on par.
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J.T.

QuoteAh, yes, the old slouch...

how about the good ol' three layers in the heat of summer?
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iFindMeHere

Quote from: J.T. on January 05, 2009, 07:28:58 PM
QuoteAh, yes, the old slouch...

how about the good ol' three layers in the heat of summer?

yeah... someone won't be missing that THIS summer will they? *high fives JT*
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Stephen

I actually just explained the whole ever since sports bras became big in the midwest and even slightly before then I always told my mom I wanted one that would make my boobs stop moving and support my back.

I actually had to get new ones when I was with a friend and he looked at me and said, "man it's weird to see you shop for anything feminine"  :D I can't wear  my binders (yes I have to wear 2, a triple breasted with a double breasted one over it) when on my monthly, too painful.
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