Quote from: tekla on July 17, 2011, 07:47:21 AM
Friend: Hey
Me: hey there sweetie
Friend: Sweetie? your not a girl ? how can you say that?
Me: But i am a girl
Friend: to be honest you never will be
Me: bit**!!!
Ex-Friend: well at least i never had a dick....
Me: Oh please, you and your mom have dicks a plenty every time the navy has shore leave, and even though you've never had one, I'm glad to see it didn't keep you from being one.

Quote from: justmeinoz on July 17, 2011, 07:49:44 AM
"Ex-Friend: well at least i never had a dick..."

answer?- "And honey with your looks, I'm afraid you aren't likely to get any either!"

Trust me response wasnt worth putting 

Quote from: JulyaOrina on July 16, 2011, 10:58:36 AM
I always respond to this one with: No, he didn't, this is something that happens in utero, so if you have a problem with me following god's plan then go take it up with him; not me.

Brilliant. Can I use it sometime?

My favourite is:

"So, does this mean you like guys?/Who do you go out with then?/etc."

I date decent human beings. I did before and I do now. Also, newsflash: gender and sexuality have nothing to do with each other

I'm also with Silas in that it gets a lot more interesting trying to explain my transition. People try to put words in my mouth in their attempt to get their heads round it:

"So, you've felt like a boy from an early age?"

Actually, no. I never even had a conception of gender until I got clobbered with it at school. Mum and Dad let me play with whatever I wanted, let me climb trees, play football (soccer to you Americans), walk around topless during the summer, but I also didn't mind the dresses or school uniform. Therefore yes, it took me a lot longer to figure out who I really was. The best part? I explained all this to my trans-guy friend yesterday (who *does* fit the "standard narrative"), and he got it! Wish it was that easy to explain to others...

"So you feel like a man trapped in a woman's body?"

I feel like an androgynous man stuck with an androgynous woman's body. Although as I said to Mum - once I look manly enough, I'm messing with some heads Says he, typing with shiny black nails.. ^_^

My mom once told me how my brother and I look so much alike. Then went on to talk about how my brother was such a handsome guy... to later argue with me that I was goofy looking as a guy. To which I merely said, "Then so is your other son." and walked away. However I have never managed to understand how I look exactly like a handsome man, but I'm just not handsome? Makes no sense what so ever.

Quote from: Silas on July 16, 2011, 02:59:08 PM

"BUT YOU CAN NEVER BE BIOLOGICALLY MALE! AND YOU CAN NEVER HAVE A PEEN0RZ!"

- I don't want a penis 8D I'm happy with my packer. I can cockslap people. Can your penis do that? I THINK NOT!

My wife's penis can! You obviously don't watch much porn

You obviously don't watch much porn

or they are pretending that they don't

which is what most people do

Quote from: tekla on July 17, 2011, 10:51:03 AM
You obviously don't watch much porn

or they are pretending that they don't

which is what most people do

Haha telka you remind me of my ex boyfriend always arguing about nothing worth talking about  i like it lol

I just find the whole "they hate women" argument as posted by "certain people" to be the most ignorant proposed "explanation" for female to male transition in existence.

I prefer reading porn. XD
I just mean I can throw my penis halfway across the room at people 8D YAAAY! lol.

Quote from: Zeusinfurs on July 16, 2011, 09:55:17 AM

"You're still a girl/still a she until you get surgery."
Oh really? And do you even know what kind of surgery that is? It's funny, because most people who say this to transguys  and transwomen don't even know exactly how genital reconstructive surgery works, yet they're fully convinced that until we get this strange, mysterious surgery they know nothing about, we're still our birth sex! To this I usually say "it's not about what's on my birth certificate or my surgical status. I'm a male now, because my brain is fully male, and it's my GENDER that matters, not my physical state." what also irritates me about this argument is that the person seems to think that, with no previous education on the topic and no personal experience, they feel entitled to making up the rules for how other people live their lives. Where do they get this idea that "surgery makes the man/woman" and who told them they were the ones who get to make the rules on what makes you male or female? I don't think so.

Yea, people seem to be pretty ignorant about this. I remember when I took a 4 day vacation. When I came back people at work were asking me if I had had my surgery. I was tempted to say "yes it's a minor procedure that you can actually do yourself. I just wanted A professional to do it for me though. "

Would be Offender: are you trangender?
Me: WHY? ARE YOU INTO TRANGENDERS?
Pause, audience's eyes in the Offender
Me: big chuckle!
Audience: LOL
Poor bastard (offender): trying to say soemthing
Me (interrupting him/her): come on, come on,we will not held it against you.
Audience: more chuckls


Works every time. Last time in a gas station full of red necks
Kate D

Quote from: Keaira on July 17, 2011, 12:12:03 PM
Yea, people seem to be pretty ignorant about this. I remember when I took a 4 day vacation. When I came back people at work were asking me if I had had my surgery. I was tempted to say "yes it's a minor procedure that you can actually do yourself. I just wanted A professional to do it for me though. "

I so want to say that to someone now.

They're selling a kit now at Wal-Mart .

Quote from: Keaira on July 17, 2011, 12:12:03 PM
Yea, people seem to be pretty ignorant about this. I remember when I took a 4 day vacation. When I came back people at work were asking me if I had had my surgery. I was tempted to say "yes it's a minor procedure that you can actually do yourself. I just wanted A professional to do it for me though. "

Quote from: Cowboi on July 17, 2011, 03:56:51 PM
I so want to say that to someone now.

I second this a thousand times over.  Reaction: Priceless, much?

Hi tekla

This is such a great reply on the silly things people can say, you're wonderfull.
When it comes to discussions....you're the best.
Keep on writing honey, I love your posts.

hugs
Annette

Try to keep it simple, I'm not that smart as I look

I tell people all the time that "I'm not as dumb as I look, but I'm not as smart as I think I am."  And between those two points lies great danger and peril.

"Surgery is mutilation and testosterone is drug abuse."

"How would *you* know what it feels like to be a boy?"

Both of these gems from my mother.

Quote from: tekla on July 17, 2011, 04:48:19 PM
Try to keep it simple, I'm not that smart as I look

I tell people all the time that "I'm not as dumb as I look, but I'm not as smart as I think I am."  And between those two points lies great danger and peril.

I always say, "Stupid is not tattooed on my forehead, it's on my back, spelled T-H-E-R-E-S-A. So don't treat me like you've seen it."

Which also, wonderfully, always turns the conversation away from whatever bad area it was heading to towards... "Who is Theresa? Is that really tattooed on you?" or my favorite one, "What does that spell?" My favorites do happen to be the dumbest ones in the group lol.

Quote from: dtt47 on July 17, 2011, 05:09:24 PM
"Surgery is mutilation and testosterone is drug abuse."

"How would *you* know what it feels like to be a boy?"

Both of these gems from my mother.

So I guess no one should get an organ transplant, like, ever. Or have tumors removed, or blood clots, or anything else. And men with low testosterone production should just let their estrogen even if they become increasingly uncomfortable with their bodies in the process. And WOMEN who need low doses of testosterone for medical reasons should never take it, ever, even if it could do damage. Yep. C'est la vie. Ugh. It's a prescription. If you don't OD, you're following doctor's orders, which. is not drug abuse.

That second one doesn't even. And it sorta-kinda implies she does. "I have spies on the inside who tell me the secrets of malehood. >.> <.<" Oi.

Quote from: Zeusinfurs on July 16, 2011, 09:55:17 AM
why "You're still a girl/still a she until you get surgery."
my friend got that one, saying, "your still a boy untill you get a sexchance"
I responsed; "yeah okay, if she a boy untill getting a sexchance, then I will response you for a boy untill you been 2 talking to a doctor for 2 years, gettin castrated, putted on the list of sickness and payed 35.000-100.000kr (1 dollaer = 5 kr)" cause thats what it takes to get surgery in my country -__- (if your lucky to get permission)
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the most stupid things I have heard hmm i got many. I put them into 3 categories

the most annoying ones;
annoying guy; "transgender people are just genderconfussed and should be cured from there sickness"
me; "oh yeah like homosexual also should be cured from there sickness for years ago?"
annoying guy; "homosexualety exist, it proved in the animal world"
me; "so are transgender animals,"
annoying guy; "it proved there where homosexuals long time ago in the past"
me, "ever read about egyptian culture?"
annoying guy; "we should help thes people getting the males more testrone so they can be more manly"
me; "thats called doping and its toxic"
annoying guy; "people should behave as they where born there only male and female"
me; "what about hamofridites?" (because he would know other words for it)
I never got a answer on that one..

I got alot of "so your see yourself as a guy and are into guys, why couldnt you have stayed a girl then?"
wich is very annoying, or "you should do this if your a real guy/man"
and I HATE when people say "when you get your surgery and become a real man" it not like I chance my gender I just chance my cheast like the chicks in tv who get bigger(or smaller) boobs..
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the WTF ones;
"so you wanna be a guy that cool, but your a pretty gir, you just should know your a pretty girl"
? how should I responce this???

"oh your trans I know what it is I read it in one pieace like.. trans.. trans somewhere.."
I think your thinking about nr2who ate a transfruight or also your refurning to translation im scary either way.

"so your trans can I see some picture of you while dressing up in lady clothes"
me... O___O NO!!!
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at the end some of there less irritating but more funny ones;

random guy;
I like to travel, read books and be in the nature, you say your a trans what kind of hobby is that?
(I lolled because it seamed so dump and yet so innocent.. it where actually kinda cute he thought it where some kind of sport..)

guy from school;
him"so you want to be like a boy?"
me; "yes"
him; "well and have surgery and stuff?"
me; "yes.."
him; "oh thats cool.. I accept it, just.. I have to tell you something.."
me; "huh.."
him; "promis me no matter how far you go NEVER EVER get a penis.. ITS not what you THINK during the summer it so annoying, you have it in your pants and it just fumbling around all sweatty when you walk."
me; "I DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW THAT"

Silas; its funny because both my parrens are on homones, my mom have too low estrogene level and my dad hitted late puberty, + my mom had surgery having her ovary removed, still it where horrible for me to taking homones or doing surgery XD

"so your trans can I see some picture of you while dressing up in lady clothes"
me... O___O NO!!!

Lmao! People have (weirdly) asked me what I "used to look like when I was a girl". Or they've looked at my old school pictures on the wall (or even one of my favorite pictures that has little me in a bikini -- proudly displayed on my board)... been all, "Huh, so you used to be a girl...?" "No. I used to have long hair and was a full-time crossdresser." "O_o; No... No, I think you're lying..." 

GAWD, people are creeps, though. Even worse, possibly, "So what's your real name?"/"What's your girl name?"/etc. Possibly bonus points if your name's been legally changed, so the name they know IS your "real" name.

Silas; its funny because both my parrens are on homones, my mom have too low estrogene level and my dad hitted late puberty, + my mom had surgery having her ovary removed, still it where horrible for me to taking homones or doing surgery XD

That is called hypocrisy, my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies.