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white trans men co opting AAVE and black fashion/mannerisms because they subconsciously associate blackness with masculinity.

just being a weeb doesn't count as this, but as much as people Really really don't want to admit it, it is in fact orientalism the way some transfems treat anime girls as the end-all be-all of transition goals and gender envy. in general there's a huge unwillingness to acknowledge the orientalism associated with anime-related cultural exports in general. this includes things like lolicon/shotacon, menhera aesthetics, -dere types, nekomimi, and more. not unique to transfems at all, to be clear, but since choosing to heavily associate yourself with japanese and anime-related "aesthetics" is culturally viewed as a signifier of femininity in westernized online spaces, people who are trying to maximize their social femininity are more likely to capitalize on the stereotype. THIS INCLUDES CIS WOMEN. the only appropriate time to single out transfems specifically, is when you're in trans spaces trying to make the white folks in them acknowledge their role in racialized dynamics.

This is the best ad for Project Hail Mary I have ever seen. Like if I was on the fence about watching or reading it, this would convince me to do so.

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