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[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 48 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Tucker, you need to learn to move on when your love interest won't go out with you.

[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

TELL ME ABOUT GAY SEX DAMN IT! DESCRIBE IT TO ME IN VIVID DETAIL! LEAVE NOTHING OUT!

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My aunt is transphobic and explained the surgeries to me in vivid detail. She was trying to convince me it was somehow wrong because it was disgusting and I was just like "why do you know all this?". She claims to be so disgusted by it but went out of her way to research it.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Show her a video of a knee replacement surgery.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 7 points 19 hours ago

You man a transition from broken knee to working? Disgusting! A wheelchair is what dog intended, as foretold in the Bible!

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, all surgeries are disgusting. Ironically my aunt has no uterus, it was taken out due to cancer

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

So according to her logic, it's the body that makes you a woman. As she hasn't all the parts that differ men from women, she's not a woman anymore. Which bathroom does she go to? Doesn't really matter to be honest. I'm going to sharpen my pitchfork. We ride at sunset.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder if her transphobia stems from fear of being labeled as not a woman. She is a very irrational person

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 5 points 14 hours ago

Yes, that could be it. I guess it's hard to feel comfortable without feeling whole, but making this a problem of other people is just not the right way.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

THERE WAS CANDLES AND SMOOTH JAZZ

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 3 points 19 hours ago

You've been seduced by Commander Riker? Now I want some too 😭