>>40366989 (OP)>i agree but why does it come off as a cope when trans people say this?Because it obviously is 99.999% of the time, duh.
>how do we create a world where passing actually doesn’t matter, because more often than not as a trans person passing or not affects how people treat youAt once very simple and absolutely impossible, because the only way to achieve this is for trans women to abandon the idea that they really are women in some meaningful sense.
If trannies subculturally give up on trying to not be seen as men and agree that it's fine if they are, passing will cease to matter. However, we both know that will never happen.
>>40367055Actually a great comparison because ugly and fat people are accepted only to the extent that they don't try to deny it or obtain the rewards of being hot. Everyone mocks and looks down on HAES hamplanets and other fat activists who think they should still be able to land a guy with a sixpack, for example. It's fully socially acceptable to make fun of these creatures for being delulu. IOW: acceptance contingent on being willing to take the L. I don't think the majority of hons are physically capable of taking the L, so...