Just based on his case I'd argue a lot of this "empathy" thing may be bc dysphoria specifically makes some ppl weird abt the "opposite" sex
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
Before this person transitioned the consensus was "Oh she's decent if bratty to other women but treats men like tokens in a game not people"
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Everyone in college turned against him bc he did a text message breakup w a bf that devastated him and then was like "Grow up"
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:( that reminds me of a lot of hyper masculine behaviors I had that led.to me.being somewhat ostracized in college
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @arthur_affect
The point here is the Wachowskis' reclusiveness is also why they screw up on race.
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @arthur_affect
They don't talk to the wider trans or SJ communities. So they don't see flaws in their logic we've largely moved past
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Yeah Nomi is the least empathetic member of the cast and it's not bc of hormones it's bc she's a socially isolated nerd
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
And they are Nomi, so there you go
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S1 showed all the reasons Nomi is justifiably intensely self-involved, which is fine, but she's still intensely self-involved
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Which is interesting because I've heard JMS came up with the original idea for Nomi and the Ws clearly identify with Lito heavily
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Yeah the "celebrity" bit and the "trans activist" bit had to be separated
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
Otherwise it'd only be relatable to <1% of trans people
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Well I dunno, I find Lito identifiable because he ends up in awkward romantic situations and his orientation seems fluid
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