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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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How transwomen/transmen dream (lemy.lol)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Men dream as male character, women dream as female character how do trans persons dream then? Trans men as men?? Trans women as women??

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm transfemme and I've dreamed of myself as a woman for as long as I can remember.

Also what's this "trans woman" vs "transwoman?" I've for real not heard that's a problem. It's like saying "can not" or "cannot."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

When you say "trans woman" you affirm that they are women, and trans is just an adjective. When you say "transwoman" it can imply that they are something different altogether, and TERFs have certainly used it as such. Like, I dunno, a carpark isn't a park? That's the first example that came to mind, anyway.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My head hurts and I have no idea what any of this means. Also what's a TERF?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Trans Exclusive Radical Feminist. The main example is J.K. Rowling, who thinks shitting on trans women is in service to feminism, instead of harming some women in order to pretend to protect others.

Basically feminist but only for cis women.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

*exclusionary. Exclusive sounds like they are only feminists for trans women.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

A carpark is a park, in the dictionary, one of its meanings is an area devoted to a specific use, I.e. industrial park, carpark

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

Guess that's fair. I'm a bit on the older side so all the terms seem to change so fast I can't keep up. I like transfemme but I do like your explanation on the space. Think I'll write it as trans femme from now on. Cheers.