Originally Posted by Justawannabe
This thread has left me with very mixed reactions.
YodaJazz seemed to make some good points, and in no way asked for an ass kissing, rim or no rim. He pointed out that the tone of your OP was a bit hostile to guys in general, rather than 'pricks' which used to mean rude or insensitive men.
You lay out that there is a clear anger towards TS women, and give a reason for it, without actually saying what it is. (Assume you are having yet another go at the men who are interested in TS women are gay trend, which would sound more like you tossing your own insecurities back at the men to me.)
You throw in a pitch about oppression, never acknowledging that oppression can go both ways, even between two individuals, depending on the surroundings. You claim superior intellect and humility to the folks responding to you (or given the following posts contracting with you).
You even go so far as to claim a superior spiritual position because you have to sacrifice social acceptance to follow your calling.
So it just comes across very hostile to guys in general... maybe a bit more time spent on targeting, and guys won't think they are walking into hostile territory just saying hello.
Call a man a prick. treat him like he is one... and what does he have to lose by being one? Treat him like a cash machine with a pull lever and don't expect him to love you... or even like you.
You talk about the young girls needing encouragement... well the young boys do too. They need to see that being one of the good guys will have rewards that are equal to what you get for being a 'prick'.
I'm rarely anything but respectful... but if your going to get all high and mighty about who you are, and what you've had to go through... don't slap the guy standing next to you down like he has no value. You don't want it done to you, stop throwing you own slurs around.
I don't know, just this post I both wanted to applaud and shout at the same time... lifting up your own is a wonderful thing... doing it by vilifying others is not.
Sean