Those "fans" sound like creeps with a fetish.
Not sure what sort of content this person made, but if I found out one of the trans creators I pay attention to was faking it I'd be kinda pissed.
Then again most of the trans content creators I pay attention to are either talking about trans specific issues, or shit like franlab where the content is very focused on the hobby and not the person.
Femboys aren't trans.
They said trap which is a catch-all slur for gender non-conforming amab people.
Eh, it's pretty trans-adjacent, same wheelhouse.
Where's this wheelhouse?
WHERE?
They're both affected by transmisogyny and queerphobia? This shouldn't be hard to understand
I think people would be upset that the streamer felt the need to lie in the first place
I mean... I can see it both ways.
When people engage with content, they have expectations going in - they expect to know if the content is fictional, truthful, or intentionally ambiguous.
For example, if someone watches a documentary and finds out it was all made up, they'd be right to be upset, because it presents itself as honest.
Likewise if someone watches a fantasy movie, they don't have the expectation of honesty.
And if someone watches something like the Blair witch project, they go in knowing that it's dubiously truthful. It's a bit of a grey area because the deceit is part of the art.
Streaming is similar, vtubers are obviously fictional - nobody really has expectations around what they're really like.
But if someone builds a following around being authentically themselves, and then it's discovered that they're lying about significant parts of their content, I can understand some degree of outrage.
I don't really watch streamers because the dynamic between streamers and viewers seems toxic AF, where streamers are kinda forced to pander and appear personable... But I still understand being upset when you find out what you got isn't what you were sold
One of the main advantages that streaming has over other forms of entertainment is that it does create a sort of relationship between the streamer and the viewer. Generally the viewer knows that the streamer isn't really his friend, but the viewer does feel a sort of human connection to the streamer which relies on the assumption that the streamer is being authentic.
I'll be frank: if I watch streamer content, it's because I'm feeling lonely and watching it is a little like hanging out with a friend. Obviously it's not the same because it's almost entirely a one-way interaction and I know that the streamer is deliberately creating entertainment as opposed to doing what he's doing purely for its own sake, but I would be disappointed if I discovered that a streamer's whole identity was made up.
This relationship thing is why I avoid streaming, just feels like propaganda eventually it affects you even if you know it can happen
She's stealing the identity of a marginalized minority, I say she didn't get enough hate, this was an old case, the meme is just being recycled.
They were expecting so much "more" from her...
Like a penis?
Somehow I hadn't noticed this place was transphobic. Whoopsy!
Yeah the word trap can go the fuck back to the 2010s where it belongs.
What?
Some people consider trap to be a slur. Idk, the people who post on r/traps embrace it.
It's weird, it's like a four way conflict between trans women, cis crossdressers, well meaning cis allies speaking over the former, and transphobes.
I think people should be allowed to call themselves what they like personally
well put.
its incredible how hard it is for some people to just respect what others do with their own identity if they don't perfectly understand it
reminder that trap is a transphobic slur, you should add a content warning in the title
This is funny because my enbyfriend's gamer tag is "trapsonly"
yes and half of the trans people on tumblr call themselves trannies.
the difference is the same as watching a movie with flashing lights after sitting through the epilepsy warning and getting your brain actually blasted by the day 1 cyberpunk 2077 braindance cutscene. one's a choice, the other just happens to you.
I am trans and find "tranny" and "trap" offensive. They are derogatory terms.
Girls call themselves sluts, depends how the demographic embraces the word, my gf hates the term princess but likes it when i degrade her
That's cool but you don't go and call girls you don't know sluts, and in the same vein, you don't call trans women you don't know traps or trannies.
Not the person you responded to, but calling someone a slut is super common in my friend group. I know at least 3-4 people who I regularly call a slut lol.
Again that's cool, but is it right to call people you don't know sluts? I'm not sure what your point is.
Could you point out the bigotry?
"I know I'm offending a group of people but I don't care"
I don’t see it. Trap being a slur is a minority opinion in the trans community.
Not as far as I'm aware. A lot of people don't care for sure but the general consensus in the trans communities I participate in (mostly r/MtF on reddit) agrees it's a slur and find it offensive.
"Trap" is almost strictly a porn term / tag. Not every trans woman wants to be referred to by that, nor do they want to be sexualized.
there's other trans communities and other social norms online than r/mtf on reddit. People should be allowed to call themselves what they like imo, and you should probably try to make sure of the user's actual stance before policing their language.
Hm it might be good to have a conversation about cw policy on lemmy actually. If you post something I'll upvote it
I was gonna send this to my wife but he wouldn't get the joke
Reverse Pinocchio?
Referring to a crossdresser as trap ✅
Referring to a trans person as trap ❌
Referring to a bear trap as a trap?
Incredible
Wait, we're allowed to use the word "Trap" to refer to crossdressers? I knew we weren't allowed to use it to refer to trans people (for obvious reasons), but it's still cool to call crossdressers that? Disgaea 4's PC release told me it wasn't.. gahh
Okay, I don't understand the Post-Twitter landscape. Is there a book of rules I can see
Wait, we're allowed to use the word "Trap" to refer to crossdressers?
I guess the word has been reclaimed?
There were some streamers that would dress up as girls to make fun of horny perverts on omegle. You can say, they were trapping perverts.
If someone identifies as a trap then you can refer to them as a trap. Simple as.
You cannot stop me from willfully misreading this as tarp.
We are all one in tarpness
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