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  • kristina [she/her]@hexbear.netM
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    i feel like there is always a certain type of trans woman that is allowed to be visible. gotta wear a dress and a lot of makeup, and i have even heard from some trans actresses that they have been asked to lower their voices to be more visibly trans. and of course we all know how trans women in porn are asked to forgo taking their meds for months for shoots.

    i of course love dresses but rarely wear makeup. i conform to many things but still have many signs of nonconformity, and its weird that even a small nudge away from the trope isn’t visible on the big screen.

    • BountifulEggnog [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      of course we all know how trans women in porn are asked to forgo taking their meds for months for shoots.

      I uh, didn’t know that. Why would they ask that, is it so their junk is bigger? But wouldn’t that also make their breasts smaller? I thought that was a lot of the appeal (to their cis audience). I haven’t heard much about it, but sadly it doesn’t surprise me. Do you have an article/video about it you’d recommend to me?

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        It’s for… Fluid dynamics? I know people in the industry that have said this to me, but I’m sure you could Google around for the sentiment I feel like it’s well known?

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          Ahh, that makes sense. I had forgotten about that. I’m good, I just wondered if there was some big expose piece I had missed, or if linking to it would be easier. Thank you.

      • Rania 🇩🇿@lemmygrad.ml
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        Porn fetish of “lesser men” and “lesser women”, no one masturbates because they like diversity, same thing with pornography featuring arabs, has to be a dark brown woman wearing hijab.