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[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 97 points 4 months ago

Everybody say thank you imaginary supportive version of Ben Shapiro

[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 22 points 4 months ago

His wife loves imaginary supportive Ben Shapiro.

[-] lemmyman@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Thank mr skeltal

[-] AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 months ago

Ben Shapiro's evil (in his eyes) twin

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago

I don't know how supportive this version really is. It's like "I'm a gender dysphoric trans boy and I want to look like a boy" – "No, you are a beautiful girl. Facts don't care about your feelings" but maybe I'm over analyzing

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 23 points 4 months ago

he did explicitly say you were valid

I think it's super normal to overanalyse anything positive that comes out of Banjo Shapipi's ugly face. But remember, he didn't make this meme. He has no power here

[-] Cano@lemm.ee 42 points 4 months ago

Ben Shapiro Good Ending :D

[-] EmptySlime@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 4 months ago

Ben if he had actually made it as a screenwriter in Hollywood.

[-] germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 4 months ago

Trans catgirl ally icon Bench Appearo

[-] joyjoy@lemm.ee 26 points 4 months ago

Person 1: "You're beautiful"

Person 2: "Subjective"

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 24 points 4 months ago

Person 1: "I'm ugly"

Ben: "Subjective"

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

I was gonna complain about turning Person 2 into Ben, but if anyone's a number two, its him!

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 months ago

Thank you ben shapipo

[-] mossy_@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

How do we feel about this Ferris character? The fact that he is stated to present himself as a girl to trick others into mistaking him gives me conniptions. It feels like a character designed to be looked at, rather than one to give representation, if that makes sense.

[-] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Any trans character from Asian media is gonna sound regressive or weird to us in the west, but I totally agree that he's worse than most.

[-] mossy_@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

That's the thing, though. Is Ferris a trans character? Or just another flavor of anime girl for weebs to oogle over? I understand that the comments under a toiletpaperUSA meme is not the place to be griping about the fetishization of transgenderism but I gotta yell at clouds every now and then.

That is debatable, I think. Japan has very conservative ideas about gender, but the most common way they express a character is trans is in phrases like "they were a boy that became a girl". Ferris is very explicitly a femboy in the text of the show. But, death of the author, we can decide Ferris is trans if we feel their story is better that way. I think we can agree that it's not great representation, though.

[-] mossy_@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

You're right, this is the country that gave us "He thinks he's a girl" Birdo.

I dunno. I'm a boy who wishes he was a girl but seeing perfect, youthful trans people just made me feel like I must only want to transition because women are sexy and, like, who doesn't think having big fuckin titties would be great? But as I get older, there's been more graceful trans representatives that show people just being humans. No cat ears, no magic. Just girls who used to be unhappy with how they looked.

I'm just rambling at this point but thank you for engaging.

You're welcome. It's sad that sitting down and discussing heavy stuff isn't the norm.

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