now, believing in the maturity of current and future readers,

sharing this video clip

cos firstly, big ups trans men, unsung dudes love to see it

secondly, gender as a performance

thirdly, i like how complicated it is. as in, i can see the love and support. but i really disagree about some of the thoughts, the compression, the archetyping. i dont think trans men "having to work for it" makes them better men, and i dont think all trans men are strong and gentle. trans men can and are anything, like anyone else. abusive. dickheads. players. liars. cruel. weak. cowards. etc.

fair, that anecdotally every trans men they've met is a loving-your-wife guy cos that's qualified. but yea, that doesnt mean every trans man. clearly. cos again, people can and are everything.

finally, i dont think men are often described as: alluring.

tho arguably, should be.

again, a compliment meant in kindness.

and yea idk im into calling all men alluring when they are being so

like hey my guy 😏 alluring in your sneaks rn

alluring in those sweatpants

alluring in those shorts

bedhead very alluring

alluring beard

the way your eyebrow twitched? hella alluring

carrying that box? driving that car? idk just how your hands are resting on the steering wheel rn.. alluring

hey can you just walk by me again carrying that shovel? the way you walk is alluring

you look alluring in your winter jacket

look alluring wearing that scarf

https://blossom.primal.net/f260d0e8640d3aa668f74de1a326b2453b721a7d9e1aa39a4f9245b3815a5256.mov

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i absolutely do agree there is definitely a trans man out there named: Prince Charming

as in, if anyone were to change their name to that today, you would do that knowing you are at least one of two if not several.

now, jumping back,

and sure, a bit right? a bit to promote their movies

and sure, age difference

but can we see the: public persona tom holland enfp meaning needs a babysitter parent cos "kids say the darnedest things" as in, enfp presenting? cant be trusted with state secrets or movie secrets, a child

as in, something about enfp presenting in our culture translates as: irresponsible, gets carried away, blabbermouth, innocent to the point of thoughtless, simply not carrying the heavy somber burdens and seriousness of benedict cumberbatch.

a lot of this came up re: zendaya in the cultural discourse, public couple

how could he protect her

how could this kid be man enough for her

cos enfp gets infantilized

like what do you mean protect her? that's tom holland? dude is a crazy athlete acrobat guy and fast as hell?

how can he protect her? objectively better than you

https://blossom.primal.net/0b5ffe3c169cd52713d05acb734d969d800f80cf9ed6aaf4ec88294e46bf8bed.mov

and all of this hasnt even begun to touch on the discipline and seriousness it takes to be not only an actor, but often such a physical one, and at this level

im saying: enfp invites the read of "amateur hour" because our culture sucks

when objectively factually there is nothing amateur hour about tom holland: a successful working actor with a lot of experience

This is silly because it’s admiting gender is a performance, which REINFORCES gender stereotypes.

At some point we lost our way: the word “woman” or “man” was on its way (still a long way to go of course) to lose relevancy socially). “So you are man? That says very little about you. Let’s learn more relevant stuff”.

But now? It’s an illogical clusterfuck.