US Politics on Sidechat | I feel like there’s a paper to be written about how in art, femboys are over-sexualized and over-feminized in a way that leads to unrealistic body expectations, and a disconnect between the artistic concept of a femboy and real femboys.

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US Politics 13h

I feel like there’s a paper to be written about how in art, femboys are over-sexualized and over-feminized in a way that leads to unrealistic body expectations, and a disconnect between the artistic concept of a femboy and real femboys.

Anonymous 13h

I feel like a lot of straight-leaning men are attracted to the *idea* of a femboy, but aren’t generally attracted to real femboys, because they don’t match the unrealistic expectations which are created by art that depicts them basically just as cis women with flat chests.

Anonymous 12h

And this has what to do with US politics

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Anonymous 10h

By and large, femboys are a way for cis men to goon to trans women while being able to deny their identity but yall aren’t ready for that take

Anonymous

eviler_ascendgirl 10h

Nah I’m totally ready for that take

Anonymous

OP 10h

I mean you can see this in just how much trans women get called “femboys” despite being women. I suppose perhaps that influences the overly feminine depiction of femboys in art. People are drawing someone who looks like they went through HRT (as much as any femboy art could be considered “realistic”) rather than a cis man who presents femininely

Anonymous

OP 10h

Plus you have all the weirdos who are somehow homophobic but also desperately want Bridget or Astolfo to be men.