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TinyViolins · 36-40, M
Personally, I think the primary reason is just because of how much is socially expected of men.
Men are supposed to be providers and protectors. Builders, fixers, transporters, heavy-lifters, etc. Men often get stuck with the crucial, yet unglamorous and often thankless work needed to make society function.
During WW2, men who were conscientious objectors were publicly ridiculed, imprisoned, subject to medical experiments, or made to work hard labor and dangerous jobs without pay. They were treated with unequivocal hostility for refusing to kill.
A stay-at-home dad is going to get much more of a negative reaction than a stay-at-home mom despite doing the exact same thing. A man living with their parents at 25 or 30 is going to be seen as more of a loser than a woman in the same scenario.
According to my theory, the implicit assumption is that men are supposed to do more, so a biological man that transitions into a woman is going to be seen as someone skipping out on the responsibilities that come with being a man.
Men are supposed to be providers and protectors. Builders, fixers, transporters, heavy-lifters, etc. Men often get stuck with the crucial, yet unglamorous and often thankless work needed to make society function.
During WW2, men who were conscientious objectors were publicly ridiculed, imprisoned, subject to medical experiments, or made to work hard labor and dangerous jobs without pay. They were treated with unequivocal hostility for refusing to kill.
A stay-at-home dad is going to get much more of a negative reaction than a stay-at-home mom despite doing the exact same thing. A man living with their parents at 25 or 30 is going to be seen as more of a loser than a woman in the same scenario.
According to my theory, the implicit assumption is that men are supposed to do more, so a biological man that transitions into a woman is going to be seen as someone skipping out on the responsibilities that come with being a man.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@TinyViolins I'm inclined to agree. I would also say that women have a lower status societally, so a man transitioning is seen as stepping down, whereas a woman transitioning is seen as stepping up.
TinyViolins · 36-40, M
@LordShadowfire Yeah, there's a heavy dose of patriarchy baked into our ideas of gender roles and norms.
I also think men are a lot more likely to be met with mistrust than women are, perhaps with good reason given crime figures. It would follow that a man transitioning into a woman is going to be met with a lot more suspicion of wrong-doing. I reckon a lot of that hatred must also come from people naturally perceiving biological men as more of threat
I also think men are a lot more likely to be met with mistrust than women are, perhaps with good reason given crime figures. It would follow that a man transitioning into a woman is going to be met with a lot more suspicion of wrong-doing. I reckon a lot of that hatred must also come from people naturally perceiving biological men as more of threat