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Who made you the mayor of AskLemmy? OP never said who is or isn’t a man/woman. Ever trans people can attest to the differences in responses they get from people before and after transitioning.
For example, while men don’t have to deal with cat-calling, they do have to deal with being either ignored or feared by strangers. I can’t tell you the last time I received a compliment from a stranger; I do remember the last time someone crossed the street to avoid me.
And while men and women can be empathetic to each other, some things require experience to understand. Do I really understand what it’s like to have to watch my drink at a bar? Do women really understand the quiet loneliness that a lot of men go through? I really doubt it.
Who made you the mayor of AskLemmy? OP never said who is or isn’t a man/woman. Ever trans people can attest to the differences in responses they get from people before and after transitioning.
For example, while men don’t have to deal with cat-calling, they do have to deal with being either ignored or feared by strangers. I can’t tell you the last time I received a compliment from a stranger; I do remember the last time someone crossed the street to avoid me.
And while men and women can be empathetic to each other, some things require experience to understand. Do I really understand what it’s like to have to watch my drink at a bar? Do women really understand the quiet loneliness that a lot of men go through? I really doubt it.