The increase in ftm identification is very curious to me. Would most of these people have just been tomboys 20 years ago? Is the massive increase because these young people see the advantages men have in the world due to patriarchy and/or think being a man would be less traumatic or "safer"?
That's not how any of this works...
Really? You're sure? You're not known for always being right about this stuff...
I am one of the few people on this website who
doesn't have brain worms about transgender rights.
To suggest that people transition from female to male as a means of escaping the patriarchy is extremely stupid for several reasons, least of all that trans men are not seen as being "real men" by a significant portion of society, and would broadly speaking, not be awarded the same benefits that cisgender men enjoy.
But even if this gap did not exist, and cis men and trans men were treated identically by society, it would still be
extremely ridiculous to suggest that people are transitioning from female to male for the purpose of increasing their relative privilege. That is not how dysphoria works and is not how gender identity works.
It's the same stupid logic that transphobes use when arguing that trans athletes transition from male to female
for the sole purpose of doing better in sports. That's just an extremely stupid argument to make and is not worth treating seriously.
