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You show compassion for this male, an issue which is impossible for me to join forces with you Ex. Not one shred do I spontaneously reach for as do you.

He, like other males, reinforce the major element of staged misogyny underlying his acting out of something he knows nothing about ; will never know---- womanhood, lived femaleness---

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He keeps mentioning he's rambling and babbling. Does that show his inner misogynist saying that when women talk it's babbling and rambling? Is it more acceptable for these men to show their misogyny openly this way, to themself in womanface, than to say it to someone else, when really deep down they know this is not really them and thus they're not really talking to themselves, but to some hated woman in their mind? To a figment that represents all women? Just musing

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Very insightful! I think you’re right.

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When he said 'hi' and you immediately responded 'hi!' I cracked up.

You're looking really well, I hope issues with your previous housing and subsequent health difficulties are fully cleared or on their way to it. Excellent video!

Also on a side note, there is such a fallacy of the 'passing' trans person. When he appeared on screen I was like WOW maybe the first guy I've seen pass?! Then he started speaking and the way his face moves, his intonation, immediately he's recognisably male. I feel sorry for them chasing such an impossible goal. Also I might've missed it, but did you ever cover Elliot Page's anxiety overloaded Oprah interview? All her voice trembling and mannerisms I thought could be unpacked very well by you considering your background.

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Just went and watched the interview. Very sad.

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THank you! I'm doing much better. That apartment was literally toxic and my symptoms are almost completely resolved (sleep is still a bit off but it's improving) now that I've been out of there the last several weeks.

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for a brief moment, I forgot this person was male, and when they said they were prescribed anti biotics, my mind screamed "Ask for a diflucan because the anti biotics will give you a yeast infection!!!"

So, to all the women and girls: Ask for a diflucan when you get Rx'd an anti biotic. Take it at the same time to prevent yeast infection. Diflucan is anti fungal.

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I guarantee he's also getting yeast infections and because he's not a woman they're not looking for them and he doesn't know what to look for. Yeast infections still occur in men and children, it's just rare. Destroying the natural biome will totally trigger one in a person with no history. I'd never had one until I had antibiotics for an open hand fracture.

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i been watching you for a while and dear god… this man is withering away. he was always thin. but he has halved in size in the last year. i feel sorry for him

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must have gotten treatment for anorexia at CHOP and learned how much it "made sense" to self-starve.

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Is this young man anorexic? First thing that I thought...

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Once again, the problems arose from the surgery, but not really from the surgery. Sigh.

I do have sympathy for this one; he seems so terribly sad beneath it all, and seems like a nice person. Yet he's still desperately clinging to his religion, can't make a direct criticism of the church. "It was kinda connected to my bottom surgery, in a way..." Yeah, I'd say it's directly connected! I can only imagine how difficult it must be to be 9 years into the surgeries etc and realize it's still painful, it may always be painful, and in fact may get worse with age and more surgeries. That your entire dream has ended in non-stop pain and shame and sorrow. It's so sad. If they could listen to people like Ex and avoid having the surgeries, that would be a good start. The hormones do enough damage, but the surgeries are monstrous.

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I feel so sorry for him. I can't help it. He deserves better.

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Mr Hogberg appears to have a comorbid eating disorder.

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Oh, Ex, you're so much kinder than I am. Compassion for these misogynists always comes at too great a cost for me. I'm saving my compassion for women and girls.

Thank you for your work.

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The ONLY reason to say gynecologist instead of dermatologist is the idea that women just have holes- that there is nothing magical and different about us! How dare we! Your words Exulansic but my feelings exactly! I am asked why this movement? Why now? Why am I “obsessed “ with this? For a few years, I didn’t have the right words for this anger building up inside of me. After all, I raised a gay son-I’m a really good Democrat, I’m from NYC- the West Village in fact. The birthplace of Stonewall. I went to Smith College... my Dem creds! Why was I leaving the fold? Making waves? Sounding like a ( dare I say) Conservative? But, as always, there it is in a nutshell and thanks to you I have the words for my outrage! Where did all my tolerance and kindness and acceptance go? On this MAJOR ISSUE it went out the fucking window. I have always loved being a woman. I understood that we had magical powers and I always felt lucky to be one. NO, NO, NO this word, this magic CANNOT be taken away by men! Not now, not today Satan!

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These "bottom" surgeries or genital mutilation never go well. The doctors are grifters trying to pass these surgeries off as life saving, when they are life ruining! It's surgery after surgery! I feel so sorry for this person.

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Hide the Pain Harold has nothing on this guy

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I don't usually feel much compassion for the men in the trans cult, but this guy seems like he's one of those gay boys who got sent to get castrated FOR his homosexuality. I really hope he gets some therapy and gains a healthy support network that's not made up of cult members.

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