artist is PapadamnNoire

  • isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    29 days ago

    My life experience as a 5’5" trans gal:

    As a repper: “why does my family have to be so short? This is awful. No one will take me seriously.”

    Post-transition: “I won the god damned lottery.”

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        29 days ago

        I assure you I’ve had my own troubles and challenges in life. But at least in this area I got pretty lucky.

        Though even then, it’s complicated. Yes, I’m 5’5", but the only way a trans gal is 5’5" is if she comes from a family of short people. I’m the same height as my dad and brothers. I tower over my mother and sisters. They’re more like 5’1".

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    29 days ago

    It drives me crazy how hung up people get over the 6’ label; it’s mostly dating app bs. The guy in the comic is taller than both of the women, which is generally all that’s required to be successful in the dating pool. Sure some women are insistent about the 6’ limit, but so what? Given how many people refuse to date outside their race/religion, you’re already not going to attract everyone, so if you’re under 6’ add the height-obsessed to that list and move on.

  • xkbx@startrek.website
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    29 days ago

    I used to think I was a hot commodity in the gay community until I realized it was only the ugly old guys hitting on me. Never the hot young ones. Let me tell you, my illusions were shattered. But then I got older and the young hot ones started giving me fuck-me eyes and now my illusions are back again

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      29 days ago

      Sounds like the whole time you were/are the cup of tea of many people, even if they weren’t yours :)

      • DeLancre@piefed.social
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        29 days ago

        Nah, I was joking. I tried 3 apps this month:

        1. Fet — shows you ads on every move. Even to check your gallery you need to watch full screen ad. Patched this out by luckypatcher - still shows ads now and then. Swaps are limited in free account. No commenting either. No one answered to my messages, nor messaged me. Uses imperial system instead of metric, you can switch it if you verify your account apparently, but I couldn’t: my country not supported.
        2. Bumpy — couldn’t bare onboarding video that bugged out and started showing each time I launch app. Like, straight up unskippable video about “how great this app is” for about 3 minutes. Also, profile strictly moderated, couldn’t even put my discord/telegram, got blocked. Also-also, uses imperial system instead of metric (I live in Europe) and you can’t switch it at all.
        3. Velvet — paid account required for most things, “Delete account” button throws 404 error (you can’t delete account), “Support&help” doesn’t react (probably dummy button and not mapped anywhere), there no profiles unless you max out range (capped for free account at 50km I believe) and then it will show one profile - app just a fraud.

        So yeah, nah, I’m done for now. It’s not even dating itself that sucks, but even experience of getting there.

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          28 days ago

          There’s also feeld, easily the most success I’ve ever had on an app, but it is buggy as fuck.

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    29 days ago

    the top pic, is all superficial and you encounter them on dating apps alot i never used one but my bro does, they either went 6ft, or 7-10inch penises(as soon as they know you are asian they will ask that), and then INCOME range, which also attract different kind of partners.

    the bottom one is different since it likely stems from adult entertainment,

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      28 days ago

      I have encountered maybe 5 people like that ever on dating apps, and I use dating apps a lot.

      This stereotype is wildly exaggerated.

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        27 days ago

        I’ve been on dating apps a lot and I’ve seen tons of the ones mentioning height. Standard is “under 180 swipe left”.

        Far from a majority, but maybe 5-10%? And that’s just the ones that mention it in the bio, some may still have prejudice against shorter guys but not mention it in the bio.

        Gave up on the apps myself, I’m a lot better in person and you can’t tell I’m 2 centimeters under the legal lower limit for manhood (aka just under 180 cm).