EDIT: fwiw I hunted down this thread and it turns out that OP actually did some self-crit, which was more positive than I was expecting https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDigitalCircus/comments/1ucu9hl/jax_being_trans_and_my_opinion_as_a_cis_straight/
EDIT: fwiw I hunted down this thread and it turns out that OP actually did some self-crit, which was more positive than I was expecting https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDigitalCircus/comments/1ucu9hl/jax_being_trans_and_my_opinion_as_a_cis_straight/
Good ending: Wonder why this “man” identifies with boymoder 3000 so much?
Normal ending: toxic men seek out representations of token masculinity to reaffirm their own behaviors.
He felt connection to the character that wears toxic masculinity as a mask to hide her identity and feelings behind so she can stay sane and function the way the world expects her to. It’s not an experience unique to trans people, but I hope he really does try to unpack what relating to Jax means for him. It sounds like he has some shitty homophobic friends, I’m sure he feels the pressure to perform toxic masculinity to fit in. Even if he is just a cis guy, I can see how that would make him relate to Jax and I hope he finds a better circle to roll with.