sometimes i feel like my mannerisms are too girly/unpassable even though im a guy (a trans one or under the umbrella like the community im posting in), like i know it doesn’t mean anything, but someone told someone they wouldn’t pass as male if they used emojis like 😭 or ☺️ even though my bf uses them all the time. idk, i know im a guy and there’s nothing wrong with femininity, but still, this is a lil rant i guess

  • jay (he/they)@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    5 days ago

    thank you so much 🙏 a trans girl (she was a tomboy) actually said she was more masculine than emoji-users because she didn’t use emojis and that it gave away being afab or something because it’s “how teenage girls text”. thank you thank you!!!

    • anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 days ago

      To me emojis are more age than gender coded.
      For example most young people I know (with the exception of one teenage boy) are similarly sparse with emojis as I am, and if you sprinkle some of 😄😎😳🤗🥰🤩 in and you can fit in with boomers and gen x of any gender.