Re-peaking aggressively - TiM conflates NOT having period pain to phantom pain (repost as I accidentally deleted the first one...)

submitted by vitunrotta from self.GenderCritical

I actually haven't yet encountered TiM's online (I have quite strict guidelines as to who I follow and where, for obvious reasons) but today I was scrolling through an unnamed media - where a female artist had drawn a sketch about what it feels like to have periods.

I am usually smart enough to not go to the comments of anything on the internet but alas... I was too tempted. And lo and behold! The first and most upvoted comments were from transcreatures who were begging for pity-points as they just couldn't have this amazing thing called periods. Almost threw my phone out the window but somehow managed to not comment (I will give myself a gold medal of mental restraint for this!). The artist herself was profusely apologizing to these VERY male-looking TiM's in case she had hurt their special feelings. All I could do was to unfollow as I simply cannot witness yet another woman start coddling these narcissistic, self-absorbed pudding heads who think their PHANTOM PERIOD PAINS were a bigger issue than actual, real, felt, suffered period pains.

Just to clarify what actual phantom pains are regarded nowadays... (Quoting from mayoclinic.org directly):

The exact cause of phantom pain is unclear, but it appears to come from the spinal cord and brain. During imaging scans — such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or positron emission tomography (PET) — portions of the brain that had been neurologically connected to the nerves of the amputated limb show activity when the person feels phantom pain. Many experts believe phantom pain may be at least partially explained as a response to mixed signals from the brain. After an amputation, areas of the spinal cord and brain lose input from the missing limb and adjust to this detachment in unpredictable ways. The result can trigger the body's most basic message that something is not right: pain.

Characteristics of phantom pain include:

  • Onset within the first week after amputation, though it can be delayed by months or longer

  • Pain that comes and goes or is continuous

  • Symptoms affecting the part of the limb farthest from the body, such as the foot of an amputated leg

  • Pain that may be described as shooting, stabbing, cramping, pins and needles, crushing, throbbing, or burning

And these numbnuts are literally using the word "phantom pain" to describe their very non-existing pain. Peaking so hard I might be the first woman to fly myself on top of Mount Everest by sheer frustration, no planes or wings or jetpacks needed!

(Note - I did post this already but then clicked a magic button on my phone and ended up deleting the entire thing. My bad!)

Also, re-edited structure. And re-re-edited again. Gosh darn it!

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[–]forwardback 30 insightful - 1 fun30 insightful - 0 fun31 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I find it truly anger inducing when women apologize for their speech. Men don't apologize. And accept my virtual applause for your restraint. Great post!

[–]vitunrotta[S] 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Men don't apologize

Ah, this. I have not seen a single comic made by a man where a TiF starts aggressively commenting and whining how they are "left out" (let's say, because of something like prostate cancer and how they feel so undermined as men now because they cannot biologically have prostate cancer. And I checked: cancer of the female prostate is rare - 0.003 percent of cancers in the female genital-urinary tract).

I wonder... I truly wonder... what is the cause of this women-cancellation?! (Extra hint: apparently, it's a lot of other women as well who fell hook, line and sinker into this pseudo-libfem talk. HNGGGG.)

[–]MadLass 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Pudding heads I cant 😂. I feel you on that I lose so much respect for women who crawl backwards over coals to pander to these AGP men.

[–]vitunrotta[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Pudding heads

My new favourite "slur" for sure, hahah. Anyway - I feel like you do with regards to losing respect for especially women in this madness. But I tend to also think they're not even remotely aware of what is really going on. The artist in question seems to be in her 20s, and is probably one of those bleeding-heart liberals who sees this whole trans ideology as the new gay rights movement (which, we know, it of course is not).

I don't expect everyone to educate themselves about this and understand the sinister erasure of womanhood that is happening in the shadows. Yet it is VERY disappointing to see so few people (women, in this instance especially) actively looking into the whole mess. Everything is taken by face value, and if it's deemed progressive then hell yeah! All aboard! TWAW! (Another good reason to drop the T from LGBT... there is nothing progressive in this whatsoever.)

Also, the healthcare business in the U.S. is rotten to say the least and Big Pharma is greedily, endlessly searching for new victims. A good example is the opioid crisis. It took years for anyone to start opening their eyes and even so, that hardly helps the people who are already addicted - far less those who lost their lives to this addiction, and their families.

Pushing T to teenagers is just another one of BP's dirty tactics, and immoral "doctors" and "therapists" are happily agreeing that a teenage patient's self-assessment is all that is needed for them to start receiving hormone blockers and/or T, even when we know that there is NO long-term data regarding the risks - or even if it is reversible should one decide to stop taking said substances (something they keep touting with absolutely zero studies to back it up).

I'm relieved that in my country healthcare is mainly public (although we do of course have private clinics as well) and that it was recently decided that NOBODY can simply start shoving T or HB into their bodies before they've gone through a psychological assessment.

But I digress. The crisis will keep growing and growing.... until, when maybe in 5-10 years the first victims will start realizing they were terribly mislead and their lives and bodies were irreversibly damaged/ruined. It's saddening and maddening and hopeless.

Edit: grammar

[–]InvisibleWoman 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

In other words, if you previously had a uterus and then had a hysterectomy, but continued experiencing period pain, that would be phantom period pain. As my brain and spinal cord have never been attached to a prostate, I could never experience phantom prostrate pain, much like these men do not experience any sensation produced by a uterus, and are highly unlikely ever to do so.

[–]vitunrotta[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Touché. TiM’s robbing (yet another) actual medical term for themselves is not surprising but man, is it infuriating.

[–]InvisibleWoman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Absolutely. I've even seen TIMs calling dysphoria PMDD ughhhh

[–]vitunrotta[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh are you serious. (I know you are, that was a stupid rhetorical question...)

Yeah, let’s just let them have the entire medical field and vocabulary regarding women! They are what they say they are and don’t you incite VIOLENCE by stating facts!

No. NO. 😡

[–]Marsupial 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Also their "period pain" is trapped gas. They're men thinking their upset stomach means their non-existant uterus is shedding lining.

[–]vitunrotta[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

So what you’re saying is... the solution to TRA’s “period pains” is... FARTING? Next time I see one of these conceited (and constipated) wackadoos whining about their non-existing pains, I’ll just advise them to let one rip. 😂 Perfection.

[–]owmygenderfeels 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They already call their medical transition "hormone replacement therapy", so why not go further using the same logic?

[–]PressSnoozeWoke 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They're going to wait for eons before I apologize for discussing periods. If they didn't like what I said, then I guess they didn't like what I said. This coddling and enabling behavior needs to go. I would have unfollowed too!

[–]vitunrotta[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yes, yes, and yes. Every little thing counts. I feel like I should send a PM to the actual artist - not blaming her for anything but trying to, err... make her see sense, because her original art was NOT wrong nor hurtful or "violent" in any way or form, and there was no need for her to start apologizing and pandering to these self-absorbed people.

Unsure if I should do this or not, and how to go about it.

[–]PressSnoozeWoke 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I understand... my concern if you PM her is that she may report you for "hate speech" or something of that sort. If you do PM her, watch your wording and let her know that periods are an experience for millions of women and not to be too hard on herself. I don't know who she is, so I will refrain from other suggestions. It's tricky, because sometimes it's not even worth the PM or interaction. Best of luck.

[–]materialrealityplz 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Sickening that women are holding up these men's delusions and appeals for pity and attention. Ugh

[–]vitunrotta[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I suppose for this specific independent artist it's crucial to be a bootlicker - she may already know what happens to people who don't start pandering instantly.

As for the others, especially celebrities and other affluent people: no excuses. They're just riding a fashionable wave and collecting their Woke points. Pathetic.