I think the men who refuse to use a TG's preferred pronouns, they are the same men who act like they are being emasculated if someone mistakes them for a woman OR if someone insultingly calls them "ladies".
While I would argue that us TG tend to get misgendered or called by an unpreferred name, such as our old ones, I also know we are not the only ones it happens to. Like calling someone "Micheal" when he has mentioned several times he likes to be called "Mike" or just whatever.
Why does all this happen? Because people are dumb assholes.
One piece of advice I would have for all transgenders - never mention your old name unless it is for legal reasons. In other words, a "need to know" situation.
I'm pretty sure a small minority of men would react the way you described. Especially in today's society filled with soy boys. Even so, it's still perfectly reasonable to be upset if you were mistaken for the opposite sex. I'm a girl, if I were mistaken for a man I'd be upset, internally.
And, a nickname is completely different from pronouns.
How many trans people really "need" to be called by their desired pronouns
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I think the men who refuse to use a TG's preferred pronouns, they are the same men who act like they are being emasculated if someone mistakes them for a woman OR if someone insultingly calls them "ladies".
While I would argue that us TG tend to get misgendered or called by an unpreferred name, such as our old ones, I also know we are not the only ones it happens to. Like calling someone "Micheal" when he has mentioned several times he likes to be called "Mike" or just whatever.
Why does all this happen? Because people are dumb assholes.
One piece of advice I would have for all transgenders - never mention your old name unless it is for legal reasons. In other words, a "need to know" situation.
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I'm pretty sure a small minority of men would react the way you described. Especially in today's society filled with soy boys. Even so, it's still perfectly reasonable to be upset if you were mistaken for the opposite sex. I'm a girl, if I were mistaken for a man I'd be upset, internally.
And, a nickname is completely different from pronouns.