TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Trans Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 9 days agochildren's media ain't pulling punchesimagemessage-square44linkfedilinkarrow-up1370arrow-down18
arrow-up1362arrow-down1imagechildren's media ain't pulling punchesTotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Trans Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square44linkfedilink
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoI don’t think that’s a big proportion, I assume most just weren’t allowed or too anxious to express how they felt about the media. (Just a hunch, I’m likely cis; I also haven’t been exposed to anime or emotionally heavy cartoons until 15, and even then very sporadically)
minus-squaregray@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoYep, this is me. I felt a lot of pressure (from outside and the inside) to conform to what “real boys” liked. And kept my true interests hidden.
I don’t think that’s a big proportion, I assume most just weren’t allowed or too anxious to express how they felt about the media.
(Just a hunch, I’m likely cis; I also haven’t been exposed to anime or emotionally heavy cartoons until 15, and even then very sporadically)
Yep, this is me. I felt a lot of pressure (from outside and the inside) to conform to what “real boys” liked. And kept my true interests hidden.