Ripping Off the Closeted
My morning's web browsing brought me, via a roundabout route, to this page (probably NSFW) on a sex shop's website, where they seem to be all about fleecing closeted trans women, and MTF cross dressers for snake oil products.
Here's an excerpt:
WONDERUP - THE MOST COMPLETE NATURAL PRODUCT FOR BREAST GROWTH
Did you know that its not enough just swallowing herbal hormone what you also need to do is to massage the breasts using hormone cream.
Here we bring you the best breast growth cream at a Special Introductory price
RRP £49.99 OUR RPICE £25
The cream is perfectly formulated to enhance breast feel and appearance, with a unique balance of exclusive Mireca Complex™ and advanced natural hydratants, including the finest botanical extracts from around the world.
Reflecting the very latest advances in skincare, Mireca Complex™ is rich in natural isoflavones. These are bio-identical to the natural feminine molecules that determine breast shape and appearance.
Their £25 translates to $41 US - in contrast, a month's supply of Progynova at transition doses, which will actually grow real breasts, from a well known Internet pharmacy, is £17.55. That's still over twice what you'll pay with an NHS prescription, or even a private prescription.
Now, of course, this stuff won't actually grow breasts, but I wonder how unique we actually are in this - after all, preying on the insecurities of ageing women is mainstream big business, with press and TV adverts, to sell scented moisturiser for over inflated prices on the promise of "keeping you young". I wonder if the only real difference is that preying on MTF-spectrum trans people is done in a much more "seedy" way?
Here's an excerpt:
WONDERUP - THE MOST COMPLETE NATURAL PRODUCT FOR BREAST GROWTH
Did you know that its not enough just swallowing herbal hormone what you also need to do is to massage the breasts using hormone cream.
Here we bring you the best breast growth cream at a Special Introductory price
RRP £49.99 OUR RPICE £25
The cream is perfectly formulated to enhance breast feel and appearance, with a unique balance of exclusive Mireca Complex™ and advanced natural hydratants, including the finest botanical extracts from around the world.
Reflecting the very latest advances in skincare, Mireca Complex™ is rich in natural isoflavones. These are bio-identical to the natural feminine molecules that determine breast shape and appearance.
Their £25 translates to $41 US - in contrast, a month's supply of Progynova at transition doses, which will actually grow real breasts, from a well known Internet pharmacy, is £17.55. That's still over twice what you'll pay with an NHS prescription, or even a private prescription.
Now, of course, this stuff won't actually grow breasts, but I wonder how unique we actually are in this - after all, preying on the insecurities of ageing women is mainstream big business, with press and TV adverts, to sell scented moisturiser for over inflated prices on the promise of "keeping you young". I wonder if the only real difference is that preying on MTF-spectrum trans people is done in a much more "seedy" way?