Aha! I've got it!

[insaneladybug]

I've puzzled over why I generally (but not always) am fascinated by animals turning into humans, but the reverse repulses and horrifies me. I've figured it out. However, it will probably sound a little arrogant/vain/etc

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[trix_of_magina]

I understand where you're coming from. The thing is, transformations from human to animal aren't supposed to be pleasant things the majority of the time. I hate the transformations that take the person's mind with their human body, because I find it would be far more interesting to see a human trapped in a body not his own and learning to cope with it. Of course, I don't like permanent shifts either. There has to be a way out for the person/people involved. There are also practical uses for transformation which I explore with my shapeshifting characters in my original fantasy novels. You need to travel a long distance quickly? Turn into a falcon and fly there

[insaneladybug]

For me, I feel it's cruel to turn a human into a lower lifeform like an animal, even if they keep their mind. True, animals would have a lot of adjusting to do becoming humans, but Sunset Shimmer from My Little Pony didn't seem to mind at all and actually found it interesting. Twilight had a harder time coping, but she did really well and was very resourceful.

There's an episode of The Wild Wild West where one of the bad guys develops a way to travel into paintings. Once inside, it's another three-dimensional world.

I think there's way too many transformations, but naturally I would. ;)