Are you ugly?

Dec 04, 2006 19:36

A question posted by gwendally that I wanted to share my answer to with my friends:

Q. Are you ugly?

A. Totally. I mean, there's the obvious: I'm a transsexual, so my body most decidedly does Not Measure Up: no real penis or sack full o' sperminess, smaller and weaker, and with big, thick scars crossing my chest. I'm also hairy in a way that makes the ( Read more... )

body image, self-love, happiness, exercise, introspection

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m_dash December 5 2006, 00:47:47 UTC
I know it's not the point, but I think you're physically both beautiful and handsome.

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likethewatch December 5 2006, 00:54:43 UTC
And I know this isn't the point, either, but I love you. You radiate goodness. If I had another kid I would beg you to be her godmother.

You are beautiful.

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m_dash December 5 2006, 01:47:18 UTC
What a nice young man. :)

Same to you.

(I'm socking this way for my next grim day.)

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beatgoddess December 5 2006, 00:56:19 UTC
Fewer things are hotter than:

1) what you just wrote

2) you.

Thank you!!

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D'oh! beatgoddess December 5 2006, 00:57:28 UTC
HA hahahaha, and few things are less grammatically-incorrect than using the word "fewer" rather than "few."

:D

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Re: D'oh! likethewatch December 5 2006, 19:14:38 UTC
Didn't even notice the grammatical boo-boo til you pointed it out.
Your blog is full of just this kind of personal detail, and is a joy to read. Thanks for doing it.

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ex_sonjaaa December 5 2006, 00:57:44 UTC
YAY! I'm ugly too... see recent discussion about body image and health in my LJ.

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likethewatch December 5 2006, 19:15:03 UTC
Great icon! Here's to us beautiful ugly healthy people.

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sarianna December 5 2006, 02:15:37 UTC
Dude, you're a total hottie. And awesome.

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likethewatch December 5 2006, 19:15:41 UTC
Aw, I wasn't fishing, but thanks! You are also mighty and awesome!

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more than the sum of our parts lizsybarite December 5 2006, 14:41:07 UTC
I love this.

I'm not ugly either, but if I bullet out the "flaws," I sure sound like I am.

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Re: more than the sum of our parts likethewatch December 5 2006, 19:16:43 UTC
I can bullet out my qualities to sound like I can do one of two dozen different jobs, too... it's all about selecting the right details.

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