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egg_irl โ€” Memes about being trans people in denial and other eggy topics

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!egg_irl

!egg_irl is for widely relatable memes about questioning one's gender or being an egg (a trans person in denial) as well as other eggy topics.

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  1. Posts must be titled "egg_irl". An emoji or two is OK, but they have to be between "egg" and "irl".

  2. Posts that assume the viewer's gender and/or contain potentially triggering content must be spoilered and tagged at the beginning of the post title. Example content-warning tags that you can copy include the following:

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    • [Nonbinary Meme]
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  1. If a post is tagged with a specific gender identity, keep the conversation centered on that identity.

  2. You must follow the Egg Prime Directive. You may not push or coerce people into identifying or not identifying a certain way. You must respect them as the gender they claim to identify as. In addition it is extremely in poor taste to make assumptions about other people's identities based on external factors, we understand it cannot be helped but it is best not to as it can affect the way you treat others in noticeable ways.

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[โ€“] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Aren't they supposed to do that though? I had a similar experience recently and was surprised by how supportive my therapist is.

[โ€“] Spaghetti_Hitchens@kbin.social 27 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Hmmm... maybe? I don't know that they are supposed to give specific personal advice; rather, they are supposed to be supportive of helping patients work through issues to discover their path for themselves.

I am definitely not a doctor and do not consider myself bound by any sort of professional ethical code. So I could be wrong.

[โ€“] Transtronaut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 11 months ago

I mean, if they can tell what's going on with you and there is a clear solution known to be effective, aren't they pretty much required to recommend it?

[โ€“] ClaireDeLuna@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I think there's a difference between telling a therapist "I'm trans" vs "I think I'm trans"

A good therapist imo would lay on the questioning if you used "I think" because at that point it's too early to encourage hormones or anything beyond that. A good therapist would recommend simple things to try out different forms of gender expression.

"Are you sure?" is the most I'd expect from a therapist if you said you are trans tbh

[โ€“] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You were supposed to tell me I'm wrong! FUCK.

[โ€“] michaeljo94@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I had that experience and its everything but fun.

[โ€“] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 2 points 11 months ago

Damn, that sucks. Sorry to hear that! D:

[โ€“] rubythulhu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Hello friend.

Your post is breaking rule #1 of this community: All posts must be titled "egg_irl" or "egg[some emojis]irl". Please fix your title to prevent your post from being removed!

[โ€“] Feeee23@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What a stupid rule๐Ÿ™„ Having to tell people how to have fun๐Ÿ™ˆ

[โ€“] rubythulhu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I didnโ€™t make the rule. it has existed since the original egg_irl back on reddit. Your post was reported by other members of this community for having broken the first rule of this community.

I am but a servant to the masses, and the masses demand this rule stay in place, as is and has always been the tradition of egg_irl.

[โ€“] Feeee23@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Sry shouldn't be directed to you.