By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
SpokenTruth said:
o_O.Q said:

what I'm asking is what happens if an obese person identifies as a fit muscular person? do we play along with that or not?

And where is the psychology behind that?  You are describing a purely physical attribute, not a mixed physical and psychological one as gender identity is.

An obese person cannot identify as muscular the same way one can identify as a gender because there is not a psychological factor.

A transgender psychologically feels like and psychologically functions like the gender they are identifying with.
A trans-body shaper (as we'll call your mythical person) does not psychologically feel like or psychologically function like the body shape they identify with because that's not a thing. There is not a psychology difference there. 

"And where is the psychology behind that?  You are describing a purely physical attribute, not a mixed physical and psychological one as gender identity is"

how would it be different? I'm saying the fat man feels like a muscular man inside and wants to identify as one despite not having that body type

just like how a man may claim he feels like a woman inside and wants to identify as one despite not having that body type

"An obese person cannot identify as muscular the same way one can identify as a gender because there is not a psychological factor."

so a fat man and a muscular man have less similarities psychologically than a biological male and a biological female?

"A transgender psychologically feels like and psychologically functions like the gender they are identifying with."

why would you presume that this can only occur with gender?

I can't honestly say that I've seen a case like this, but I get the idea that if I was to start digging I'd find something

regardless I'm presenting this as a hypothetical