I have a buddy who is single and went into a Joe Rogan spiral. Apparently his new biggest fear is talking to a woman who happened to have been born a man.

When I asked him why? He made up a hypothetical situation of them breaking into his house?

[–] FunderPants@lemmy.ca 49 points 1 month ago

Insanity, especially considering trans people are more likely to be victims than perpetrators.

[–] xkbx@startrek.website 45 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Oh god could you imagine how horrible it would be if a transwoman broke into your house

They’d just eat all my snacks and download F:NV

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 22 points 1 month ago

Hey, I don't want to go over the data cap on my "unlimited" internet

[–] thief_of_names@beehaw.org 13 points 1 month ago

and download F:NV

Only after I've installed linux and Celeste 😈

[–] scops@reddthat.com 37 points 1 month ago

So his concern is having a potential partner that he couldn't physically outmatch? Can't think of why a guy like that might be single

[–] Alice@beehaw.org 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

These guys are telling on themselves. "She used to be a man, so she'll do [horrible thing]."

So you do [horrible thing] to your partners??

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That was my response! I said, "So in a relationship, that's what you do?"

And he got kinda mad and changed the subject.

[–] drwho@beehaw.org 7 points 1 month ago

That's pretty telling.

[–] chaos@beehaw.org 20 points 1 month ago

Homophobia and transphobia, when you dig into them a bit, are often based in a fear that they'll be on the other end of toxic masculinity instead of the one they're used to.

[–] millie@beehaw.org 25 points 1 month ago

It literally only just now clicked that the guy who I was friends with before I transitioned who immediately flipped on me afterward has always been a big Joe Rogan fan. I don't know why that took so long.

Anyway, thanks Will Ferrell.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago

Wait what? His biggest fear is if someone breaks into his house he might be trans? Or they might be trans and he's forced to talk to them?

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah but if he keeps listening to those shows then they imagine it's happening all the time.