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[–] wieson@lemmy.world 98 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Male pattern baldness is a male/masculine trait. Working against that is not gender affirming.

Stand by your shiny domes, men

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 76 points 3 months ago (5 children)

It's a sign of too much testosterone being converted to dht and having genes that sensitize the hair on your head to it so that they fall out, which primarily happens with age and stress.

He wants to look like a young virile male rather than looking like he swallowed a couch cushion.

Gender affirming care.

Couch cushion image for reference.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 55 points 3 months ago

Keep him away from jd

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago

That's just a very vain middle-aged man that doesn't do any sports desperately sucking in his sizable gut.

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He's shaped like a cybertruck...

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[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 months ago

Yeah, boyyeee!

Chrome domes unite

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

I don't have male pattern baldness, but is hair thinning a masculine trait? Just kidding, I couldn't give less of a shit what people consider makes me masculine. I'm a man as far as I'm concerned.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] volodya_ilich@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago (3 children)
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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 82 points 3 months ago (2 children)

from a hair transplant clinic in Istanbul

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 38 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works 41 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thats nobody's business but the Turks.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Been a long time gone, Constantinople

[–] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've got a date in Constantinople

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

She'll be waiting in Istanbul.

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

was Constantinople

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[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 42 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Did his jawline really change from the images left and right or are they just taken from different angles?

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (7 children)

I searched for "paypal elon" and found other angles

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 7 points 3 months ago

Yea, this one's a stretch. My jawline continued to change in my 30s, and just 10lbs weight difference made a big shift in my face.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 40 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I am a Rocket League addict. I hate that my once indie game is owned by a major public company that exploits us. Anyway, they just added the cybertruck to the game, and I frequently find myself playing against an all cybertruck team with nothing but cybertruck teammates to help me. And every time I see it, I can't help but feel like it's the anti-rainbow flag. Gay Pride month is over, now it's Trans Hate month; gotta cover all the bases.

[–] BabyVi@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Rocket league added a rainbow flag but then "accidently" removed it to where you needed to submit a support ticket to get it back. Lot of homophobic folks will react if you have it on your car. We must stunt on those fools.

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[–] shasta@lemm.ee 32 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Idk. I feel like balding is more gender-affirming for a man.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I started balding at 24.

I hate it, but over the counter stuff hasn’t worked, and I can’t justify spending a lot of money on hair plugs just to make me feel better.

My wedding is this month, after that I’m just going full Mr clean.

I’m going to miss my hair.

[–] BobBeans@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Fellow baldy here. I put it off for so long, but going full-shave is great. I was so nervous about doing it but now I regret not doing it 10 years sooner!

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 32 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)

I get what everyone is saying, but if we're being totally honest their issue is with gender affirming care is when it's used for the opposite gender they want to force you to maintain.

Male affirm male ok. Female affirm female ok. Male affirm female... AHHHHHHH!!!! BE AFRAID!!!!

Either way we're all correct in calling them assholes that should stay the fuck out of our pursuit of happiness.

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 21 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ah, but you see, a man who wants to live as a woman is delusional. A weak, low-T beta male who wants to live as an alpha is

...no, I still can't figure out how they square that with themselves

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

when it’s used for the opposite gender

I've never seen Elon present his long form birth certificate for the State of Texas to review, before beginning these treatments

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 29 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He also has this thing about having lots of children to ensure the future of the human race. Dude, you know how you hated the way you looked? The surgeries aren't in your DNA. You're not part of a master race. (except he probably still thinks so because he's white cause he's a nazi shithead)

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[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 25 points 3 months ago

Poor Elon doesn't just understand what it's like to not be comfortable with your body without extensive medical treatments.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 months ago

You've applied the "good guy with a gun" fallacy to gender affirming care.

I appreciate this.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Question: Can supplemental testosterone cause anger management issues and/or accelerated cognitive decline?

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Anger management, yeah. Hence the "roid rage" stereotype.

Cognitive decline, I don't think there's any evidence.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 months ago

Lol, you got me. That would explain a lot. Cook it up with some ketamine and suddenly a lot of his behavior makes a lot more sense.

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[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

One of the drawbacks to modern medicine and high life expectancies is that elon will be tormenting humanity for a long time :(

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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

The only good gender affirming healthcare is my gender affirming healthcare.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

The guy on the right definitely looks like he has enough testosterone. Sure it’s not the effects of testosterone that 16 year olds and pre transition trans men dream of excitedly, but speaking as a trans woman, that’s the effects I dreaded. He looks like if Jason Alexander wasn’t handsome. Nobody can deny that Jason Alexander looks masculine as fuck.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Did he really get jawline surgery? I thought it was just because of him abusing steroids and testosterone. That’s why he has that weird barrel chest nowadays.

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[–] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Everyone should post this to his Twitter

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hey hey hey.

Don't be saying "Twitter."

It's Shitter.

But yes, very much agreed.

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[–] BabyVi@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Bioessensialism for thee but not for me. (Fuck you, got mine basically.)

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago (7 children)

What are you saying, that plastic surgery is gender affirming care, because it is in most cases. Exemptions would be things like a rhinoplasty for breathing impairments, but if done for looks it would fall under gender affirming care.

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Where's the line between vanity and "self-affirmation"? Not a leading question.

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