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lmao This is exactly why the word "theyfab" was coined. To be precise: Simultaneously claiming that femaleness is based on birth assignment, which is just basic transphobia, and also professing a nonbinary identity without any attempt to reconcile this contradiction is a kind of egoism born out of a half-hearted understanding of transfeminism. And of course it always ends in transmisogyny, because if all AFABs get a "happy woman's day", what gender is left for the rest of us?
As an AMAB enby, this is a glimpse into me finally understanding why some binary trans people, especially trans women, have developed enbyphobic views. Not that I'm justifying their enbyphobia, but I've always been a pretty outspoken opponent of enbyphobia, especially in the context of infighting within the trans community specifically. I always thought this whole thing about "AFAB enbies sometimes seeming just like TERFy cis women" was a myth until I experienced this. However, that being said, I know this is a loud minority. There are tons of AFAB enbies themselves who would object to this bullshit, and at the end of the day, regardless if you're cis or trans, binary or non-binary, just keep the problematic, divisive language out of fighting our battles against oppression. That shit helps no one.