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[mimesere]

Ask me my opinion of any fannish topic. Show, character, storyline, meta issues, kerfuffle, you name it. I am fearless! Just don't get mad at me if you don't like what you hear, man.

(also, somewhat randomly, I keep meaning to post my Wesley and Boromir mixes but I keep getting distracted from uploading the music. Fail, me.)

Comments

[forensicgirl.livejournal.com]

Ooo....

I would like to know your opinion on why, in any genderswap fic, if the genderswap is male to female and menstruation is discussed, the male-to-female character always has killer cramps and is in agony? I've been reading such fic relating to Supernatural, but I know it exists elsewhere as well, and I don't get it. I'm not always in agonizing pain, so why are they?

That's been bothering me.

Clearly I need more of a life than I have now.

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

It's one of the great mysteries of genderswap, along with Hair Magically Grows To Feminine Lengths! and Skirts Make All the Difference, Really! and stuff like that.

But, for a slightly less snarky answer, I think that it's because menstruation is one of those things that is exclusively female and which has no male equivalent, including the hormonal changes and the cramps and whatnot, so when it's made extreme like that -- agonizing cramps, crazy mood swings, etc -- it's kind of like the author saying, "OH YEAH, HAVE SOME MENSTRUATION, WIMPY BOY, THIS IS WHAT WOMEN DEAL WITH ALL THE TIME!" without actually dealing with the part where a lot of women...don't.

But honestly, I think that male to female genderswap is one of those things where femaleness gets exaggerated to a kind of comical degree. or something.

[forensicgirl.livejournal.com]

Ah, that makes sense. I was wondering if there was some revenge at work. Excellent answer, thanks! :)