This happens every other month so
- No Femboy is not a slur. It's origins had nothing to do with transfems
- PH did not invent the term, it's been used since the 90's and reclaimed by effeminate men
- Tiktok teens stop talking about stuff you don't know about and spread misinfo
Bruh trans men being femboys isn't confusing in the slightest. Some of y'all just can't get over the fact that gender and gender expression aren't the same things
Different perspectives on what classifies as "femboy" according to the internet. A small thread.
First row are characters that fall under 美少年 or "Bishounens", literally means beautiful or pretty boy.
Second row are characters that fall under 男の娘 or "Otoko no Ko" -
My ice-cold take? Western media don't make enough femboys. We could have a lot more cute gnc male characters and wouldn't have to strictly rely on Eastern media to show it, but alas the west are cowards
as a big lover of femboys myself, some of you need to calm down with the bridget news. calling it femboy erasure is also mad corny as there will always be plenty of feminine male characters in anime and in fighting games, you will be fine I promise
Femboy Fact! did you know that in three different Capcom games, these characters were originally femboys in concept? Lilith from Darkstalkers was either going to be a ふたなり or 男の娘. Handler from Monster Hunter a boy mistaken as a girl and Abel from Street Fighter IV as well