Okay, Imma break down this trope. Hey, I need make-up advice, we're hitting it off, you wanna meet up so we can do make-up stuff? She's here... oh wait, that's a man in a dress. It's a freak. Run. Everything about the character is framed as hidden, obscured, threatening, and when the woman makes a quick excuse and tries to leave this 'man in a dress' immediately crosses a line, physically grabbing the woman and trying to keep her there. C'mon baby... The lesbian love interest gets to white night, threatening to call the police on a creepy stalker who assaulted a woman, and take her home to her apartment immediately after. You really need to careful on the internet. It's full of creepy wierdos like that freak. Thank goodness I was there to help. Who knows what could have happened. Happy ending.
Now imagine this creepy wierdo as they are framed in the manga, as a trans person, which is the most likely scenario for actual mannish looking person in womens clothing asking for make-up advice and help from a woman. They engage in good faith but don't disclose their identity right away. They meet up with an internet aquaintance that seems nice, and immediately on seeing them, the person freaks out and tries to make an excuse and get away fast. No wait, please... Okay freak! Wtf do you think yer doing touching her. Get tf out of here before I call the cops. Thank god, my white night came. Who knows what might have happened. You need to be careful. Freaks are everywhere and they want to hurt you. Not me tho... you can tust me. Nothing is framed as bad about this situation except for the cross dressing character who lied about their identity and assaulted the heroine.
You see why this as a bad trope right? It's always the same one. Trans women are predatory men in dresses that want to lull women and lesbians into a false sense of security so they can intrude into their gendered spaces, get close to them, and hurt them. Not just men, but also threatening perverts.
You can see how this same exact story could just be framed slightly differently and paint the gyaru as a predator, or the creepy predator as an innocent trans woman, but nope... the 'man in a dress' is a creepy stalker who assaults women... watch out for those freaks... oldest transphobic trope in the book. Sad.
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