Could I get a summary? I’m interested enough to know the answer but not enough to actually watch the video.
people wanna experiment gender without being call out(trans and not trans), lots of early models were like that, people do it because other do( to addapt to new enviorement).
I’d say it’s also, for some people (whether they realize it or not) a more accessible form of gender expression than crossdressing.
Can confirm, I was born a girl but found myself using male avatars a lot because they felt right. Am now non-binary. :hexbear-non-binary:
Lol I was so repressed I would never pick femme characters because deep down I knew that was what I wanted for myself. I didn’t want to give myself an inch in experimentation or else I’d risk opening the floodgates. Crossdressing was even more of a no-no for the same reasons.
So yeah I totally believe that.
I think that “digital expression” is its own thing. I’ve never had the urge to crossdress irl, but I always play girls in MMOs, and I know a lot of other guys like that (it’s the plurality in FF14, with over half of the players playing as catgirls). I dunno if there’s any research into this though it’s just the vibe I get.
