Thursday 12 July 2012

The new name


4 comments:

  1. This is cool, I wonder what kind of academy it is. Did you write a story about it, because the idea seems rather fascinating. I mean a gender transformation acadamy for bullied boys.

    Thanks for this great caption, I can't wait for your next complete story ;)
    Beyogi

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  2. Glad you dig it. There's no story about it beyond that caption, I'm afraid. I do like the idea of gender transformation being a positive (therapeutic) experience though - the world of TG fiction is dominated by the idea of M to F gender transformation as punishment (probably for some quite profound psychological and sociological reasons). I mean, I've done some of the punishment stuff myself, and I do like it, but it shouldn't be the only option on the menu.
    It has been a while since I finished a story- I have something which is about 7/8ths of the way through the first draft, but it's just a case of finding the time to finish the damned thing....
    Rachel

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  3. I don't mind punishment fantasies, although they tend to be quite unrealistic. A thuggish, criminal guy won't suddenly become a good girl because he's been turned into a woman. I think :D
    Casual cruelty is something I can't stand, neither in fiction nor in real life, so I really can't enjoy forced femme. Well your captions aren't a problem, but 20000 words+ of story where some random sob is humiliated by some bitches is really hard to read for me.

    I can't wait for your next story, I hope you won't be cross for me hoping that your muse kicks you a bit :D I certainly know the problem though, I've got some halfdone stories myself.
    Beyogi

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  4. Yeah, but isn't all TG fiction unrealistic, in one way or another? I don't know that gender change wouldn't help reform a criminal, though. It's a pretty profound change, and really, the whole question of how to change criminals into non-criminals is a pretty complex one generally.
    I'm not a huge fan of the relentless cruelty myself: though I do get that for some people, the humiliation is rather the point. The whole TG thing is such a weird, knotty mess of gender and power and desire that it's really hard to untangle, psychologically speaking.
    And yeah, I do have plans to finish the next story off in a month or so... I think it does a couple of things a little different to normal TG fiction...

    Rachel

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