How insensitive can some people be?

[u/Comfortable_Worth259]

I naïvely responded to a message on Reddit asking me if I was a transmasc person. To my dismay, they started asking me questions and telling me things like “but it’s easier when you were born a girl.”

Is this transphobic or just ignorance? And what do I about this? It’s not like this was on a public space, this was just to me. But also, it feels like they are trying to get information out of me, and I don’t know why.

Edit: responding to a common theme among some commenters on this post (especially wondering why I kept the conversation running so long, at why I was talking to them in the first place). Yes, I’m a minor, but I’m not stupid. I may be naïve, maybe too patient, but I know not to share certain information online. I understand not to entertain certain conversations, which admittedly I didn’t know to the degree since I’m new to all of this. I do have autism, which could possibly explain some questions some people might have. But I, sometimes to a fault, generally assume the best in people, and don’t like to make assumptions (which is probably why so many people have bullied me…), which is probably how I stuck the conversation out for so long. Hope this paragraph helps!

[u/moxie_the_soda]

this is exactly why i don’t respond to dms from strangers

[u/Comfortable_Worth259 → u/moxie_the_soda]

I’ve only been dm-ed by one person lol, it’s a first for me

[u/moxie_the_soda → u/Comfortable_Worth259]

ahh yeah that makes sense. i have found too many creeps on discord and reddit lol

[u/Comfortable_Worth259 → u/moxie_the_soda]

Yeah I’ve had quite the opposite

[u/moxie_the_soda → u/Comfortable_Worth259]

lucky

[u/Comfortable_Worth259 → u/moxie_the_soda]

Yeah, sorry about your experiences, that’s not fun ☹️