Gender dysphoria is a popular social topic these days.
Like the movie Freaky Friday, sometimes students do wake up one day and wonder if they would be a different person in a different body.
Some of the girls aren’t that enthusiastic about the idea of being a boy.
“I would be terrified,” Kenarie Glass-Alvarado, sophomore, said. “The thought of waking up and not being your usual gender or basically yourself is horrifying. I would check to see if my height changed; like if I went from 5’1 to 6’1. I would want my name to change to Antonio because it’s the male version of my middle name. My daily routine wouldn’t change it would be the same except now I’m a dude.”
“I would be mad because I wouldn’t want to wake up as a boy let alone be one, but if it was summertime when I switched genders then I’d definitely walk around with my shirt off so I could tan easier, and boys obviously don’t get judged for that,” Marlie Riley, sophomore said. “I would want my name to be Logan because I don’t hear that name often at our school; also there’s no guy named Marlie… that’s setting yourself up for failure if you have a girl name as a guy. I would change everything immediately: my wardrobe, the posters in my room, and especially my hair.”
Some boys seemed to be confused as well as shocked rather than upset as the opposite gender.
“I would wake up and scream in shock; just the surprise of waking up as a girl is what would make me scream, but as a girl I would give all my male friends honest criticism about their physical appearance, and I would watch sad videos to make me cry,” Neal Barker, sophomore said. ” I would want my name to be Maddison like Maddison Beer because she’s hot. I feel like the only change to my usual day would be that I focus on my appearance more.”
“I’d be confused and concerned as in I wouldn’t understand how it happened, but the first thing I’m checking is how my hair and height changed simply just out of curiosity,” Cody Rook, sophomore, said.” I would want to see if my hair became more thick or if it grew any longer. I’d keep my name the same because I wouldn’t be used to being called anything different. My day would pretty much stay the same. I’d dress the same as well; I’d probably get new clothes but not much would change I’d still be me.”
