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human
CMV:Saying "You're pretty for a trans girl" seems like an unnecessarily condescending compliment.

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I am not trans. I have no idea what it's like to BE trans. However, I do understand that being trans isn't a good or bad thing. It's how someone was born. That is why I don't understand how you can unironically tell someone that they're pretty despite being trans. It seems too condescending to be genuine. It's like "Omg, most trans girls are so ugly, but YOU'RE gorgeous!" This compliment seems comparable to me to the "You're so pretty for a dark-skinned girl." as though being dark skinned is an ugly trait.

It seems a lot easier to say "You're pretty" instead. Punching down the trans community to lift the spirits of one individual doesn't seem very kind. And isn't the whole point of a compliment for you to be kind?

I know there are a lot of valid counterpoints out there! Which is why I''m asking y'all to CMV!!
gpt
The simple reality is that being trans makes it harder to be conventionally pretty, individual preferences aside. Having male biology is a barrier to meeting women's beauty standards, and vice versa. To look like a conventionally attractive woman, a trans woman has to work harder than someone who looks like a woman by default. If you look masculine by default, then looking like a woman at all, let alone a pretty one, is an accomplishment.