WorLord: But I do think it needs to be said that a person who does something like this doesn't automagically have the right to expect the rest of the human race to suppress what is a near-instinctual reaction.

The angry part of me that made this video after a decade of responding politely through clenched teeth wants to say that a major point of this video is: The human race can have whatever instinctual reaction it wishes to me, I don't expect or care either way. Just don't bug me with it. Nothing anyone can say will convince me that I don't have the right to feel hurt and annoyed at intrusive questions from strangers, no matter how curious they are.

The real me, the "whole" me, tries to be nice to everyone, and has spent a long time as an advocate for and educator on trans issues. But this video was a fun venting of steam, to finally be honest about the way people have made me feel.

I am an actress, and this video features my somewhat deadpan comedic style. I'd hope people would understand that the "condescension and sarcasm" I exhibit in this performance is for comedic effect. I'd never use that style when actually educating or conversing with average people. If you're curious about the way I really talk and act when I'm speaking as myself, look at my response video to the "Bad Questions" video, below it on the YouTube page.

Hey kids! I do VERY much wish I had edited down the beginning so that this video got to the point much more quickly. I improvised the whole thing from a list I had written and then rush-edited it so that I could go to bed, never thinking it would become popular. Once it was on YouTube, I didn't want two versions confusing everyone.

This video is my humorous was of making a point. In real life, I respond to questions a lot more compassionately as long as I can sense kindness in the questioner. All the same, after more than a decade I am sick of the questions and would prefer people just look this stuff up on the internet. In any case, many people who watch this video seem to miss the fact that I pretty much answer most of the questions right in the video anyway.

But dumb questions or not, I still love you all! =)