There are a LOT of photos of me in on this website. Most are from photo shoots that I have but there are also quite a bit of me just… wandering around doing Hannah things.
From these photos you can probably tell that I have a LOT of clothes. And you would be right. Additionally you can probably see that I have a wide variety of clothes. At this point I think I have SOMETHING I could wear for any event, whether it’s having coffee or exploring a haunted castle or having coffee at a haunted castle.
On an unrelated note, could someone please invite me for coffee at a haunted castle?
I think it’s, well, typical (but I didn’t say it’s right) for people to make assumptions about someone based on what they are wearing. It happens a lot to me when I post photos, especially on the cesspool known as Twitter. I’ll post a picture of me wearing a leather dress and BOOM my DMs are full of messages from self-described pathetic men calling me Mistress or Goddess or Mommy (gross).
If I post a picture of me in a frilly, pink dress and BOOM my DMs are full of messages from men looking for a sissy.
These reactions don’t surprise me, but it doesn’t mean this behavior is acceptable. I feel as if I am being pulled into their fetish. Not that there’s anything wrong with a fetish (usually), but if a fetish involves someone else, then that person needs to consent to it.
I’d like to think that my website showcases such a variety of outfits and styles that someone wouldn’t assume I am one thing or another. If anything, I would hope that the photo variety suggests that I wear what I want and I wear what is fun or cute or sexy or interesting and that an outfit isn’t reflective of who I am. I am not a sissy or a domme, even if my dress is pink or I am wearing thigh high stiletto boots.
Also, there is a significant gap between what I would wear in a private photo shoot and what I wear when I am out doing Hannah things.
When I post photos that some associate with, well, a lifestyle, I’ll get emails and comments about going down a certain path. I’m not. I just saw a dress and decided to wear it. I am not a sissy bimbo, I am not a man-hating bitch, even though I don’t like most men, lol.
I like playing dress up. What I mean is that as a transgender girl I am not “dressing up” when I am out doing Hannah things. But when I have a photo shoot, then I AM playing dress up. I am likely wearing an outfit I would not wear when I am out in the real world. Photo shoots are make believe, not necessarily reflective of who I am and of my lifestyle.
I also get criticism when I complain about overly sexualized comments/messages/emails from people who are reacting to certain types of photos. “If you don’t want men to say things like that then maybe you shouldn’t post photos like that.” Fuck that, lol. There’s not a single photo that I have posted that could possibly justify some of the really inappropriate things some men have said to me.
Besides, men can absolutely behave themselves. They’re lying when they say that they can’t. They are trying to deflect their own accountability and, in a way, assign the blame on me. “It’s not my fault your photo turns me on.” God.
Maybe I expect too much from men, but I really think they can do better. I present as masc for a fair portion of my life. I like women. But I have never thought it would be appropriate to say to other women the things men have said to me..
Additionally, I know that a sexy selfie isn’t indicative of someone’s intelligence and personality. People can be drop dead sexy but not sexually active. A girl can be shy and wear thigh high stiletto boots.
I know I post photos that some people consider sexy or fetishy but I also hope that I post enough of a variety that I am not, well, typecast. It is funny that people assume I am a slutty sissy when I post a sissy dress but no one assumes I am a princess when I wear a gown.
I also think that my writings are somewhat intelligent and well-written. I think my posts are thoughtful and I hope that people consider this when it comes to forming an opinion of me.
Humans are a sum of their parts. Humans are a sum of their wardrobe.
Love, Hannah
Hannah McKnight 