Fun comparison

[Badtranny]

I apparently look so different now then I did a few months ago that one of our marketing people wanted to take a new picture for the promo stuff. She sent me the pics afterwards and as I was saving them I noticed that one of them had kind of the same smirk as the last promo pic that I took as a dude, 2009 I think.

It makes an interesting comparison.

[Bree-asaurus]

I like guys...

and you are much sexier as a woman...

[IngeInCO]

You look great in both pics! Same smile but so different, you have a wonderful look.

[KellyJameson]

That certain type of sadness caused by the pain we all know to well here is gone from your eyes now and has been replaced with a sparkle and your smirk also has less sadness as if you were resigned to your fate but now it has a more mischievous quality.

I would not have known the pictures were of the same person, both are of attractve people but the sadness is clearly gone now.

[Billiebluenose1878 GG]

Heyy Melissa ...

You look great .. and you look like the younger and prettier sister of the dude ... :D

Xxxxxx

[noeleena]

Hi,

Well i have to say you look a lot better in both pic's than i look ..... period .....

I think i like the bottom one best of all. not sure why,....he he .....

...noeleena...

[Kathryn Martin]

You're his hot sister

[STACY B]

Like I always say ,,Same ,,Just the female version of you ,,, No difference ,,Ones male an the others female same person just another gender presentation . I bet you still think the same as far a Bizz goes ? Tranny not Dummy ,, We just correct a small birth defect that's all ,,Just like anyone else that changes one . If they would put another spin on it instead of beating it in the ground with hookers on the street corner it would be widely accepted Like female breast surgery or nose jobs or hair implants or face lifts ,, Or any other problem ,, Like ya mamma's nerve pills ,,,LOL,,,,

[Gizmo, Debbie]

Your screen name is "badtranny", Why? You look great :D :hugs:

[Paula_56]

you look wonderful, very pretty!

[kimdl93]

You were a great looking guy, but I like you much better as a woman!

[Kerstin]

Your old photo reminds me of Kenneth Branagh :D

[pickles]

I think you look good in both, lol.

[Rianna Humble]

I noticed that one of them had kind of the same smirk as the last promo pic that I took as a dude, 2009 I think.

It makes an interesting comparison.

I would have called it a smile more than a smirk, but your comparison reminds me of what a reporter wrote after interviewing me "Apart from the obvious, meeting Rianna is almost exactly the same as meeting Robert – she is shy, polite, self-deprecating and quick to smile."

[Kaitlyn Michele]

How macho that your promo pic is full of beard stubble..

smile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Michelle.M]

OMG! Misty, I've only known you since Mexico so I never had a point of comparison, but WOW! I quite literally nearly fell out of my chair!

And you're right, the smirk is all that has survived. Kind of like the Cheshire cat and his smile. But you know what? You were a pretty hot guy. If I'd seen you in a bar I'd have flirted with you in so many ways!

[abigailf]

You look good in either role.

Had I been shown those pics out of context I would have said bother and sister.

[kellycan27]

Your screen name is "badtranny", Why? You look great :D :hugs:

Because...........She's bad girl that looks great!

[melissaK]

inspiring . . . (plus these extra letters to reach 20 characters so the reply will post)

[EnglishRose]

Yep!
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[Inna]

Its one of those "HWAT?!?!" pictures................"Nooooo you are not........no way........are you...........did you really............OMG!!!"

Bad Tranny is because she slips after the third one.......................

[Marleena]

I agree with the idea of it looking like a brother/sister comparison. I like the sister version better.:)

[Lorileah]

the first picture, the guy could not afford a razor?

You look mahvelous. Actually both are wonderful, but the woman is...well the woman looks happier

[abby39]

It's great that you can look at pictures of your former self. I still can not. And I have set fire to most of the pictures I had of my past life. I dunno, I just feel so disconnected from them. eh....

[Sara Jessica]

the first picture, the guy could not afford a razor?

"He" probably had an electro appointment that evening after work!


Striking difference, yet at the same time not so much. Handsome guy but more importantly, pretty woman.

[Laurie Ann]

The look in the second reminds me of a Mona Lisa smile but certainly think you look beautiful

[SuzanneBender]

Both are very handsome pictures. You are a beautiful human being no matter what gender.

[Helen Grandeis]

I am glad that you are so vital to the success of the business that you get the benefit of professional photography. You look great!

[Barbara Dugan]

I really like the comparison, you looked very cute back then, you always remind me of a young and cute Mickey Rourke..now you are pretty professional Woman. :doh:I think you are losing your badness:hugs:

[Kerigirl2009]

Wow that is a beautiful change

[Tammy V]

You were a handsome man so it makes sense that you are now a beautiful woman :)

[ReneeT]

Absolutely amazing! You were a really cute guy- now just a hot chick!

[Chickhe]

Cool! I really love before and after photos. Make sure you add it to the big long thread with the others! ...I would say they were right...a little has changed! Looking great!

[Stephanie-L]

Your old photo reminds me of Kenneth Branagh :D

Actually I was thinking more of Hugh Jackman, but I do see it. Girl, you look great, and you give me hope, you go from a handsome and rugged looking guy to a very lovely and feminine girl, but still look like yourself. And I am jealous of your hair, LOL. Ah well, just under 5 months until I get on the plane to see Dr C, can't wait. Thanks for sharing...............Stephanie

[Pamela Kay]

You looked good before Melissa but you look great now (In my humble opinion) and I hope my surgery results are as good as yours and the rest of the Cardenas girls.

Hugh Jackman huh. Melissa with Wolverine claws, hmmm.

Now THAT'S scary.

[Ashley D.]

Wow you wear a cute guy but cuter woman.

P.S. thank you for all you past and you blog.
The way you are or have transitioned so openly is a real help to women like me.
That are just starting down that road.