He expected his friend, who he perceived as a "man", to have a particular kind of insight after the transition. Instead, he learned that his perception of the friend as a "man" was a projection. His friend would not have felt the need to transition if she felt she was a "man."
His friend could only provide more nuanced insights, because her experience was not that of a "man" becoming a "woman."
If I asked her what women generally don't understand about men, she was unable to answer.
If I asked her what men don't understand about women, she replied with the standard feminist propaganda.
She had no special insight why women do things the way they do. (makeup, skirts, etc.) And she was unable to spot any non obvious differences between the sexes.
She's really not stupid. Just lacking perspective. Just like I am, but from different point of view.
He expected his friend, who he perceived as a "man", to have a particular kind of insight after the transition. Instead, he learned that his perception of the friend as a "man" was a projection. His friend would not have felt the need to transition if she felt she was a "man."
His friend could only provide more nuanced insights, because her experience was not that of a "man" becoming a "woman."