First off, the 50% argument is silly. A porn forum is now a scientific study? This is a forum that has transsexual/transvestite specific threads, so, you have to consider the source. And besides, it wouldn't surprise me if a large percentage of men did have gay or bisexual impulses.
I just pointed out the results on a poll in a thread in which it would seem most men are vehemently against. The threads related to transsexuals (NOT transvestites: you should at least know the correct definitions if you want people to take you seriously on the subject) are started by users, not because Freeones is making an effort to cater to them.
And having been around many countries, not as homophobic and/or transphobic as USA, I can tell you that if the shemale looks really good like the ones from Thailand and Brazil, that percentage goes way up and it's the shemale who gets to pick who she wants.
Secondly, who dislikes shemales so much? I don't dislike anybody for what they feel they are in relation to gender. You're supposing a lot simply because I took your ridiculous argument to task.
I didn't mention you specificly, but if the shoe fits.... definitely calling transsexuals men doesn't make you objective, much less sympathetic and understanding of the condition. And like I already said, not all transsexuals have breast implants, many grow breast like any other women as the result of estrogen. And the ones that are so feminine, usually are born with a condition called Partial Androgen Insensitivity syndrome, which makes their bodies unable to fully virilize like a man.
Your argument is that, what, it's perfectly heterosexual to fuck a man or suck on his cock so long as that man displays artificial looking versions of the female anatomy?? I urge you to try to put your bias aside and analyze that for a bit. I have a feeling you'll come to a different conclusion if you do.
It seems as that you take insult in the idea that genuinely heterosexual men won't be sexually attracted to a somewhat feminine looking man with a penis and testicles. I'm not sure if that's a delusions of grandeur and the height of ego or just a misguided mantra. In a perverse way, it's akin to the macho male who thinks that lesbians can be "turned" straight if they meet a guy who will fuck them well enough.
You are not being very articulate, and your analogies are once again not good ones at all. What you don't grasp is the concept that transsexualism has nothing to do with sexual orientation and hence your neurological gender is separate from what your sexual orientation is. But then again, you are the type that thinks transsexuals are just gay men trying to be women. Very ignorant and outdated kind of thinking, but just your opinion nevertheless.
A lesbian doesn't change her sexual orientation anymore than a guy changes his just because he got a attracted to a transgender woman. The 'macho male' would actually have a lot more chances with a lesbian if he changed his sex actually, and displayed the characteristics she finds attractive . Many lesbians in fact date post op transsexuals, and it is not because they are "secretly straight," or have bisexual tendencies.
But in order for you to try to make a point, you have to completely strip transgender women from their female identity and make it as if the transition is not real. But guess what, you are only passing a moral judgement on their decision to alter their bodies, but that doesn't change the fact that their bodies have already changed and that is what causes the attraction on otherwise gynophilic men.
And please tell me what is "artificial looking" about this shemale???
http://shemaleis.com/g/yum/bt/patricia_araujo/patricia_araujo001.jpg
Most men that initially get attracted to her when they see her, are definitely not gay men for reasons that should be obvious. And while I am not saying that just because a man gets attracted to her, they are willing to suck her cock and everything...what I am saying is that many can overlook the male genitalia for many reasons and it happens all the time. Therefore, you can only talk for yourself, and not for the rest of them.
Many men would actually have to make a concious effort not to wanna have some kind of sexual interaction with her, because her body and face is way above average when it comes to the female population.