How do you all feel about the trans narrative in “Loki”?

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[–]slushpilot 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Loki actually fits for this narrative. He is a trickster god after all.

[–]usehername 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

In the show, it's not a trans narrative. They're two different Lokis. In the other universe, Loki was created with an X sperm instead of a Y sperm.

However, I do see that some people have wanted to claim he's "genderfluid" which is ridiculous. As a shapeshifter, Loki can literally change sex. He's not someone who "feels more masculine one day and more feminine another" (which is pretty normal) and bases his entire identity on it. He's just a shapeshifter.

[–]HouseplantWomen who disagree with QT are a different sex 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

People project whatever they like onto characters all the time. Movies try to appeal to their demographic, and trans identified males make up a big chunk of fans of the caped hero gimmick.

If I wanted to, I could write a fairly convincing piece claiming kafkas stories are about a transgenderist mess. Would that mean anything or make the interpretation factual?

I also hate overlaying modern narratives and disorders on ancient characters like gods or legendary figures. Pantheons don’t represent modern ideas and it’s bad for history if we’re gonna talk about Loki the God. That’s probably a whole other discussion though.

[–]loveSloaneDebate King 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think it’s pandering, which kind of sucks because without the unnecessary narrative it would probably have been more compelling. And I think the LGBT community (more so the T and the add ons that aren’t real sexualities) are proving to be ridiculously susceptible to pandering.

I also wonder if this article isn’t more projection and less what’s actually going on in the series. I definitely think the writers/producers are pandering a bit with making Loki “gender fluid” when that’s never been a thing for his character as far as I can recall; they just seemed to pick him because he was the easiest to make “queer”, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that this article isn’t reaching.

[–]worried19 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No strong feelings. I'm not really into superhero stuff. I have no objections to trans inclusion as long as the characters are adults, but this seems more like reading a lot of subtext into something that might not actually be there.

Faefyx Collington (They/Them) is a British writer.

Not surprising the author would come to certain conclusions. Also, Faefyx? I don't want to be mean, but what's with so many trans people choosing such odd names for themselves?

[–]FlanJam 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I haven't seen the show so idk how much i agree/disagree with this fan theory. But I don't see a problem with people making fan theories in general.

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I haven't really watched any of that, but it seems kind of nice on one hand to try to show representation to make people feel less alone, which I think is especially great for kids. It's a tad annoying and cringe-y when it's unnatural and doesn't flow, though, and it's kind of insulting. But it's really kind of funny because of all that, so I'm kind of for it because the awkwardness is just hilarious, it screams r/FellowKids