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[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman🇬🇧🌳🟦 11 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

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Apparently there was a certain amount of ado (isn't there always now?) around the new Hogwarts [second word] game where people wanted to make their characters transgender. What does that even mean in the context of a video game? Play as the sex you want and fuck off.

[–]Q-Continuum-kin 17 insightful - 1 fun17 insightful - 0 fun18 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Because the identity is more important than the actual outcome.

There used to be this identity called "circumgender" which probably started as a joke but the Tumblr people got ahold of it and started using it. Basically it means a person who wishes they were born the opposite sex so that they could have then transitioned to their current gender ID just so they can have a trans label.

Enough people rightfully made fun of this but those exact people are now just identifying as queer or non-binary and saying they are trans but now they don't get the criticism.

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

Basically it means a person who wishes they were born the opposite sex so that they could have then transitioned to their current gender ID just so they can have a trans label.

It feels like 99% of trans people online enjoy being trans and being a sort of amalgamation of a female and male than just enjoying they're finally male or female, and can live in peace this way. Nah.

[–]julesburm1891 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

...if you actually had gender dysphoria and wanted to be in the body of the opposite sex, wouldn’t you just play video game as the sex you wanted to be? Like, why would you want to be reminded in a goddamn video game that you aren’t really a (who)man?

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

This is also what makes me scratch my head in the context of transitioning supernatural characters with superhuman regen abilities and drawing them with visible masectomy scars. This even begs for a question if this character can even physically transition as their regeneration will make them regrow the effects of top and bottom surgery. Or characters who can shapeshift - in their case I'm not even sure if there is any point in making them trans.

[–][deleted] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I remember discourse like this on Twitter about Smash Bros. A transbian argued since retconning straight characters into gay or bi is now acceptable for entertainment companies to do, Nintendo should make princess peach a trans woman. Like if you wanna pick a female character and play princess peach why can’t you just do that. If TWAW why is this a problem. Lol.

[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They can simp all they want for Nintendo, but Japan isn't going to go and trans one of their most iconic characters.