nerdpiggy: rnorningstars: [ID: An edited Tom Gauld comic of two identical looking kingdoms opposed to each other. The left kingdom is “Morally Grey Male Characters” and the right kingdom is “Morally Grey Female Characters”. Their juxtapositions are: “His heart wrenching[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged gender issues
elainiisms: female protagonists will literally go through 30 life altering traumas at the age of 16 and you ppl still have the audacity to call them annoying bc they cry about it and act like teenage girls
bearly-holding-on: I don’t enjoy being a hater openly but I am so sick of pants in redesigns. And so many come with captions making unnecessary digs at the mere existence of skirts. I’m so tired. I’m so sick and tired.
They’re literally described as identical twins in the show and people gave them different genitals just because Knives is all muscle and dominance. Yeah that is definitely uncomfortable if that’s a trendy headcanon. I’m sorry to hear the fandom is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
abnormal-artist: the-bar-sinister: I wasn’t going to say anything, because I don’t want to upset anyone, and I believe that everyone has the right to their own opinions and headcanons, queer or otherwise. But at this point it’s unavoidable. The sheer[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay. I did it. I figured out the pattern between what trans headcanons bother me and what trans headcanons don’t. For the most part, I like trans headcanons that disgaree with the character’s canonical gender, and avoid trans headcanons that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeah, the AA series has a LOT of regressive portrayals of gender roles, a lot of sexism and jokes that have aged poorly as “haha, they’re GNC” has become less of a socially acceptable punchline. Unfortunately at the time– and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
nyaagolor: the-bar-sinister: Hey let’s talk about why the ace attorney series constantly links male femininity in general and the specifically use of cosmetics with villainy and weakness. (spoiler it’s homophobia) I would also argue that AA also has a casual[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
frodo-of-the-nine-fingers: deeply unlikeable and unpleasant female characters are actually so important for the ecosystem and also as a good litmus test over if a person is Weird about women or not
carricfisher: Carey Mulligan in The Great Gatsby (2013) | Promising Young Woman (2020)
evansentcoffee: Is there a reason ppl really like to hc Apollo Justice as trans? Is it the references to voice training/chords of steel? Really hope this doesn’t come off as mean-spirited or anything, I’m genuinely curious. ALSO if the reasons[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
chekovsphaser: emeraldburn: : My redesign hot take is that if you’re aiming to “desexualize” a female character, don’t make her boobs smaller. You’re implying a lot here. Instead of shrinking her boobs, try: Changing her posture to something normal people[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
snowberry-pie: snowberry-pie: this has been discussed before but reducing female characters to the girlboss braincell holder in the name of combating misogyny in fandom is ironically also a form of misogyny people love love loooove to go on and on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…