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No offense but trans-masc/trans-man headcanons about Arya are so incorrect, I'm sorry. I can't even take them seriously considering this fandom's desire to separate Arya from girlhood/womanhood. I would love it if people would stop trying to divorce female characters (and real women) from their identities as women just because they aren't traditionally feminine.
If we're talking about actual good-faith interpretations, ones that actually work with how Arya is written, then trans-femme is a much better fit. Arya has never had the desire to be a boy or be seen as one, she is fiercely insistent on her identity as a girl and corrects people several times, she doesn't consider herself a "real" Lady because she's not one in the same way her mother and sister are (!!!), she has self-esteem issues from her looks and ability to perform feminine tasks, she actually spends time pretending to be a boy but never considers herself one or enjoys doing it, as time progresses she loses the ability to pass as a boy (!!!), etc. Look at the material!! There's so much there to discuss from that perspective! Arya's non-conformity and how that fits into a society with such strict gender norms is fascinating and there's a lot to discuss there, but calling her trans-masc is one of the laziest interpretations to come up with.
#arya stark#asoiaf#It's wild cause I literally never see any other character separated from their gender identity like Arya is#Arya isn't even our most non-conforming character (female or otherwise) and yet it feels like she gets singled out for this treatment#probably because characters like Brienne + Asha + Sam are more associated with romance than her and as progressive as people claim to be#they aren't actually interested in queer identities + relationships and their larger implications go figure 🙄#her feelings about being a Lady are so intertwined with society's (misogynistic) expectations like ughhh it's such a well-done conflict#I just wish people weren't such illiterate clowns about it#Arya doesn't like sewing or wearing dresses and wants to be more than a housewife and people go /this is a man/ :/#it's like seeing people portray Arya with darker skin than her siblings...the way this fandom acts I know it's not being down in good faith#can it be done sincerely by people interested in exploring queer subtext? 100% is it often done so? almost never#no hate to people who genuinely make these headcanons this is for the people who hate viewing Arya as the girl she actually is#justice for trans-femme!Arya cause it works so much better then any other identity people force on her#though it is hilarious to me that people act like complicated feelings towards gender are impossible for cis people to have lol
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