#genderfluid nimona

[deerteetharepretty]

Trans Ballister Headcannon and intersectional queer theory thoughts about the movie Nimona

I absolutely ADORE the Nimona movie but as an Autigender, genderqueer, who is specifically somewhere encapsulating genderfluid and trans masc nonbinary lesbian, this movie made me sob. 

I related to Nimona so SO MUCH. But due to my love of studying the intersectionallitys of queer struggles as my special interest, i saw a specific headcannon among fans that has my entire heart. 

I dont wanna put down anyone elses, i love them all, but i wanted to take a moment to talk about the beautiful lense you could look at queer intersectionality with the Trans Man Ballistar Boldheart headcannon. 

I want to be clear i do not mean this in a weird way at all!

I think theres a lot to discuss with how we could view there kingdom as being accepting of gay people (at least a bit more progressed past where we are where there may not be hate crimes or any problems but some people are still terrible homophobs far and few) 

But through the eyes of our child Nimona we see that the society only accepts queer folks who are “the good ones” aka constantly repressing little parts of their true self to appease others. The accept gay people and say they are willing to try with binary trans people but the bigotry and outward threat of violence to anything different has kept people in the coset, hiding beautiful, normal, facets of queer joy to be seen as acceptable to the kingdom.

That's why i am so inspired by the headcannon of Ballistar, maybe not openly trans but fully living as himself accepted by doctors and the queen fully at a young age, striving for his best life, with a loving and understanding boyfriend who truly sees him.

Because its him realizing Nimona isnt the enemy, they are just a transgender/shapeshifter child. Much like he doesnt understand shapeshifters at first, he doesn't understand their gender, but you start to see him see Nimona for who she is and love her so much.  This headcannon also makes me think so much about the scene on the sword of Gloreth and the ones right before. After he hurt her Ballistar immediately regretted it. The look in his eyes and the way his hand went weak in shock when he realized he almost threatened her. He sees the fear on her face and it strikes me so much in the headcannon of them both being trans because he realized he was threatening a child, and a queer one like himself who clearly wanted to just be accepted and not hurt. I also want to talk for a moment about the ending with Ambrosius. I may need to make a part two because theres a lot to unpack with ambrosius being a cis gay man who is very supportive of the trans community and having a closeted trans partner. i feel like when the dust settles he would feel so horrible for how much he rejected Nimona in the first place.  GOD I WANNA WRITE A FANFIC ABOUT THEM WORKING TO HEAL THROUGH THIS SHIT 

[chillykitty]

aroace nimona propaganda

[demonlordsatan]

Im gonna get So much backlash for this but...

Can we please call Nimona Genderfluid please, Please. I love Nimona for being a person/creature/potato who can shift to whatever gender they want.

The scene where Ballister Boldheart like "and now your a boy" and they say "I am today"

THATS IS SUCH A GENDERFLUID MOMENT.

I dont mind if you say NB for them, and I know Trans is a broad term, but god please just let me have this one character.

Cause everytime I think Trans, I picutre someone who has transition and staying a gender, not someone jumping between genders and never staying in one.

I just want to see their label, Genderfluid, so bad, and not the label Trans for them. Please Im begging everyone to please ;-: call them Genderfluid.

I play changeling druid in all my dnd games cause Im Genderfluid man. *sobs harder* I just wanna be happy.

I might also be projecting a bit on my own feelings about lebals cause I saw a post of someone calling her trans. cause I just hate being called anything but what I am, Genderfluid. I hate it when people call me anything other then that, Non-binary is iffy with me, some places on discord force me to take that tag, but I want to be able to express myself. I had to figure myself out for a while and even accept myself at times and I am Genderfluid, that is me. I hate it when people say other wise or try to say I'm Trans or Non Binary cause its an broad/umbrella term. No. I dont care if it is, I like my label, it doesn't confuse people, and it makes me feel like people dont see who I am.

And I dont want this character to be dragged threw that, I know they wont feel that, theyre an animated character but... I want them to be able to have their proper label. I understand headcanon and all that, but this character is a Shapeshifter, a changeling, their gender and body, is always changing depending on their mood. I want to see more fun genderfluid character so badly.

Im sorry Im ranting I just... I need to let it out.

[savagegood]

“Did you see the way that little girl looked at me? Kids. Little kids. They grow up believing that they can be a hero if they drive a sword into the heart of anything different. And I’m the monster? I don’t know what’s scarier. The fact that everyone in this kingdom wants to run a sword through my heart or that sometimes I just wanna let ‘em.” “We have to get you out of here. Over the wall. We won’t stop until we find some place safe, okay? We’ll go. Together. No matter what we do, we can’t change the way people see us.” “You changed the way you see me... Didn’t you?

NIMONA (2023), based on the comic by ND Stevenson, who came out as transgender in 2022

[ibenology]

I just keep adding to this and it’s slowly going from a meme to something I might have to talk to my therapist about

[beautiful-indecision]

[raccishere]

Watched Nimona finally, love that lil shit

Yeah so everybody knows this movie is an allegory for people with gender identities that aren't accepted in the greater society, and subsequent suffering those people experience when struggling with that environment. Nobody can look at that movie and say it was just about a monster, come on. There were so many golden lines that could be used word for word about a non-binary or trans person's struggles with their identity and place in the world. The world needs more representation like Nimona 🩷

[gay-theater-nerd]

this is ur sign to watch a chaotic genderfluid sidekick and a depressed gay knight with a robot arm fight the government

[zestyzealotunleashed]

I just watched Nimona, and for the record, no one told me I would cry. Before the movie, I was like, a shapeshifting girl and her mentor go an adventure and now after the movie I'm shaken.

It felt, oddly, like a warm hug.

[earthyspruce]

Happy Pride everyone! I don’t think I’ve ever spent this much time on an art piece but it was totally worth it for all these amazing canon (and fanon) genderqueer characters!

[shigeoreum]

nimona ^_^ the drawing i almost cried over bc i think i forever lost the file ^_^

[deerteetharepretty]

I’m so headcannoning Nimona as Autistic Autigender Gender-fluid. (Autigender can be a dif gender it’s a term used to describe how autism can affect your relationship with gender <33)

[what-shitfuckery-is-this-ew]

Watching two asian gay guys take down the model minority myth and a transphobic society with their small genderfluid child wasn't on my bingo but damn I'm glad that it exists

[abookwasallittooktomakemeacrook]

“You didn't tell me you could breathe fire.”

“Oh.”

“Metal.”

Nimona and Ballister in NIMONA (2023)

[savagegood]

"No matter what we do, we can't change the way people see us." "You changed the way you see me... didn't you?"

found family and some of the allegory in NIMONA (2023)

[tinymusicalgeek]

So if you've seen Nimona you might know about the trans flag and rainbow flag in the background of a certain scene:

But think i've found two more that i haven't seen anyone talk about:

The mlm flag colours (the stained glass window between Ballister and Ambrosius during the pub scene)

And this one in the background of the same scene as the trans & rainbow flag.

This might be the genderqueer flag? Which also ties in with the scene.

Let me know what you think. Am i looking into this too far??