#multiple pronouns. neopronouns. deciding they are happiest as is but are glad to have taken the steps to reach that conclusion

[slightlytoastedbagel]

uhhh long story short trans headcanons are cool especially when they may contradict canon identity. it is never too late to find out about those things and characters only finding themselves after a story is a great thing to look at. anyway rant.

idk I think that trying to say that people headcanoning Akito/Toya/Tsukasa/Rui to be transfem are misogynistic by neglecting the many canonically female characters in game is a fucking stupid claim that reeks of transphobia and transmisogyny in particular. first off tell me why you think someone writing about a character, who in a game presents as male, deciding that a story where they consider identifying differently could be interesting is misogynistic. second off where are all of these people having those headcanons because I know like. 2 people off the top of my head and one of them is me. there are people who hc Shiho/Haruka/Mafuyu/whoever else to be a trans boy which were not brought up once here (I have seen differing opinions on Mafuyu specifically and I am certain there is a claim that these hcs are also bad but the post in question referred to the others). (and I love these hcs as well btw).

fandom misogyny is definitely a thing that should be spoken of, ESPECIALLY in Sekai. but the people making stories or art of these characters actually exploring identifying as another gender to the one they may present as in canon? that is not an issue here. it was never a fucking issue and I'm so glad there was at least one seperate post willing to call out how bullshit it was.

the misogyny within sekai fandom issue has existed for years and many have made great posts about it. it is very much true that of a cast with a majorly female cast, the 4 boys getting the spotlight is an issue. however trans headcanons had never been a part of that discussion because, putting it lightly, they probably never should have been. do you really think the people that will sideline AnHane for AkiToya care about headcanoning either of the latter as girls? no, because the reason this issue exists is because the people writing AkiToya fic about them just kissing again #5000 don't fucking care for the women they are reducing to one note characters for it to work.

it becomes obvious when these things no longer become "I think exploring this characters relationship to gender is very interesting and I would like to draw/write about it" and switch to "I think women can not be interesting so I will only consider liking a character if they are a man". there are literally the claims of "L/N would be more interesting as a boy band" (and the similar ones for MMJ) which is very clearly just saying they would be better characters if they were presented as guys in game and an excuse to not think about the rest of the cast.

there's something I've been thinking for a while now but it relates to something from months ago and it would just be bringing it back up maybe and it's late so I'd feel stupid but rifkrof.