#trans masc s/i

[sapphire-heart-tippy]

Who's ready for the mall? 🩵💙

Bel (left): he/him/his and xe/xem/xis (they/them okay too)

Tippy (right): ze/zem/zeir and fae/faer (he/him okay too)

[obsmiechujek]

Bubbline with some bubbles

[mo-ok]

happy pride month to the sci-fi yuri trifecta that is Bioman, Changeman, and Flashman

[moongothic]

i would love trans crocodile but im very cynical that oda would write him in a respectful manner. thats not even thinking of how horrible that one portion of the one piece fandom would treat him

Yeah the fandom sucks and I'm going to strangle everyone (including the cishets who claim to be trans allies and then use "Crocomom")

But with Oda it's weird because like. The more I think about it, the more I'm like... 50/50 about Oda being able to actually deliver good, respectful trans masc rep.

Like I've posted about this before but One Piece does have this on-going theme of having characters "stuck in wrong bodies" or "having one's body changed" (sometimes reversably, sometimes irreversably; sometimes against their will, sometimes consentually). Which, in theory, in my mind, does kind of signal that on some level Oda understands the idea of being "the wrong sex" (whether or not that's a good way to explain The Trans Experience™ is a whole different subject but it's an old fashioned explanation that Oda would probably be/is familiar with) But at the same time, while the concept pops up again and again in One Piece, Oda doesn't really dwell too deep into the idea of what that's like. Like, emotionally. How it feels like to like, get turned into a toy or be a child who gets aged 20 years or to get turned into a cyborg or a giant child or have parts of your body permanently turned into animal parts (sometimes with a will of their own) etc

And like. Part of me understands why, Oda does tend to want to focus on writing a story he thinks teenaged boys would be interested in reading, and he has often stated he wants to have fun with his story too (like that's partially why Luffy's a Rubber Man, because Oda thought giving Luffy a ridiculous ability would make him more fun to write and draw long-term, which is valid as hell) This is why for example Oda has avoided doing any romances in OP, and while there are dark themes in the story, often he has done his best to avoid making them too blatant, as some things would be too mature for his youngest readers (like, for example until Kuma's backstory, it was never explicitly stated what would happen to the slave wives of the Tenryuubito, even saying it was "implied" would be pushing how that subject had been treated until now)

So like. Because of that, I understand why Oda hasn't dwelled into The Feelings™ part much/at all despite the "stuck in the wrong body" narrative appearing time and time again

Either Oda thinks it'd be too boring either for himself or his readers, or he hasn't dwelled into it because he doesn't really understand gender dysphoria and can't relate to the experience (despite how often it shows its face in OP). Or it could be both, even

The thing is though, as OP has gone on, while I wouldn't say Oda has "broken his writing rules", Kuma's backstory alone has pushed them to a new limit with the love-that-never-was story and the all-but-explicitly-stated storytelling.

So a part of me wonders, if Crocodile is trans, could Oda actually like... take a slightly deeper look into his feelings and explore his queer experience? ('Cause god knows, if Crocodad Real, then there really would be a literal coming out-story built into his backstory that would be extremely unavoidable, and as I've mentioned before, the fact that we haven't gotten to learn almost anything about his backstory yet is Kinda Fucking Sus)

Also I do want to mention how... like Oda gets a lot of bad rap when it comes to queer rep in One Piece, but the more I think about it, I think it's more an issue with the terminology and how translators have gone about either localizing it, or more often than not, leaving it unlocalized 'Cause like. Yes the "okama" would be horrible trans rep but... really... they're not trans representation. They're representation for draq queens. Piss poor draq rep, but still, they're draq queens. And just like our very real life drag performers; some of them are cishets. Some of them are gender non-conforming gay men. Some of them are nonbinary*. Some of them are trans women. Obviously lumping all of these people into one group is kinda offensive (which is why "okama" is (as far as I understand it) such an unpopular term even amongst queer people in Japan), and the way Oda often chooses to draw these characters looks no different to how gender criticals choose to present trans women in their propaganda.

*Like Bon-chan, who explicitly states they are both male and female. And Iva-chan, who switches between boy-mode and girl-mode from time to time, could arguably be called genderfluid (though any specific terminology is up to debate). Both are nonbinary draq queens.

And yet, despite all that. It can not be understated how if you put aside the nameless background gag-characters, Oda does treat the actual, proper queer characters with respect. Everyone would agree that Bon-chan is an absolute hero, we would all die for them. Iva-chan (and Inazuma too) is explicitly presented in a heroic light, seen as someone who helps people and fights for justice (with the Revs)

And then there's the first binary trans characters we've actually gotten, Okiku and Yamato. And I'm pretty sure we would all agree Okiku is 10/10 perfect trans fem representation (I am not entirely serious, I'm not trans fem so I can't speak for trans women here, it's just that I can't see anything Horrendously Wrong with how Okiku is presented within the story- not actually perfect but all things considdered, damn good). She is stunning, people around her (INCLUDING SANJI!!) don't just view her as a woman but would go out of their way to date her (as in, she is seen as "desirable", and not as some kind of a disgusting freak to avoid), she is heroic and sweet and kind and just. IDK I love her And while I'm sure many trans mascs would agree Yamato may not be how they want to be seen by the world (though having Yamato ID as a man while having the biggest moobs is surely validating for a lot of people, including anybody who might not want or be able to get top surgery and/or HRT), again, he is only presented as heroic within the narrative and respected by the characters around him, Luffy especially, which is by far the most important part; the protagonist going out of his way to be respectful of trans characters does represent the values of the story.

And like.

Think about how Oda has treated Crocodile so far.

Like, although we're all having a bit of a laugh over the whole Cross Guild thing, Oda is still treating him as a cool character whom he presents seriously and treats with respect. Like Oda wants the readers to see Crocodile as at least a little bit cool. So I can't imagine him pulling a full 180 with how Croc would be treated in the story if he was revealed to be trans, especially when the potential foreshadowing for that was laid out in the story years ago already.

All this to say; Oda is not perfect at all, but considdering the things he has gotten right so far, I think there is hope he could pull it off. Because Oda is for Queer Liberation.

Really, my only concerns would be whether or not there's a risk Crocodile could get somehow detrans'd during the story (I'm praying the Haki theory isn't an option, really Doc Q might be the only true risk here), if he's stealth and that got presented as "a wrong thing to do" (which I'd hope not, like our previous queer characters have been okay with being openly queer but that may have been more for the readers than anything else. At least, I hope, god knows if Crocodile is and wants to be stealth trans then that's his right and he shouldn't have to out if he doesn't want to, and yeah, I don't want him to be demonized within the narrative for being stealth (if he's stealth, for all we know he could be out)) and like, most importantly, what'd end up being Crocodile's "motivation" for transitioning in the first place

Like. God. I just. I don't want there to be a twist where Crocodile transitioned because "being a woman was weak" or because he "wanted to be acknowledged by Whitebeard" ('cause WB doesn't take women into his crew) or "the scar in his face made him so ugly he decided he should be a man instead" (seen unironic Redditors suggest that. Almost lost my mind) or something

Like I hope someone's at least tried to explain gender dysphoria to Oda. Like the man does have actual queer friends in real life (some of whom inspired characters in OP), so I'm hoping at least someone's tried to explain the feelings that come with The Trans Experience™ to him so that, if Crocodile's trans, then Oda can actually try to base his reasoning to transition on those feelings instead of any stupid "reasons" that no actual queer person would relate to

But it all just boils down to... Is Oda willing to actually dwell into those feelings and explore them in the story.

It... it really could go either way with Oda

So yeah. Anon, I'm with you, I'd be lying if I didn't admit I was at least A Little Worried. But also... I want to be hopeful. Because I do believe there is reason to be hopeful.

Only time will tell how it'll go

[syn-ch]

i will stay consistent. i will stay disciplined.

i will lose 𝗐𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍.

[xx-s3lf-ship-xx]

Teen! Sorrow n Sorrow Gender n Sexualities 💜

This their genders :3c

The ninjas do call them he a lot but he doesn't mind but he's also okay with they and them pronouns as well

Ngl I do feel like he would be polyamorous since he's always clinging to 5, he mostly clinging on jay the most since he became friends with him

Also here the bio of Fog catgender and Traumatized Catgender

Fog Catgender - subset of a catgender who's lazy, tired, quiet and watchful which is kinda give a fog vibe

Sorrow can be lazy at times when there's no mission to worry about it, he's always tired since he trained his elemental power, he can't do his shadow element during day light and watchful, he does watches the people in Ninjago or cats whenever they're in trouble, he may be have ADHD but he be focus mode when trouble comes

Traumatized Catgender - any type of trauma, it's doesn't have to be serious, just anything that could have/ did effect your life

Sorrow did develop trauma due to their grandmother passing, he got abused and neglected by their parents and ran away from his "house" when he was 14 and a half until he met Sensei Wu and take care of them like if he was his father (which I hopefully make a comic or write a fanfic of it XP)

So yeah!! :3c

[selfshipping-haven]

Get yourself a boyfriend who helps you through dysphoria

[velvetvexations]

Potential Ninja Sex Party Song I Came Up With in a Few Minutes

It's important you read the following with a really funky beat. The beat drops on "but baby don't be shy" and goes into the pre-chorus with the music steadily ramping up.

I'm gonna show you my karate, baby I'm gonna be your true kung-fu daddy you'll see love has a kick with a taekwondo husbando when I throw you to the mat and I exhibit my hopkido this Nak Muay will caress you with eight limbs tonight but baby don't be shy, don't give it up without a fight

oh, I know my power can be a little difficult to manage when we spar you say I have a biological advantage but darling, you've been training for days and days you look great in that belt, I know you fucking slay and how you break concrete has me hard as a rock so why don't you come and give me some headlock?

[themeganator5000]

If Bill and Ted from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure were trans and their periods were synced they'd be like "That is so totally tubular, my dude!! Let us take Aleve and snuggle under the heated blanket together!!! 🎸🎸🎸😝😝😝😝!!!!"

[sapphire-heart-tippy]

Bel, Vanilla, and Tippy get their own beach episode! 🩵💙💜✨ The cute boys are having some fun in the sun 😎✨

(from left to right: Bel: he/him and xe/xem- Vanilla: he/they- Tippy: he/him and xe/xem)

[thingsmysplattershotjrtoldme]

Some Ghost Love

[ectoplasm-james]

to be clear, i'm thrilled for them, but i genuinely think that the buzz from female audience members for barbie about the “feminism” they feel seeing other women in pink and calling each other barbie is in fact them experiencing the euphoria of camp and drag and not having the language for it. you haven't unlocked a feminist utopia, you've uncovered the delights of performing gender to a hilarious and absurdist degree

[poognthebrainbois]

Uh-oh ! My gender just became my dad in 1989---

Oh god oh fuck

-Xander

[syn-ch]

the farts are gonna be deadly

[chungledownbeamcannon]

Trans masc vibes

[nasty-boi-dread]

Terfs and haters are wrong. I am definitely 100% a man, it's just taking me a bit longer to get there.