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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-06-23 03:43 pm

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[personal profile] thursdaymoose 2013-06-23 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah I see the "exact same" argument come up a lot, and I think it's really important to take the culture's fashion and pressures into context.

On a basic design level, I see quite a few male -> female swaps give the girl very short hair, with the argument that the original version keeps his hair short. For me, though, it's not necessarily that the character likes short hair, it's that they often have a rather nondescript hairstyle for their presentation.

So a born-female version of that character wouldn't necessarily have short hair, just something that doesn't stand out much.

To continue with your example, most SPN swaps seem to give Sam the same hair that Jared has now, but I think it's more interesting to give Sam hair that, in one way or another, is a little unusual or remarkable for a woman.
Edited 2013-06-23 20:50 (UTC)