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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-08-04 03:31 pm

[ SECRET POST #2406 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2406 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2013-08-05 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
I have never seen trans* headcanons handled in a way that wasn't disgusting and fetishizing as all hell. Every time I've seen it done, the reasoning behind why they think the character is trans* is sexist and tied to gender essentialism - for instance, there are a lot of people who claim that Naoto from Persona 4 is trans* because she crossdressed and pretended to be a boy, completely ignoring the fact that she did so not because she identified as a boy, but because she felt that societal gender roles prevented her from pursuing the career path she wanted. In fact, she explicitly identifies as female in canon.

But obviously, she dresses like a boy so she must be trans*! As a cis female who has always presented in a more masculine fashion, I find that sort of assumption to be, quite frankly, disgusting and sexist. Girls can be masculine and still be female, just like boys can be feminine and still be male. Gender identity has nothing to do with presentation.