Or, “I’m rolling in dough! Time to apply my wealth to a good cause. Like turning the tide against all these perverts!”.
Speculatively speaking, of course. I really don’t know enough details about her antics beyond a general disappointment and creeping revelations. I don’t even have a twitter.
I’d rescind/alter the last part of that statement tb entirely h
Watch her Omegaverse video if you haven’t already, because, spoiler: It’s getting a sequel.
I recently read that according to the field study of identity and personality.
ones sexuality is one of the most important parts of a persons personality.
Be that as it may, in my stupid opinion, it is also the LEAST interesting aspect of a persons identity.
I been wanting to drop that take for a while, and now I shall go away again.
I’m ignorant about the subject of trans people. As a matter of fact, I haven’t read much about them aside from a few internet pages here and then. What would you recommend as good reading for the subject?
By good I mean something with proper sources, arguments and informations (the least critical theory, the better). Scientific/academic papers would be great.
I think this is a question that can help many uninformed people, like me, to get some useful informations rather than search in the vast sea of the web.
Would be a short story arc as you can magically transition yourself to what gender you prefer within a cast of a spell or a sip of a potion.
And then you end up with Guild Wars 2’s extremely embarrassing concept to facilitate trans representation in their game
“I was sad so i cast a spell and am a girl now also here’s my dead name” doesn’t QUITE capture the spirit of the ordeal people have to go through. It’s my issue with it in highmagic settings, its a non issue so you can only either
A: ignore the setting
B: solve it with a literal flick of one’s wrist.
There’s probably a nuanced way of going about it, maybe the idea of making it an illusion rather than a fullbody transformation, I think maybe then you could still portray themes of gender dysphoria and body dysmorphia because the individual wouldn’t physically feel as if they’re in a different body, but I’m not sure if that’s something that could be shown as tasteful and even just suggesting this has got me asking if this would be something suitable.
For sure if games are going to introduce themes relevant to the trans and non-binary communities then they’d 100% need to have someone who’s lived that experience to consult with.
As a real world example, some trans men will opt to go for something known as a ‘packer’, essentially giving the appearance of what most men typically have, but that alone isn’t sufficient in all cases, meaning that some trans men will opt to get surgery to obtain the real deal. (Also I’m sorry for my wording here, I’d be more specific but I’m not sure what the forums allow.) Basically the point I’m trying to make is that the look alone isn’t always adequate to alleviate gender dysphoria and sometimes the ‘feel’ is needed too.
Such a bourgeois solution. Not everyone can afford a steady supply of tinctures.
Even in High Magic land, the crushing weight of class struggle is real. So, so many perpetual monarchies lasting for millennia and Rightful Ruler narratives.
Deffo.
What deeply saddens me about JK Rowling is she at one point was a writer I looked up to.
She was kind of one of the first writers to say; “you know, writing fan fiction is okay” (I remember Ann Rice being very; “PLAGIARISM!” abot it in interviews).
But Rowling was like; “you know if putting X and Y character together is the starting point for a budding writer, then I’m okay with it”
Now… she’s this.
shrugs in voodoo
If the Darkspear can turn Rexxar into a bat, the sky is the limit.
I think there have always been plenty of relevant games for transgenders and whatnot- Many themes are universal in the sense that it doesn’t matter if you are a man or a woman, young or old, the story will still resonate with you in some way.
Not saying you can’t make an appealing/good story out of things like transgender conflicts etc, I just feel like 99% of the games published these days (and indeed in the past) have story elements that you can relate to regardless of whether you identify physiological similarities with the characters.
Take me for example- My favorite Disney movie to this date is Mulan, and it has been ever since I went to see it in the theaters with my mom when I was just a kid. I’m not a girl, but I can still relate and identify with the story and convey some meaning from it regardless (Bravery, standing against oppressive norms/customs, not apologizing for who you are).
I did as you said and altered it, sempai.
Very close just needs a slight alteration now
Breaking news; troll that lives in gold pyramid dismisses systemic poverty.
Eat de richmons.
Feed de scamps to da scamps.
Well, if one considers physical transition to be the sole essence and nature of what it is to be trans, then yes.
If one considers “being trans” a story arc, then sure.
As far as I am concerned, being trans is a bit more than that. It’s more than the dysphoria, it’s more than “going from A to B”.
And I figure the notion that the “story arc” of physical transition is all there is to be trans is kinda awful in itself. A character can simply be trans, much like a character can be male or female or intersex or what have you.
For sure, yeah. A lot of themes in storytelling have some degree of universality to them, I think unless you’re going down a really surrealist or avant-garde method of telling a story then there’s going to be some degree of relatability, and even in the case of transgender individuals there’s almost certainly characters or stories that can be analogous or metaphorical to gender dysphoria that don’t touch on the actual topic.
But similarly, I feel like stories or characters with direct depictions gender dysphoria specifically also aren’t just for the trans community, it’s a bit of a two-way street. It can be as simple as seeing a character I’m invested in get something that they’ve been longing for, or perhaps relating to a character feeling out of place within their society, or needing to hide something away from others - those are themes that people beyond trans or genderqueer individuals can also relate to IMO.
I think it’s just about the nuance of writing. Personally I thought the gay romance in Mass Effect 3 was the most boring, mundane, uninteresting path out of all of the other options. I wouldn’t go so far to say it was full-on fanservice or queerbaiting or what have you, but I will say that they maybe felt like they didn’t give as much thought to the dynamic of that relationship as they did to the others.
But because it was a new example of a gay romance in the game, they kind of just showcased the gayness of it all, perhaps paving the way to better-written gay characters down the line, and it might well be the same for trans characters too.