i dont know how else to address this, but the way that some transphobia is "ok" in this fandom when it relates to characters like roxy is seriously disturbing to me. a character who clearly came out in the story, who changed his pronouns to he him, which is so rare these days. except everyone thinks its like...some sort of bad thing? like it isnt real? like they can ignore it or something. i know roxy is fictional but i relate to him deeply. and im not saying every fan needs to see roxy this way- but the amount of people who straight up hate it, who straight up REFUSE to acknowledge it as a viable option for roxy's gender is insanity. not to literally get on the pity bus but like another example of trans mens identity being invalidated and or ignored.
let me know if im that one friend whos too woke
i like transmasc roxy isolated from the rest of homestuck but with the transfem coding in mind its just as others have mentioned an extremely frustrating writing choice, i dislike how it was handled but i have no ill will towards his fans, yall are cool
vriska is awesome
re: penny
and i understand feeling that way. i think its important to consider a lot of the transfem coding you and a lot of people point to can be perceived as trans coding in general. (my opinion on the situation)
and i know you meant no ill will, but i would like to point out your word choice: extremely frustrating writing choice
this feels sort of inflammatory to me, when most people in this thread are discussing the merits and possible transmasc coding/ reading roxy as transmasc from the beginning. i know you didn't mean it this way, but its really important to note that this isnt a transfem vs transmasc situation. i dont think roxy being transmasc was "a extremely frustrating writing choice" that wasnt handled properly. i also dont think roxy being transmasc takes away from transfem roxy in any way.