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it's my birthday this week and you have to post a lot okay? :^)
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Obviously, I think bridget is a very good topic because she's one of the only characters who had to like publicly transition because she was publicly presenting as a boy for years. Same with testament. There's also that character from rocko's modern life who transitioned. I think it's more interesting to see characters who weren't trans when they were introduced because it more accurately mirrors our experiences.
I'd also like to see more representation of trans people who don't "pass". I think most trans characters are just presented as stealth.
In this case, the example from rocko's modern life is really interesting because the characters are all so far off from the human form that androgyny is the norm and only gender expression differentiates most genders (ed bighead and his wife look essentially exactly the same physically, but they have different gender expressions)
Most representations of trans people that don't pass are super transphobic, unfortunately. Your answer does actually give me some perspective on what to think about, thank you so much
Frankly, I think most representations historically are transphobic in general. When we're being mocked, or it's revealed that a woman is "actually a man" in a movie, that character is often played by a cis woman.
I hope we can get more realistic representation where we aren't treated like freaks. We can't all meet the standards of Instagram models and celebrities any more than cis women can.