Honestly, I don't care if someone thinks Chihiro is trans. At least it has a bit more basis than, say, insisting Dave Strider is since I know that's popular fan theory too. I can understand wanting trans or genderqueer or genderfucky characters in media, and I can relate to Chihiro's issues a bit being genderqueer myself. However, I do accept the fact that canon says he is male with extreme self-esteem issues and know no amount of wishing will help otherwise.
However, the assdumping on both sides has got to stop. I'm getting real mad at the I AM A REAL TRANSWOMAN AND YOU ARE BLATANTLY CISSEXIST FOR STATING CANON AND I HOPE YOU ROT (If the tumblr you're talking about is Zemeth's I've been rolling my eyes at this too.) I'm honestly REALLY FUCKING GLAD they didn't pull a transphobic panic kill with Mondo which is what might have happened if Chihiro was fully trans. It's too easy to go into the "Filthy trap grrr die shemale" trope with writing and seeing DR avoid it entirely is a breath of fresh air. The last thing we need is yet another instance of this.
However I'm also annoyed at the anti-SJW types insisting anyone who supports trans or genderqueer causes or headcanon as evil canon hating betrayers trying to get icky gender issues into something as needing to die in a fire and leave the fandom forever. Not that that's what is happening here, but I'm also seeing a lot of it. It's shit on every side.
cw: transphobia
However, the assdumping on both sides has got to stop. I'm getting real mad at the I AM A REAL TRANSWOMAN AND YOU ARE BLATANTLY CISSEXIST FOR STATING CANON AND I HOPE YOU ROT (If the tumblr you're talking about is Zemeth's I've been rolling my eyes at this too.) I'm honestly REALLY FUCKING GLAD they didn't pull a transphobic panic kill with Mondo which is what might have happened if Chihiro was fully trans. It's too easy to go into the "Filthy trap grrr die shemale" trope with writing and seeing DR avoid it entirely is a breath of fresh air. The last thing we need is yet another instance of this.
However I'm also annoyed at the anti-SJW types insisting anyone who supports trans or genderqueer causes or headcanon as evil canon hating betrayers trying to get icky gender issues into something as needing to die in a fire and leave the fandom forever. Not that that's what is happening here, but I'm also seeing a lot of it. It's shit on every side.