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Jacques1194
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I know this is an old post but for some reason someone shared this today. It'll never not amaze me how the same people who go "Homophobic stereotypes are bad!" are the same people who go "This character is so queer coded because he likes to ice skate!"
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I haven't seen this brought up, but for those curious, hardcore fujo and self admitted autoandrophile, Maia Kobabe, recently dropped some previews of her next comic:
It's called "opting out", and the main premise is our brave, ethnic protagonist really, really doesn't want to grow up.
(Her Tumblr) (Archive)
Oh, excuse me, I meant really, really doesn't want to...exist in her body. while envying her little sister. For being young.
And because Maia's writing it, I'll bet you one million Kiwi gold that's going to turn out to be a good thing. Just going by the previews, it looks like all the issues Maia was fomenting in back when she was writing Gender Queer have done nothing but grow over time.
The thing that really kills me is that that this is being published by Scholastic. I have warm memories of their book fairs when I was a kid, and knowing they've lowered themselves to disseminating this kind of ugly, self-absorbed literature, all but telling young children that escaping adulthood is easy and fun, kind of hurts.
As an aside, this was supposedly co-authored by another LA based SJW, Swati Srikumar. The bookshop.org link has her listed as the illustrator, but that's definitely Maia's line work, at a minimum. Swati was nice enough to show us what her own art looks like down on her tumbr (link) (archive) and it's ass.
I have vague memories either this lady or her art has been posted here before?
Unless she's doing the coloring, I'm going to run on the theory that Maia knew she wasn't ethnic enough to write an Indian protagonist herself, so, in true DEI-SJW fashion, brought on a fellow smelly autist to use as a cover. Her sole purpose is to share cover space with Maia and serve as a shield against those who would assault her for projecting onto a figure that isn't #FFFFFF European white.
It's called "opting out", and the main premise is our brave, ethnic protagonist really, really doesn't want to grow up.
(Her Tumblr) (Archive)
Bodies are the worst. I wish I didn’t have a body.
Saachi is a storyteller. At her small junior high, she’s surrounded by kids she’s known forever – including her best friend, Lyla, who shares Saachi’s love of fantasy novels and creating new worlds.
But as seventh grade starts, people are changing. Suddenly it matters who likes whom, and it seems like everyone is coupling up. Even Lyla seems more interested in hanging out with Brian than in writing and drawing with Saachi anymore. Saachi’s not interested in any of that boy/girl stuff. Why can’t things just stay the way they were? Saachi longs to have the freedom of her little sister Samaira, whose elaborate fantasy game with her friends feels safe and comfortable.
As Saachi starts her period and has to sit through the puberty lessons in school, she grows more and more detached from her physical self. She doesn’t want her body to change. Why does she have to become more “girl”? What if she doesn’t feel like a girl – or quite like a boy, either? Couldn’t she just opt out of both genders? Does such a thing even exist?
Opting Out is a thoughtful exploration of what it means to grow up, both physically and emotionally, with a diverse cast of characters and an honest assessment of the limitations of social and societal binaries. Maia Kobabe (Gender Queer) and Lucky Srikumar each bring pieces of their own stories into Saachi’s explorations of identity and belonging.
Saachi is a storyteller. At her small junior high, she’s surrounded by kids she’s known forever – including her best friend, Lyla, who shares Saachi’s love of fantasy novels and creating new worlds.
But as seventh grade starts, people are changing. Suddenly it matters who likes whom, and it seems like everyone is coupling up. Even Lyla seems more interested in hanging out with Brian than in writing and drawing with Saachi anymore. Saachi’s not interested in any of that boy/girl stuff. Why can’t things just stay the way they were? Saachi longs to have the freedom of her little sister Samaira, whose elaborate fantasy game with her friends feels safe and comfortable.
As Saachi starts her period and has to sit through the puberty lessons in school, she grows more and more detached from her physical self. She doesn’t want her body to change. Why does she have to become more “girl”? What if she doesn’t feel like a girl – or quite like a boy, either? Couldn’t she just opt out of both genders? Does such a thing even exist?
Opting Out is a thoughtful exploration of what it means to grow up, both physically and emotionally, with a diverse cast of characters and an honest assessment of the limitations of social and societal binaries. Maia Kobabe (Gender Queer) and Lucky Srikumar each bring pieces of their own stories into Saachi’s explorations of identity and belonging.
Oh, excuse me, I meant really, really doesn't want to...exist in her body. while envying her little sister. For being young.
And because Maia's writing it, I'll bet you one million Kiwi gold that's going to turn out to be a good thing. Just going by the previews, it looks like all the issues Maia was fomenting in back when she was writing Gender Queer have done nothing but grow over time.
The thing that really kills me is that that this is being published by Scholastic. I have warm memories of their book fairs when I was a kid, and knowing they've lowered themselves to disseminating this kind of ugly, self-absorbed literature, all but telling young children that escaping adulthood is easy and fun, kind of hurts.
As an aside, this was supposedly co-authored by another LA based SJW, Swati Srikumar. The bookshop.org link has her listed as the illustrator, but that's definitely Maia's line work, at a minimum. Swati was nice enough to show us what her own art looks like down on her tumbr (link) (archive) and it's ass.
I have vague memories either this lady or her art has been posted here before?
Unless she's doing the coloring, I'm going to run on the theory that Maia knew she wasn't ethnic enough to write an Indian protagonist herself, so, in true DEI-SJW fashion, brought on a fellow smelly autist to use as a cover. Her sole purpose is to share cover space with Maia and serve as a shield against those who would assault her for projecting onto a figure that isn't #FFFFFF European white.
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The "Warrior Cats" franchise is popular among pooners who often like to headcanon the cats as trans. These aren't even anthro furry cats. They're normal domestic cats on all fours. I guess I understand how an anthro furry character could be trans since they're like humanoid. But I don't understand how a regular cat or dog could be trans.
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They always use the "It's fictional!" argument because apparently just because you don't mind the absurd magic/out of pocket stuff that happens in Warrior Cats, that means you should also not mind thinking Scourge is transmasc or something because... he's violent or something.
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Doesn’t surprise me. I read the Let’s Read Gender Queer thread, I know Maia has hardcore Peter Pan syndrome. It was clear just in the way she got all giddy about wearing boys underwear as a late teenager/young adult (don’t remember). Not men’s, boy’s dinosaur and spaceship underwear.
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While the comic is visually ugly, I feel for her. It's hard being the ugly duckling in a room full of swans. If only she didn't think it meant she had to pretend she wasn't female. Turns out women AREN'T effortlessly clean, quiet, and perfect, that's just the bullshit your teachers told you to make you feel bad for being a kid!!
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I'm gonna fuckin flip my lid. It isn't enough that you need FUCKING PEANUTS characters to have your culty dogshit labels. No, WE GOTTA MAKE THE DOG TRANS. I like to imagine this is the bad future where peanuts is written by Puppychan and Snoopy is his/her [IDGAF]'s self insert.
This is sending me. Who in ass looks at the CHILDREN'S cartoon and thinks to themselves: "mmmmm... these kids. They'd TOTALLY grow up to be nonbinary." This shit keeps popping up, even in discords I frequent. I guess with these tariffs even rope prices have reached unaffordable levels.
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Superman punching ICE arts are becoming trending yet again. Any thoughts?
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Is this Neo Ned's distant relative?
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Also an insult to Charles Schultz, a Christian author and artist. My father loves Peanuts, so I myself am very protective of it as much as I am with certain media I grew up with.
As for the 'fictional character punching someone I don't like' I immediately assume they have CSAM on their hard drives. If you pervert characters like that, you probably do that to kids too.
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How has splatoon attracted the most hideous sjw fan arts of all time?
Mr. ShadowCreek
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Peppermint Patty looks more like Shaggy. Why is it people always imagine her and Marcie as lesbians or trans? Because they're tomboys? How many women were like Patty growing up and would rather play sports or wear shorts than play with dolls or wear dresses? But still were straight in the end.