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Sooo enjoy my quick cosplay of Dilf Dimitrescu
Might do more at some point
Lord Dimitrescu with or without moustache? IDK
Remember that time Pink Kryptonite randomly turned Superman into a woman and he was just all ‘It’s cool brah’ and continued punching baddies?
On ‘Genderbending’
Lately I’ve been seeing people discuss why ‘genderbending’ isn’t transphobic, or why it’s something that’s fine and should be accepted. Most of the people who have been discussing this are cis, which is an issue right off the bat, so I’m going to preface this post by saying that if you are not trans, you do not have the right to determine what is or is not transphobic. Full. Stop. So if you’re cis, and your first instinct is to argue with me on this, I would like for you to consider why you believe that you can recognize transphobia better than someone who is routinely subject to it. That being said, let’s get into this.
To start off, what is ‘genderbending?’ Most fansites will define it as the act of ‘switching’ a character’s gender, but there’s already an issue with this. ‘Genderbending’, or ‘rule 63’ as is called in some circles, it not just about switching a character’s gender, it is about changing that character’s body as well. I have yet to see a ‘genderbent’ version of a male character who lacked breasts and a dfab body. This the first and most obvious reason why ‘genderbending’ is inherently transphobic - it assumes that physical traits and gender are the same thing, and that you cannot be female without also being dfab. This is cissexism, and this is transphobic. The message that ‘genderbending’ says is that you must have breasts and a vagina to be female, and you must have a penis and a flat chest to be male. I should not have to explain why that message is transphobic.
However, the way ‘genderbends’ are carried out also has distinctly transphobic implications in how it switches out the physical traits of characters to make them ‘the opposite gender’ ( the notion of there being ‘opposite genders’ is some fresh bullshit that I’ll cover later in this post ). For example, by giving a male character breasts and curves when ‘genderbending’ him, the message is clear that this character was cis to begin with. ‘Genderbending’ inherently implies that all characters are cisgender by default, and erases any possibility of these characters being trans. This is not as overtly transphobic as the first point, but it is harmful to trans people within fandom spaces, as the assumption that all characters are cis until explicitly stated otherwise pushes us out of media and removes whatever representation we might try to make for ourselves.
The third issue with ‘genderbending’ is that it is always cis male <—> cis female, and nothing else. I have never seen people ‘genderbend’ characters by making them nonbinary or intersex. I have never seen a genderbend of a female character which made her a trans male instead. ‘Genderbending’ implies that there are only two options when it comes to gender: cis male and cis female. There is no such thing as nonbinary people within this ideology. Intersex people are laughable at best. Agender people are little better than a distant myth. ‘Genderbending’ ignores that it is impossible to make a character ‘the opposite gender’, because there is no such thing as an ‘opposite gender’. Gender is a spectrum, not a binary, but you wouldn’t know that from the way fandom spaces treat it.
Of course, there are some reasons for ‘genderbending’ cis male characters into cis females that will always get brought up in discussions on the politics of ‘genderbending.’ The most frequent is that cis girls, who only see themselves as one-dimensional characters in media, want to have characters like them who are just as multifaceted and developed as the male characters that we are given, so they make their male faves female to give themselves the representation they desire. This is a decent reason for ‘genderbending’, but it does not excuse the fact that the way in which ‘genderbending’ is done is inherently transphobic, and it gives fans yet another excuse to ignore female characters in favor of focusing on their male faves.
Another reason for ‘genderbending’ that I’ve heard is ‘it’s for the sake of character exploration - like, what if this character had been born as male/female instead?’ This excuse is cissexist and transphobic from first blush. The idea behind it is that someone ‘born as female’, aka with breasts/vagina will automatically be a cis female, allowing fans to explore what that character’s life would have been like if they were female. Why not explore the possibility of a character being designated female at birth, but still identifying as male? Why do you need a character to be cis for you to find their personality and life interesting to explore? Why do you automatically reject the notion of your fave being trans? If you want to explore what it would have been like for your male fave to have struggled with sexism, consider them being a trans woman, or a closeted dfab trans person.
As a closing statement, I want to make one thing very clear. ‘Genderbending’ does harm trans people. It perpetuates dangerous cissexist notions and the idea of a gender binary being a valid construct, erases nonbinary and intersex people, and others trans people. These are what we call microaggressions - they are not as dangerous as outright harassment and assault, but they enforce and support a system and ideology in which we are other, and we are worthy of hate and violence because we do not fit in.
‘Genderbending’ is a transphobic practice, and if you engage in it, you need to be aware of and acknowledge this.
I’m Back here have some Au’s for wait!
APTX 4869 AU
Other Woman: Takes place in Tropical Land just like the normal series. However, Shinichi and Ran are having a normal fun date and Kogoro is the one doing case work. A small case but case work none the less. That’s when he runs into Gin and Vodka. Kogoro is force feed the drug but instead of shrinking. Kogoro is transformed into a woman! Not sure of what to do he seeks help from his longtime friend Juzo Megure. Now as Kogame Mouri (Kogoro long lost sister! Lol) Kogoro most juggle detective work, stopping the Black Organization and keeping his and Eri marriage from totally falling apart.
Stolen Time: Again this Au starts in Tropical Land just like the normal series. The difference is that Shinichi never runs into Gin and Vodka again after the roller coaster murder. Ran does. She was worried when he ran off to look into them. Accidentally over hearing everything she is forced the drug. She suddenly grows old without warning. Of course, the first she goes to his Shinichi for help. As Irene the new Detective in town. Ran with Shinichi help, must now stop the Black Organization and keep her dad who is feeling guilt for her disappearance from doing something crazy!
In the Dog House Au: In this alternative universe Conan is around and is still trying to get back to being Shinichi. Except during one of the Black Organization attacks. Wataru Takagi is caught in the middle and is poisoned right in front of Conan. Now Takagi must struggle with a dog’s life as a new K9 police dog and on top of trying to keep Sato happy. Who is feeling all alone in the world after once again losing someone she loves.
((Hey guys asks Bloody Mouri is back. Please send your ask in! ))
Maybe?....
Ever Draw Gay Guys AND Them Fucking? 😐😕 Just Curious About It....
Does this count?
Lipstick 💄 ♀ ♀
A (Genderbent) KobyMeppo short :)
(Illustrations read right to left uwu)
This totally didn’t take a whole week to finish what haha that’s insane only a very unproductive person would take that long whaaaat
Anyhow, for the conclusion that I did not illustrate let’s just say Helmeppo cuddles the shit out of Koby and teaches her to properly apply make up in the near future