officialkeikoandgilly:

rain-down-love:

officialkeikoandgilly:

rain-down-love:

jitterbugjive:

jestre:

I’m well aware, but it’s the reason for being offended is the issue.

Are women dressing as men as transphobic as men dressing as women?

Is there intent to harm the gender image?

Why is the character in drag?

Are they cross dressing because they want to?

Is it just a disguise?

Would you say the same thing if the genders were swapped and Big Mac was a female attempting to dress as a big male with a humorous appearance like pillows in a shirt for a large chest?

Are we not allowed to dress as the opposite gender at all?

they’re offended because it’s been ingrained in their minds to be offended by anything that remotely resembles them ever being depicted in the media as anything but perfect.

We need to help these people understand that they are NOT under personal attack and honestly this episode very well might encourage some young boys out there to try on a dress and have fun with it.

Nothing negative happened to Big Mac for wearing a dress or displaying masculine behaviors while in the dress. No one went “THAT’S A MAAAAAN EEEEW” they all just kinda went ‘yeah it was kind of obvious but it was sweet of you, still you didn’t play fair with the others so you’re disqualified’

Like I get where you’re coming from, I actually liked a lot of things about the episode. I’m still don’t think it’s right to tell other people how to deal with things that affect them, though.

Like honestly I loved the shit out of how outgoing and confident Big Mac seemed to be as Orchard Blossom and the fact Big Mac spoke to Apple Bloom in private IN that persona. She even seemed to be apologizing at the end by asking for Orchard Blossom’s opinion.

Still, there were some pretty obvious ‘HAHA AWKWARD DUDE IN A DRESS LET’S LAUGH AT HIS FAILURE’ jokes.

Credit where credit’s due, but let’s be fucking honest here and admit that the staff was capable of better.

“I still don’t think it’s right to tell other people how to deal with things that affect them” -

When they are trying to make an offended deal and talking point to censor an episode, then yeah, the opposing view has a right to voice and find fault in the logic. To not do so is to say “I’m offended” is a good excuse to stiffen any form of media.

As for the “Awkward dude in a dress” - Shoutout to Mrs. Doubtfire, a much beloved classic, and still heralded as so. How come you lot don’t take offence to that movie yet take offence to this when it had NO correlation to the argument you were making? Again, I cannot stress this enough: The officials and EVERYONE (as the officials were speaking on everyone’s behalf) knew Big Mac was a stallion the whole time and only disqualified him for poor showmanship.

It wasn’t trans-misogyny, it wasn’t trans or drag phobic, it was acceptance within reason, which pales IN COMPARISON TO THE ACTUAL LESSON of this episode: A brother doing all he can for the love of his sister.

Seriously, after this last spat of drama, I assert the same position as I did with Steven Universe: I’ll enjoy the show, screw the fan base.

The position I’ve been seeing is less about censorship and more about tact and the fact that the show staff CAN do better.

As for Mrs. Doubtfire, don’t stuff words in my mouth, kthx? On the one hand it IS possible to be aware of faults in a piece of media and still like the thing itself, but I never actually brought UP Mrs. Doubtfire, so I don’t know where you get off saying ‘you lot.’

I’ve already acknowledged the episode had positives, but the staff could have been less hamfisted.

//The position I’ve been seeing is less about censorship and more about tact and the fact that the show staff CAN do better.\ -

No this clearly ISN’T the position. This is the result of a badly presented analysis of an episode where it is making offence to something that clearly doesn’t exist in this episode. And this position clearly demonstrates a position of pro-authoritarian. By implying the staff can do BETTER is to outright censor their current existing product, as such, the basis has to criticise this position: The alleged transphobia, trans-misogyny or whatever alleged offence was caused.

No I am not putting words in your mouth, and I never implied to, what I am doing is showing what the parallel of the episode actually draws to, and no where in intent and purpose is it degrading or demeaning when you consider what the officials implied and what the overall message is.

I’m sorry, but this is political correctness gone mad, and its frankly speaking, appalling.

Just gonna point out here that all trans people I’ve talked to today, myself included, don’t think the episode is offensive. What’s offensive to me is people trying to tell me to get mad at something and blocking me when I tell them not to speak on my behalf.