Bc i dont like using transphobic concepts.
also why genderbend when you can just do a trans headcanon??
its so much more inclusive then just slapping tits on a character.
Also, the goal of a bend is to make the character the opposite gender, implying that theres a binary only. nonbinary people exist and i dont stand for enforcing the binary.
So don’t come to me with that genderbending crap, thanks.
I think you’re reading too much into it.
Genderbend characters are a fun “what if this character was the opposite gender/was more feminine/masculine” They are not meant to be harmful or against trans people.
Making someone the opposite gender doesn’t mean only binary exists. It’s like making a fire elemental a water elemental, it doesn’t mean that other elements don’t exist, it’s just the clear opposite pairs.
You have to agree that males and females are raised differently, both varying in environment and attitude, so genderbending a character to have more feminine/masculine features because of their new gender/environment isn’t an outlandish concept.
It’s really not that deep.
Yes, you also have the option to do a trans headcannon but that could also become a problem for it could be seen as having a trans fetish. Another problem would be to accurately, and non-offensively, writing the realization and possible transformation.
I personally don’t believe genderbents are transphobic, nor harmful. I kinda see where you’re coming from, but I also think you’re reading too much into it.
To each their own
Exactly my thoughts on the matter