Trans Zuko is so funny to me. I’m not saying this to try and make fun of people who headcanon him as trans - trans headcanons are great and I support them. It’s just wild because it implies Ozai was out here like:
[Image description: a white woman with blonde hair is saying:
‘I can excuse burning a kid’s face, but I draw the line at misgendering’.
The words ‘burning a kid’s face’ and ‘misgendering’ have been edited in.
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Possible explanations I just pulled out of my arse:
- Being trans is very normalised in the Fire Nation and misgendering is considered dishonourable and makes you Look Really Bad.
- Zuko’s transition was convenient because Ozai wanted a male heir.
- Zuko went to the Mother of Faces or whatever the spirit was called to get a new (male) face and body and part of the magic was that his family would only remember the new him.
- Ursa allowed Zuko to transition when he was very young and Ozai just straight up forgot that he used to be a ‘girl’ because he pays no attention to his family.
They pulled the old switcheroo
[Image description: tags from Tumblr user danvssomethingorother which read:
‘I love the idea that ozai just doesn’t pay that much attention. ok but both his kids are trans now and he doesn’t even know’
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He knew he had a son and a daughter, but he couldn’t remember which came first