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Queerbaiting rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Blue Eye Samurai, where the mc binds her chest and hides her neck, talks about being born different from everyone else, and insists on he/him pronouns. Then the producers are like "yeah she just pretends to be a guy because it makes her life easier".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I think you're underselling it a bit. The implication is mc would be killed for not following customs etc... Not so much "easier" as "possible".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

that's a fair reason for the character to cross-dress, but I'm talking about the author's motivation