I can see what op is getting at but I'm sorry this is just this guy *not knowing words.*
all that happened was that during character customisation he saw "sex". a facet of bodily construction. and went "clearly this is about the concept of an action" I don't know if he thought it'd make his character "sexier" or have more options to have sex throughout the game, but it has no connection to the way we differentiate gender/sex (especially in the "last 15 years"). it's actually backwards from that. his concept of it is "sex + gender = same thing"
I apologise if I have interpreted OPs post as a positive statement rather than a possibility intended *negative*
but regardless, please don't call this a good thing, guys. it's not.
The way this is low-key a good example of the language around gender changing in the last 15 yrs lol
joined a metal gear related discord server and realized that half the people there recognized me from the art i post here 😭 we really are a small community arent we
from “what does love mean? see how 4-8 year-old kids describe love” by ladan lashkari
[”when someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. you just know that your name is safe in their mouth.” billy - age 4]
"Hearts not parts!" > everyone else only cares about their partner's genitals, making me more virtuous
"Pansexual means I'm attracted to trans people too!" > no one else could ever love a trans person because they're a special Other category that you need to include instead of just being men and women
"I'm more comfortable with the term pansexual." > I don't give a shit about the history of the term pansexual and I am actively trying to erase bisexual history. I spout transphobic and biphobic bigotry disguised as "wokeness" and I don't even realize it, or if I do, I simply don't care. I value the warm, fuzzy feeling I get more than the history and goals of LGBT people and what they have fought for decades to accomplish.
"I don't see gender." > I am making an effort to ignore something that is pretty integral to a person's identity.
"I need to get to know someone before I have sex with them." > I think I am Unique and Special. I am more pure than those filthy, sex crazed bisexuals who will sleep with anyone. I am incapable of comprehending that most normal people desire emotional connection to a person they're sleeping with.
"I identify as pansexual." > I am no different from someone who is bisexual, except that I'm more special because my internalized biphobia makes me think bisexuals are icky.
"Let people identify however they want!" > I have not thought critically about the impact of this because I don't care about anything beyond my immediate surroundings.
"It's not hurting anyone." > I have likely read many accounts from people who have been hurt by my label, but I am choosing to ignore that because thinking critically about it makes me uncomfortable.
"Pan means all and bi means two." > I'm not clever enough to realize that there are only two kinds of attraction: homo (same as me) and hetero (different than me). I am also actively ignoring the meaning of the purple stripe on the bisexual flag.
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Currently consuming: none :(
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Tagging ummm:
@liquidsnakedoubledeeznuts (ur not singled out I just don't have any1 else LMAO) [also no pressure ofc,,]
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last song: Devil's Child - Judas Priest
currently watching: I finally picked up revolutionary girl utena up again 🥹 (im so sorry it took so long drake)
three ships: kazjun, subscorp and uuuuuuh jarthur (not even really a ship let alone romantic, its more like. an experience now)
favorite color: lmao
currently consuming: sour cream and onion pringles
first ship: PROBABLY vegebul back in middle school
place of birth: brittany
current location: south france✌️
relationship status: I dont really care
last movie: Slay The Princess which is totally a movie and not a game I cannot play right now
currently working on: like four different aus I need to put into words now. playing laughing having fun👍 also getting the crystal heart in my new hollow knight save
i looooove characters who are sacrificial lamb coded. characters who have never lived for themselves. characters born to be a tool, a weapon, a sacrifice, all of the above. a character raised by the heroes to save the world, at any expense, even their own health, even their own life. a character raised by the villains to end the world, at any expense, even their own health, even their own life. characters who are denied personhood so they can be used as tools instead. characters who never even had a chance to be people because they were shaped into something else from the moment they were born. characters who were born to die.
some highlights from a current wip (everyone and their mother has made a bbc ghosts modern au but i have thomas/isabelle brainworms and needed to make my own take on one with them as the focus)
You guys really liked my last poll so