Is the theory of Jax being transfem canon? There's lots of signs in the show plus an official post Gooseworks posted on Twitter, but sometimes I get a bit confused because I dont actually know if the theory is canon or if it's just the fandom reading into things.
P.S: Thanks for the info u guys post on ur blog daily, especially since not a lot of people have twitter 💕.
We usually don't answer these kind of asks, but we decided to do so if it could bring some clarity for you all.
It is just as the show and Gooseworx confirmed, Jax is transfem. A closeted transfem. Her story is a cautionary tale of "What happens if you suppress your true self? Your trauma and grief?"
It is one thing to receive help, it's another to accept it.
Everyone is capable of change, of redemption, regardless if one deserves it or not. Then, what happens if you don't get that chance? That is unfortunately the case for some people, unable to reveal their true self or open up about their emotions whether it being due to internal and/or external factors. Ribbit and Pomni did the best they could to help and provide a safe space for Jax, both trying to get him to open up and giving him space respectively. A chance. But ultimately, it was his choice to make.
It is part of human instinct to protect against harm, but it isn't always about shielding with arms, especially for victims of abuse and emotional incest. Some would stay quiet, others would resort to distractions. Or, if you were like Jax, you'd distance yourself and project. While it isn't excusable for bad actions, it's understandable where they're coming from; "I fought back before and look what happened". That said, just because it's safer, it doesn't mean that it's healthy. You spiral out of control, your body unrecognizable. Or worse.
That is the tragedy of Jax's character: "it's too late" for her because she never got the chance to redeem and find her true self before abstracting. We're well aware of abstraction not being the final end, though it doesn't necessary means it's completely reversible. It instead can change, and that chance hasn't left. It may take time, but all good things do. And perhaps one day, Jax would be ready to make that choice.
Kinger said it best here about the complexity of relationships and people:
To simply answer your question: the fandom can use any pronouns (as we have been referring Jax as she/he) but Jax is, without a doubt, transfem. It isn't a theory or headcanon, it's her story for the fandom to connect and learn from. As we said earlier, you all are capable of change, and you will only if you accept it.
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