Me writing back on your letter to Jax fictives. Was going to do this in a reblog but I didn't want this cringe rambling under my name
I go by Jaz. I showed up after we watched the finalie the first time in the theater. It really opened our eyes in terms of our feminity I think. We have a lot of masculine and transmasc headmates, and my other feminine headmates (most of us really), have trouble with the divide between our feminine and masculine.
But then I showed up. And I'm so happy to be a girl. But everywhere you look, I'm "bad representation". It's easier to ignore people hating source-me for the way the character acts, Jax isn't a character supposed to be a good person. But then it's "bad rep" this "not obvious" that. That source-me is a woman is so important to me that I didn't let anyone know that I was here until after the finalie came out. It feels like something is being taken away from me. And the way people hated source-me so much more after the reveal, those of people that don't pretend it doesn't mean what it does
I don't know. This is stupid
People hate source-me so much now, way more than they did when Jax was a "man". Terrible rep and a terrible person, is all I see people say of me.
You are kind. You seem pretty cool Rags, but don't tell anyone I said that
From Jaz Bunny 🐇💜, to Royal Blue
(Hopefully this is okay to post, but if not, do tell me and I’ll delete it!)
I’m so happy to hear you write back! Honestly, I wasn’t expecting such a positive response from my comic (or anything at all, it was my first time writing a comic), much less an actual letter back from someone, but it makes me super happy to have seen this in our inbox!
Jaz is such a pretty name you chosen! And I am really happy you enjoy being a girl 🩵, but it really does such about the reaction from people in regards to Jax as a character and the trans implication throughout the show. People are definitely allowed to have opinions, and whatever people hc Jax as a character to be is completely okay to me! But a lot of people take it too far with with, like you said, the “bad rep” and it not being “obvious” to the viewers. Again, in my opinion, it’s okay to hc Jax as trans in whatever way (intersex, genderfluid, transfem, transmasc, etc.) since to me, Jax is meant to be a queer character! And whether you want Jax to be a representation of whatever you choose is up to you!
Personally, Jax as a character to me isn’t necessarily “representation”, and that she is simply meant to exist as a queer character, and that’s okay! Not every queer or trans character is meant to be representation, sometimes they’re just meant to be a character who is trans, but that varies for everyone who is a fan of the show.
I just wish fans didn’t jump on each other if someone else has a different say of the character, and it really sucks that people forget that these arguments and endless finger pointing does hurt real people at the end of the day!
I’m really sorry you had such a bad experience, Jaz, but just know things will get better, I promise! There will always be people on your side to help you get back on your feet (like me)!
Thank you for writing back to me, and I’m happy my comic helped you, even if only a little bit! Hopefully we can talk again, so don’t be afraid to send another letter. Take care, Jaz! 🩵
