So, sorry in advance if this comes across as rude or ignorant or anything, but since I saw a debate about this on Reddit (where all civilized debate happens (not)), how do you feel they should confirm that May is trans in RWBY? Like, do you think they need to in-show, or is confirming it on Twitter and Tumblr enough in your opinion?
So, Iâm not going to comment on any debate that may be happening, or comment on anything from the show itself, but there is a part of this that I do feel I should talk about.
When the announcement was made that Iâd be voicing May Marigold, the headcanon of âMay Is Transâ popped up pretty much instantaneously.
And I mean, thatâs fair to be honest, but aside from me voicing her I donât think anyone really had any big telling sign that she was trans.
Again, thatâs fair, especially because she plays just one small part in what eventually became one of the most climactic and pivotal parts of the series thus far.
Still... knowing that these headcanons were happening, and also knowing that they were 100% on the mark, there was some talk of confirming it how I could at the moment to just let everyone know that... Yeah! Here she is! May Marigold, canon transwoman, voiced a transwoman!
I had known she was trans from the very first VO session, and at this point Iâm sure everyone knows just how emotional I got when I learned more about her.
Couldnât tell you how much it meant to hear who she was from Miles, Kerry, and everyone. Who May Marigold is was never even a debate, that was made extremely clear to me, and even just knowing that was the case made me extremely proud to be a part of this.
In the end I take full ownership of the eventual decision to announce it how it was. Good? Bad? Up for debate, and thatâs totally fair. And Iâm sorry if that ruffled some feathers.
But again, it was information I wanted people to have as soon as possible because it was something 100% canon, true, and pretty darn important to me. We also got to confirm the fun fact that May and Henry are cousins, another point everyone had picked up on.
I know Double Trouble from She-Ra was confirmed as a canon Non-Binary character, voiced by someone non-binary, in a fairly similar way. And the responses to that were fairly positive as well and for me having that person be the one to confirm it felt like having the character personally come out to everyone.
Which I thought was pretty cool of the She-Ra staff to do!
But thatâs also coming from the weirdo who outted herself to 50,000+ people and all of her co-workers with a post on Twitter all at once, so... ya know.
So, again, Iâm sorry. This one is on me, and Iâll take full responsibility for it. Iâm very sorry if my excitement to announce it has caused any kind of discourse or debate.