okay but- i've never seen anything wrong with genderbends? who said they were transphobic? You're the first person I've ever seen say this-
just goes to show how engrained transphobia is in our culture
k, so basically, they’re inherently transphobic bc they 1. assume every character ever is cis, 2. assume that there’s two ways to present and those two are cis girl and cis guy, 3. assume theres such a thing as an “opposite” gender and, 4. they literally erase nonbinary and trans people
this might not be the case for EVERY SINGLE “genderbend” out there but it is for most of them and in all of the cases ive seen it happen its always assumed or done these things
if you want to draw a character presenting as another gender, don’t. say “genderbend” bc sure you might not intend any of that mentioned above, but just the word alone implies it. just say “trans au” or “i hc this character to be trans” and own it dont be a fucking coward lmao
its so easy to not be transphobic guys come on













