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@zzzfrey omg that is so sick 😭 you killed it

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taking a minute to acknowledge orufrey would cry at arkco's wedding......

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@hurtandcomfort a little but not that bad tbh the whole thing is a little silly imo

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idk why people insist it’s bad to point out qifrey is gender non conforming. or refuse to acknowledge it at all. all i’m saying is he’s not traditionally masculine, not that he’s a woman/women have to act a certain way to be women. you’re extrapolating things i didn’t say

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i've talked about this a bit but not at length
https://t.co/BUjy2G5id9

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i do think part of what's interesting about qifrey is his character takes on a nurturing role for the girls that's not typical of male characters in media or male teachers shown IN wha either

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i agree there's dif layers to this
1) witch society has dif gender norms. at the same time the education system looks traditionally masculine + flawed for in part that reason. qifrey is a contrast.
2) qifrey is already othered. his past, disability, + even his name set him apart.

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@hurtandcomfort the adaptation is soo beautiful too. in my case ig i'm so annoyed by this specifically because i know it was likely a conscious choice to make him more palatable.

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ok now that i'm seeing i'm not delusional and people are actually agreeing i can admit i've been really annoyed ❤️yay

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i don’t have the energy right now to put full thoughts into this but i actually do think they made qifrey a tad less gender non-conforming in the anime and i hate it

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@_plantprince god forbid a man be a twig 💔💔

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i obviously have a lot of thoughts about this as a trans person that are way beyond conversations of a silly anime lol but i’ll leave it at that

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@samarqqand yeah the little quirks are part of it too. he feels soo less uniquely him

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i don’t have the energy right now to put full thoughts into this but i actually do think they made qifrey a tad less gender non-conforming in the anime and i hate it

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@hurtandcomfort all of this, esp because of the fanservice part. like god forbid a man be a little feminine or everyone gets scared

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your honor if qifrey is my client i am not defending him he did that shit

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@hurtandcomfort me as hell rn

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wha has ruined my perception of everything because i’ll see a tree and be like wow. a tree

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@dr3wisms many such cases

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also there will come a point where many of the kids in wha might make uncomfortable decisions and do things they regret, because that’s part of growing up. arkco in particular are VERY early in their arcs. they’re not going to be small beans that can do no wrong forever!

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@dr3wisms it’s so boring! i’m worried that some people got into wha because a large part of the cast are still kids and they think it makes it “pure” and they’re immune from doing “bad” things