#discouraging the idea of non-binary headcanons generally

[isan0rt]

See, here's the thing that kills me about the popularity of the nonbinary Xion headcanon, is that Xion was not assigned male at birth before she transed her gender.

She was assigned agender at birth.

Xion is constantly getting misgendered throughout all of Days, and it visibly upsets her every time, but crucially she is not being misgendered by being called 'he'! She is being misgendered in a dysphoria-causing way by being referred to as not having any gender, let alone the gender she knows she has (which is girl). She has a full-blown crisis when she finds out she was not born a girl. The narrative also positions everyone who refers to her with non-gendered pronouns as doing active harm to her or as being villainous in that moment; Saix constantly calling her 'it,' DiZ scoffing at Namine using "she" to refer to Xion. The narrative is clear that what is upsetting and dysphoric to Xion is being referred to as having no binary gender, even moreso than being forced to become masculine, which only becomes an added layer of dysphoria at the very end of the game.

That being the case... WHAT is the deal with why it is so popular to misgender her in the exact same way? She's a girl. She transed her gender so hard she forced other people to literally see her as a girl even though her physical body was a doll's.

- Is it that this fandom doesn't think she 'passes' well enough, so she can't really be a girl like she says she is?

- Is it that this fandom thinks that even if she says she's a girl, her body doesn't have female sex characteristics so she can't really be a girl, she must be what her body dictates she is?

- Is it that she's not demure and soft like the other two girls with her face, so she can't really be a girl like them? That girls don't have open and assertive body language?

- is it that she was born from Sora, so she can't really be a girl because her origin was a boy and she must be somewhere in the middle?

- is it just an empathy gap, where people can't identify with a trans girl and need to make her less trans somehow? An inability to square the idea of choosing a binary gender on purpose? An inability to see why she would choose to be a girl specifically? Is it the thing where so many people in fandom right now can't get invested in characters unless they're "just like me frfr" and so she can't be a trans girl?

What is it?? Why is the ONE canon trans girl not allowed to be a trans girl? When there is an entire cast of characters to otherwise choose from whose narratives are not SPECIFICALLY ABOUT being trans and a girl? I simply do not get it.

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santa

Sexuality Headcanon: i believe he is canonically bisexual and i will not take that away from him Gender Headcanon: he/they icon A ship I have with said character: im way too into santa/junpei. bonus throuple with snake. idk call me crazy but that's what i came out of the game with A BROTP I have with said character: kurashiki siblings forever and ever and EVER oh my god A NOTP I have with said character: people ship him with clover...? i know about the stairs line but. why. A random headcanon: he paints his nails black. for funsies General Opinion over said character: 999 has a lot of fantastic characters but he's my current fave. idk i love it when a kinda mean guy has a secret with a devastating impact on the plot

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kanade

Sexuality Headcanon: lesbian <3 Gender Headcanon: the n in n25 stands for non-binary A ship I have with said character: KANAMAFU!!!!! idgaf what anyone says. they need each other. poly nightcord also rules though A BROTP I have with said character: with honami... ooughh they just make me feel something very tender A NOTP I have with said character: any of the guys. also ive seen ppl shipping her with minori which isn't necessarily bad i just will never go for it A random headcanon: eventually mizuki has to cut her hair because she keeps tripping on it and eating shit as a result General Opinion over said character: my darling daughter. im getting you into therapy too trust me. when you have a saviour complex and are 16 years old ;-;

trucy

Sexuality Headcanon: lesbian! Gender Headcanon: non-binary trans girl :D A ship I have with said character: i used to be rly into her and pearl but fell off it in recent years. atm i'm not sure i have one...? A BROTP I have with said character: WRIGHT ANYTHING AGENCY FOREVERRRRRR but special mention to apollo and phoenix. makes me feel very warm inside. A NOTP I have with said character: idk why people ship her with athena but it kind of makes me want to attack A random headcanon: not only was she the one who forged the bloody ace, but it was entirely her idea. phoenix actively tried to discourage her from doing it General Opinion over said character: I LOVE HER SO MUCH best mainline aa character. second fave overall. i so desperately need to give her a hug and tell her it'll be okay. im so mad that we never got a proper sequel to aa4 because the following games dont properly acknowledge her cheerful facade... "i'm the only one who knows trucy's real feelings" just breaks me. she's a kid. she's desperate to protect her family. i hope she has a nice day

saito

Sexuality Headcanon: gay and homophobic Gender Headcanon: diversity net neutral! this serial killer is cis and yet carries some kind of swag...? A ship I have with said character: i think he should get into fistfights in parking lots A BROTP I have with said character: iris but only in clown house AU A NOTP I have with said character: everyone ever A random headcanon: this is specific to clown house AU again but i think he gets rly into designing violent video games. has the inverse effect of making him extremely chill General Opinion over said character: i hate this motherfucker so much but he's hilarious