I am grateful for your post but I was merely making a stand point based on not that of perception and sociological ideals but more on the statement that human biology is that of male and female

But this isn't even biologically accurate, it's an oversimplification of human sexual variation for the sake of convenient adherence to existing societal norms not a scientific fact.

It is biologically accutate, what are you even talking about. There is the xx and the xy, male and female, and thats it.

That's just straight up not true. Your high school bio education is not comprehensive.

I'm tired of representations of transwomen as 'men in dress'. I read mangas because mangas tend to show transwomen as women and not as disguised men.

So we have a big guy in a dress, tall, big hands (come on ffs, she's like 16...), shy, feminine, dumb but good natured... Typical cliche written by an 'ally'. That annoys the shit out of me.

Also it's always about our transition, as if we were all about that.

This isn't that. Nothing in the narrative is saying Akira is just a disguised man (except characters who are very clearly intended to be wrong) and if that's how you perceive her then maybe you have some shit to work out for yourself when it comes to how you view non-passing trans women.

Shy and meek boy and overbearing childhood female friend are common enough cliches that it doesn't feel like a huge stereotype to me for there to be a story where it turns out the boy is really a girl and the friend is really a boy

It's a pretty huge stereotype both about men and women in general and about trans people in particular. Like trans people's identities not being respected unless they exaggerate their masculinity/femininity to a stereotypical degree is in fact a real problem.

I am grateful for your post but I was merely making a stand point based on not that of perception and sociological ideals but more on the statement that human biology is that of male and female

But this isn't even biologically accurate, it's an oversimplification of human sexual variation for the sake of convenient adherence to existing societal norms not a scientific fact.

majere posted:

You could theoretically make the argument that trans people are still biologically their assigned sex/gender but it's super dismissive and rude and you should not ever do that because it's just cruel pedantry for the sake of being a jerk.

And irrelevant in general.

Well, yeah it contributes nothing to the discussion as well but that's secondary to it just being really shitty from a "being a decent human" standpoint.

KawaiiSuika - I'm always willing to learn so please inform me of my incorrectness (this sounds like sarcasm but its not). I'll admit I may be ignorant and spout cap but I am willing to be informed if I am wrong.

I noticed a couple of things off the top of my head:

1) Gender and sex are not interchangeable terms when you're talking about gender identity even though they are often used as such in other contexts. When people talk about their gender in the context of identity physical sex markers don't really enter into it it's a matter of psychology. Your gender identity is unconnected to your biological sex characteristics and a trans woman who has not transitioned at all is just as much of a woman as one who passes perfectly as cis. You could theoretically make the argument that trans people are still biologically their assigned sex/gender but it's super dismissive and rude and you should not ever do that because it's just cruel pedantry for the sake of being a jerk.

2) There are more than 2 sexes. Intersex people exist and their sex characteristics span the gamut of what we traditionally consider "male" and "female." There are also more than 2 genders as the gender binary is a social construct predicated on the assumption that there are only 2 sexes.

is it wrong that i hope she isnt trans too? i just want some trans yuri :P

I'm torn because on the one hand the world desperately needs more representation of trans men but on the other I desperately need more representation of sapphic trans women.

Wow. Unexpected level of harshness in the comments today.

Well... It has a little bit for everyone.

• If claims sexual relationships between women don't exist in real life.
• If openly insults shippers.
• It has no actual Yuri to speak off in a site about it.
• It's boke/tsukkomi comedy routine feels off, with both of them being rather unlikeable, and the punchline is lame.

Yep... a little bit for everyone. And REALLY doesn't benefit from the fact it's released so close to "Straight Girl walks into a Lesbian Mixer", which I can't really say it's too good either but it kinda delivered, and people might have expected a similar result.

I feel very sorry for the translators, though, for the negative reception. It's not like they were translating Lemonade or anything like that.

Personally I found "Straight Girl walks into a Lesbian Mixer" kinda underwhelming if not even bad, whereas this wasn't so much about yuri but I liked it for its comedy which I found rather hilarious. But I think it's different with anyone - some like it, some don't.
The only problem I have with the comments on this one: just because someone doesn't like it, doesn't mean the chapter itself is bad.

If they don't like it because they think it's of poor quality than yes it does. That's how opinions work and the subjective quality of a piece of media is a matter of opinion not fact. Just because you like it doesn't mean other people can't think it's bad.

Wow. Unexpected level of harshness in the comments today.

People fetishizing queer people in media and then turning around and being gross about IRL queer folks hits a bit too close to home for me to find the humour in it.

Thanks, I hate it.

I need a 15 season anime and at least 2 movies

I don't really get the storyline. Is there 2 blonde girls or the are one?

There's one. The fox girl from her childhood pretended to be human to stay close to her and then revealed herself to save her from the arranged marriage.

I could not give less of a fuck about this pairing.

I don't know what it is exactly, but for some reason it's really funny to me when translators stubbornly refuse to use the characters' english names when translating into english

It's reminiscent of fansubs of the "Keikaku means plan" variety.

Not exactly a fair comparison imo of specific names to commonly known words and phases.

Thus "reminiscent of" and not "the same thing as."

I don't know what it is exactly, but for some reason it's really funny to me when translators stubbornly refuse to use the characters' english names when translating into english

It's reminiscent of fansubs of the "Keikaku means plan" variety.

looks at forum holy walls of text Im not gonna read! People this manga is not that deep and does not call for this. Its honestly just a straight copy of Girlfriends except worse.

Eh, there's a superficial similarity in that they both employ a lot of the same (hardly rare) romance tropes but this series definitely has its own unique feel to it and focuses on themes that Girl Friends never addressed.

One page. >_<

And it's just another tit joke.

Wow, that really turned around quick from the kinda ambiguously dark tone of the first chapter.

ThatAroAce posted:

I love adult yuri, married with a small child is the best. The adult life tag needs more attention

Don't assume that all people want kids, or that it is "the summit of happiness".

There, fixed.

Jumping to conclusions much?

It depends on your opinion tbh. Me for an example, don't like kids and personally don't want to have one. But raising a grown up kid seems fine to me.

This person was very clearly just expressing their own tastes as far as what kind of yuri they like to read, your or anyone else's opinions on having kids are entirely irrelevant. Whether or not you want kids has no bearing on the fact that this person likes adult-life stories about queer mothers.

Why does all the bad shit happen to tadakoro? XD

The Isekai genre is desperately trying to get it's hands on her. Nikaidou won't let it.

Are girls even allowed to be the protagonist in the isekai genre?

I really hope that meeting spurs a reappearance of Iori and her bat. Lord knows I wouldn't be enthused if I found out my kid sister was hanging out with someone I knew for a fact was a physically abusive trainwreck.

Why is the "turn straight girl gay" theme so popular now days?

You say that like it hasn't always been popular. Having an unfortunate crush on a straight girl is a nigh universal wlw experience.

I’m actually seeing more stories with “girls who have assumed they’re straight with no tangible evidence.”

I mean it's really just semantics most "turn straight girl gay" plots are actually "gay girl overcomes compulsory heterosexuality" but that's less catchy.

Why is the "turn straight girl gay" theme so popular now days?

You say that like it hasn't always been popular. Having an unfortunate crush on a straight girl is a nigh universal wlw experience.

I wrote a whole post about how yeah, it's probably a tan but then I went back too look through to verify something and I noticed that she has no visible tan lines. Like, we've seen pretty much the entirety of her breasts , butt and legs and her dark skin tone is uninterrupted (including her nipples) so she's either tanning naked or it's her natural skin tone.

Aah... now I get your point.
I had completely forgotten about the thing with her tan lines, or lack thereof. It does raise some interesting questions...

I suppose the artist could have forgotten tan lines are a thing in like every one of her chapters too but that seems like more of a stretch than her just being dark skinned.

I see nobody disputes the "tanned" part. Excellent.

Would you mind explaining your meaning here because I don't wanna jump the conclusion that you're applauding people not interpreting Mari as ethnically dark-skinned but that's kinda the only reasoning that comes to mind.

???
Ethnic? What? Lost me there.
It should be obvious Mari is tanned from lotsa outdoor sporty activities.

I wrote a whole post about how yeah, it's probably a tan but then I went back too look through to verify something and I noticed that she has no visible tan lines. Like, we've seen pretty much the entirety of her breasts , butt and legs and her dark skin tone is uninterrupted (including her nipples) so she's either tanning naked or it's her natural skin tone.