Im crying ajosdijafw this is so incredibly sweet im bouta drown myself in my own sea of tears
BugDevil
Apr 22, 2019 1:20AM
So her phone case has the same color scheme as his bag strap and that made them happy? No text is right, there is also no context. I guess the artist tagged it as transgender? Wouldn't be able to tell which one is.
GreenTomato
Apr 22, 2019 1:22AM
BugDevil
u stupid or something
BugDevil
Apr 22, 2019 1:37AM
^Why yes, I am. After further contemplation I came to the conclusion that perhaps those colors identify someone as transgender? I have never seen or heard of that before, so cut me some slack.
last edited at Apr 22, 2019 1:37AM
lord-of-roses
Apr 22, 2019 3:02AM
^It's the official trans flag colors, yes.
luinthoron
Apr 22, 2019 3:35AM
^Well, it is still a rather rare sight. Remembered it thanks to the tag being there myself, but not sure I would have otherwise.
Too cute for words nonetheless.
Perlen297
Apr 22, 2019 3:40AM
@BugDevil Those indeed are the colors of the official transgender flag, which you would know through a quick google search.
Furthermore, the cat ears do actually mean something. Trans women in certain online communities apparently got kinda memetically attached to the cat girl persona, seeing how many transgirls relates to the idea of it (apparently, the transmen counterpart are dog boys).
last edited at Apr 22, 2019 3:41AM
Reirin
Apr 22, 2019 3:42AM
Huh that's new, never hard about this before, cheers
luinthoron
Apr 22, 2019 3:48AM
Furthermore, the cat ears do actually mean something. Trans women in certain online communities apparently got kinda memetically attached to the cat girl persona, seeing how many transgirls relates to the idea of it (apparently, the transmen counterpart are dog boys).
You learn something new every day. Also, wouldn't that qualify this also for the yuri tag?
TheYuriTomboy
Apr 22, 2019 4:11AM
No, it wouldn’t get the yuri tag because this a trans boy and a trans girl. If anything, the het tag would be more appropriate. Although this could easily be interpreted as just a sort of solidarity-friendship type thing.
luinthoron
Apr 22, 2019 4:13AM
No, it wouldn’t get the yuri tag because this a trans boy and a trans girl.
Both have cat ears, though, so wouldn't that make them both trans girls?
last edited at Apr 22, 2019 4:18AM
BugDevil
Apr 22, 2019 4:33AM
@Perlen297 Can't make a google search if I didn't connect the color to the trans situation at first.
I like cat girls a lot. I guess from now on I should pay attention to the artwork involving them to see if that is indeed a trend.
Nezchan
Apr 22, 2019 9:01AM
Pretty sure the cat ears thing was more an "I'm like you" thing rather than an identifier of being trans boy vs. trans girl.
Nezchan
Apr 22, 2019 9:02AM
Also, in the panel where the cat ears come out, they really look like Rin from Love Live.
LLENN
Apr 22, 2019 9:52AM
The news about Nintendo deleting trans flags in the stage builder are everywhere, I can't believe you haven't seen the flag before this pic was here.
Buchart
Apr 22, 2019 10:16AM
I had No idea either but it makes sense from the given context
BugDevil
Apr 22, 2019 10:43AM
@LLENN I'm more of a Playstation fan myself... Can we just accept that there are people who don't know everything?
Nezchan
Apr 22, 2019 10:46AM
Honestly, can we quit the "I can't believe BugDevil didn't know this"? Yeah, it's common in a lot of circles yuri fans travel in, and it is kind of unexpected, but any more than one comment to that effect is more than necessary. We're well past that point.
OrangePekoe
Apr 22, 2019 11:05AM
Agree with Nezchan. And there's no Yuri or Het tag because, again, agree with Nezchan. Even if we prefer Perlen's reading of the situation, it's more of a cute and comfy situation as TheYuriTomboy said than romance. In any case, it's a really cute pic and you should feel free to read into it whatever interpretation you please!
last edited at Apr 22, 2019 11:08AM
Perlen297
Apr 22, 2019 12:02PM
I initially included in my comment an opinion of mine that a Yuri tag should be added, but edited it out because there wasn't really anything romantic in the comic, as said by @OrangePekoe.
Also responding to @Nezchan, the cat ears being an identifier wasn't really my point. But rather, I was only pointing out that it's a reference to a part of transgirls' online culture– that is the catgirl persona. (though I could've said it better) And with that comes the heavy implication that these are both transgirls. It's not fair to assume the short hair as a masculine trait don't you think?
Nonetheless, not that it would matter since we're not really judging whether this is a Yuri or Het. All I know is that this the same comic immediately became one of the top posts in r/wholesomeyuri.
last edited at Apr 22, 2019 12:07PM
Risamari
Apr 22, 2019 5:13PM
THAT'S SO PURE AND BEAUTIFUL.
Nevri
Apr 22, 2019 5:44PM
I was aware of rainbow flag, but I had no clue there was one specific for trans so... Are there like lesbian, gay, bi flags too?
kittey
Apr 22, 2019 6:04PM
^ Use the Google and you will find Wikipedia. There’s a whole bunch of other flags too.
lucario14
Apr 22, 2019 6:42PM
This is really cute and heartwarming. The comments are not so much.
Swag Wagon
Apr 22, 2019 6:48PM
I'm with Bug on this one. The world is a big place and it's impossible for everyone to know everything. People will have gaps in their knowledge, and I'm disappointed people would jump at someone's throat for not knowing something instead of doing the xkcd thing and being excited they can teach someone something new
Vankomycin
Apr 22, 2019 8:12PM
Firefly Fanatic
Apr 23, 2019 2:06AM
This makes me happy. For many reasons.
bubbleteabird
Apr 23, 2019 4:50AM
I'm subscribed to r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns, and Felix Argyle from Re:Zero is beloved in that subreddit. So yeah, the cat girl is definitely a popular persona in the online trans community. Though idk why. Maybe it's an influence from anime? Or maybe because cats are adorable and affectionate.
last edited at Apr 23, 2019 4:50AM
luinthoron
Apr 23, 2019 4:52AM
^ Use the Google and you will find Wikipedia. There’s a whole bunch of other flags too.
And from there:
In the early 20th century gay men in New York City's Caucasian professional world would often wear red neckties to signal their identity.
Now that's a surprise, Mr Trump... :D
last edited at Apr 23, 2019 4:53AM
bubbleteabird
Apr 23, 2019 5:28AM
^ so I clicked on the handkerchief link from that section, and apparently the color red was used as a code for fisting. Now we know why Trump is so obsessed with the size of his hands :'D
last edited at Apr 23, 2019 5:29AM
Sup
Apr 23, 2019 5:59AM
when you recognize a fellow trans person, camaraderie is established right away
Sabruness
Apr 23, 2019 3:51PM
I'm with Bug and SwagWagon on this. I didnt know about this whole mutli-colour flag thing (beyond the rainbow flag) because it has nothing to do with me and is not something i've ever really come across in the small yuri circles i tend to travel in. To me the image just looked like a hidden catboy and catgirl sharing joy at finding another cat person.
The whole 'jumping down someone's throat because they're not up to woke standards' thing is not exactly helpful for the spreading of meaningful understanding. It just paints the people who respond like that and (unfortunately by extension) whatever it is that is the subject being spread as being as stupid and exclusionary as their opponents.
last edited at Apr 23, 2019 3:52PM
Nezchan
Apr 23, 2019 5:48PM
Doc Hoot (but are they a areal doctor or just a Ph.D.?) has my thinking on this. The cat ears here seem to be a physical expression of perking up at the recognition of a kindred spirit, rather than a specifically trans thing, even if some trans communities use it.
Perlen297
Apr 24, 2019 11:18AM
^ Or both. This is Pas we're talking about– browsing through their twitter or blog really gives it away (their connection to/being part of trans communities, that is). This leads me to believe that the reference I was pointing out was their initial/primary intention. Even then, it definitely still can have different hidden meanings behind the reference (one of which is what you have just said). Nevertheless, I was just pointing out a part of their online culture that I've learned, that's all.
And oh yeah, when I asked about the genders of the characters, someone simply responded 'nyanbinary'. Take that what you will.
last edited at Apr 24, 2019 5:05PM
jubjub2001
Apr 26, 2019 9:58AM
ok adorable
Xvnom
Apr 27, 2019 12:00AM
NO
Perlen297
Apr 27, 2019 7:06AM
YESSS
Beefaroni
Jun 20, 2019 7:53AM
This deserves a story! I hope the person who drew will think about it
Nezchan
Sep 25, 2019 11:04PM
Off topic posts dragging up an old argument that people were already told to drop deleted.
Nya-chan
Sep 29, 2019 6:48AM
IMO, it's a transboy (short hair) and a transgirl (pony-tail). Because of their design.
But yeah, didn't know that flag before. But now I do. I'm one of the lucky 10.000.
SphinxLord
Jun 21, 2020 6:23PM
This is so cute! I’m bi so seeing someone else with the biflag is always really exciting cause I know I can relate to them. This comic really speaks volumes with zero words. And cat ears are used in a lot of comics to show surprise or other emotions so I think that’s probably the case here.
riverFlower
Jun 23, 2020 4:16AM
This is really cute.
Alice Nightrose
Apr 4, 2021 2:27PM
Adorable
Maximus66
Apr 24, 2021 3:58AM
Ear touch, how lewd
YayaSamuko
May 4, 2021 8:56AM
I am so glad I recognized the blue-pink-white color pattern right away <3
WillieManga
Dec 19, 2021 10:42AM
Pretty touching, but where'd the ears come from? Hehe
Sylthana
Jun 28, 2023 1:00PM
I love how ambiguous it is, as to if it's two transmascs, two transfems, or a transmasc and a transfem, or even which one is transmasc and which one is transfem. That kind of ambiguity is great. Very gender.
Norainhere Apr 21, 2019 9:57PM
I love this
OrangePekoe Apr 21, 2019 9:57PM
Super cute!
daydream_dog94 Apr 21, 2019 10:10PM
aldskjhg this is so sweet ToT imma cry
Canaan Apr 21, 2019 10:13PM
AWWWWwwwwn
Great use of animal ears
Ri-n Apr 21, 2019 11:33PM
So cute.. too cute...
shinystewshine Apr 21, 2019 11:41PM
Im crying ajosdijafw this is so incredibly sweet im bouta drown myself in my own sea of tears
BugDevil Apr 22, 2019 1:20AM
So her phone case has the same color scheme as his bag strap and that made them happy? No text is right, there is also no context. I guess the artist tagged it as transgender? Wouldn't be able to tell which one is.
GreenTomato Apr 22, 2019 1:22AM
BugDevil
u stupid or something
BugDevil Apr 22, 2019 1:37AM
^Why yes, I am. After further contemplation I came to the conclusion that perhaps those colors identify someone as transgender? I have never seen or heard of that before, so cut me some slack.
last edited at Apr 22, 2019 1:37AM
lord-of-roses Apr 22, 2019 3:02AM
^It's the official trans flag colors, yes.
luinthoron Apr 22, 2019 3:35AM
^Well, it is still a rather rare sight. Remembered it thanks to the tag being there myself, but not sure I would have otherwise.
Too cute for words nonetheless.
Perlen297 Apr 22, 2019 3:40AM
@BugDevil Those indeed are the colors of the official transgender flag, which you would know through a quick google search.
Furthermore, the cat ears do actually mean something. Trans women in certain online communities apparently got kinda memetically attached to the cat girl persona, seeing how many transgirls relates to the idea of it (apparently, the transmen counterpart are dog boys).
last edited at Apr 22, 2019 3:41AM
Reirin Apr 22, 2019 3:42AM
Huh that's new, never hard about this before, cheers
luinthoron Apr 22, 2019 3:48AM
You learn something new every day. Also, wouldn't that qualify this also for the yuri tag?
TheYuriTomboy Apr 22, 2019 4:11AM
No, it wouldn’t get the yuri tag because this a trans boy and a trans girl. If anything, the het tag would be more appropriate. Although this could easily be interpreted as just a sort of solidarity-friendship type thing.
luinthoron Apr 22, 2019 4:13AM
Both have cat ears, though, so wouldn't that make them both trans girls?
last edited at Apr 22, 2019 4:18AM
BugDevil Apr 22, 2019 4:33AM
@Perlen297 Can't make a google search if I didn't connect the color to the trans situation at first.
I like cat girls a lot. I guess from now on I should pay attention to the artwork involving them to see if that is indeed a trend.
Nezchan Apr 22, 2019 9:01AM
Pretty sure the cat ears thing was more an "I'm like you" thing rather than an identifier of being trans boy vs. trans girl.
Nezchan Apr 22, 2019 9:02AM
Also, in the panel where the cat ears come out, they really look like Rin from Love Live.
LLENN Apr 22, 2019 9:52AM
The news about Nintendo deleting trans flags in the stage builder are everywhere, I can't believe you haven't seen the flag before this pic was here.
Buchart Apr 22, 2019 10:16AM
I had No idea either but it makes sense from the given context
BugDevil Apr 22, 2019 10:43AM
@LLENN I'm more of a Playstation fan myself... Can we just accept that there are people who don't know everything?
Nezchan Apr 22, 2019 10:46AM
Honestly, can we quit the "I can't believe BugDevil didn't know this"? Yeah, it's common in a lot of circles yuri fans travel in, and it is kind of unexpected, but any more than one comment to that effect is more than necessary. We're well past that point.
OrangePekoe Apr 22, 2019 11:05AM
Agree with Nezchan. And there's no
YuriorHettag because, again, agree with Nezchan. Even if we prefer Perlen's reading of the situation, it's more of a cute and comfy situation as TheYuriTomboy said than romance. In any case, it's a really cute pic and you should feel free to read into it whatever interpretation you please!last edited at Apr 22, 2019 11:08AM
Perlen297 Apr 22, 2019 12:02PM
I initially included in my comment an opinion of mine that a
Yuritag should be added, but edited it out because there wasn't really anything romantic in the comic, as said by @OrangePekoe.Also responding to @Nezchan, the cat ears being an identifier wasn't really my point. But rather, I was only pointing out that it's a reference to a part of transgirls' online culture– that is the catgirl persona. (though I could've said it better) And with that comes the heavy implication that these are both transgirls. It's not fair to assume the short hair as a masculine trait don't you think?
Nonetheless, not that it would matter since we're not really judging whether this is a
YuriorHet. All I know is that this the same comic immediately became one of the top posts in r/wholesomeyuri.last edited at Apr 22, 2019 12:07PM
Risamari Apr 22, 2019 5:13PM
THAT'S SO PURE AND BEAUTIFUL.
Nevri Apr 22, 2019 5:44PM
I was aware of rainbow flag, but I had no clue there was one specific for trans so... Are there like lesbian, gay, bi flags too?
kittey Apr 22, 2019 6:04PM
^ Use the Google and you will find Wikipedia. There’s a whole bunch of other flags too.
lucario14 Apr 22, 2019 6:42PM
This is really cute and heartwarming. The comments are not so much.
Swag Wagon Apr 22, 2019 6:48PM
I'm with Bug on this one. The world is a big place and it's impossible for everyone to know everything. People will have gaps in their knowledge, and I'm disappointed people would jump at someone's throat for not knowing something instead of doing the xkcd thing and being excited they can teach someone something new
Vankomycin Apr 22, 2019 8:12PM
Firefly Fanatic Apr 23, 2019 2:06AM
This makes me happy. For many reasons.
bubbleteabird Apr 23, 2019 4:50AM
I'm subscribed to r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns, and Felix Argyle from Re:Zero is beloved in that subreddit. So yeah, the cat girl is definitely a popular persona in the online trans community. Though idk why. Maybe it's an influence from anime? Or maybe because cats are adorable and affectionate.
last edited at Apr 23, 2019 4:50AM
luinthoron Apr 23, 2019 4:52AM
And from there:
Now that's a surprise, Mr Trump... :D
last edited at Apr 23, 2019 4:53AM
bubbleteabird Apr 23, 2019 5:28AM
^ so I clicked on the handkerchief link from that section, and apparently the color red was used as a code for fisting. Now we know why Trump is so obsessed with the size of his hands :'D
last edited at Apr 23, 2019 5:29AM
Sup Apr 23, 2019 5:59AM
when you recognize a fellow trans person, camaraderie is established right away
Sabruness Apr 23, 2019 3:51PM
I'm with Bug and SwagWagon on this. I didnt know about this whole mutli-colour flag thing (beyond the rainbow flag) because it has nothing to do with me and is not something i've ever really come across in the small yuri circles i tend to travel in. To me the image just looked like a hidden catboy and catgirl sharing joy at finding another cat person.
The whole 'jumping down someone's throat because they're not up to woke standards' thing is not exactly helpful for the spreading of meaningful understanding. It just paints the people who respond like that and (unfortunately by extension) whatever it is that is the subject being spread as being as stupid and exclusionary as their opponents.
last edited at Apr 23, 2019 3:52PM
Nezchan Apr 23, 2019 5:48PM
Doc Hoot (but are they a areal doctor or just a Ph.D.?) has my thinking on this. The cat ears here seem to be a physical expression of perking up at the recognition of a kindred spirit, rather than a specifically trans thing, even if some trans communities use it.
Perlen297 Apr 24, 2019 11:18AM
^ Or both. This is Pas we're talking about– browsing through their twitter or blog really gives it away (their connection to/being part of trans communities, that is). This leads me to believe that the reference I was pointing out was their initial/primary intention. Even then, it definitely still can have different hidden meanings behind the reference (one of which is what you have just said). Nevertheless, I was just pointing out a part of their online culture that I've learned, that's all.
And oh yeah, when I asked about the genders of the characters, someone simply responded 'nyanbinary'. Take that what you will.
last edited at Apr 24, 2019 5:05PM
jubjub2001 Apr 26, 2019 9:58AM
ok adorable
Xvnom Apr 27, 2019 12:00AM
NO
Perlen297 Apr 27, 2019 7:06AM
YESSS
Beefaroni Jun 20, 2019 7:53AM
This deserves a story! I hope the person who drew will think about it
Nezchan Sep 25, 2019 11:04PM
Off topic posts dragging up an old argument that people were already told to drop deleted.
Nya-chan Sep 29, 2019 6:48AM
IMO, it's a transboy (short hair) and a transgirl (pony-tail). Because of their design.
But yeah, didn't know that flag before. But now I do. I'm one of the lucky 10.000.
SphinxLord Jun 21, 2020 6:23PM
This is so cute! I’m bi so seeing someone else with the biflag is always really exciting cause I know I can relate to them. This comic really speaks volumes with zero words. And cat ears are used in a lot of comics to show surprise or other emotions so I think that’s probably the case here.
riverFlower Jun 23, 2020 4:16AM
This is really cute.
Alice Nightrose Apr 4, 2021 2:27PM
Adorable
Maximus66 Apr 24, 2021 3:58AM
Ear touch, how lewd
YayaSamuko May 4, 2021 8:56AM
I am so glad I recognized the blue-pink-white color pattern right away <3
WillieManga Dec 19, 2021 10:42AM
Pretty touching, but where'd the ears come from? Hehe
Sylthana Jun 28, 2023 1:00PM
I love how ambiguous it is, as to if it's two transmascs, two transfems, or a transmasc and a transfem, or even which one is transmasc and which one is transfem. That kind of ambiguity is great. Very gender.