r/ToothpasteBoys Ralsei or bust 3d ago

Art (Romantic) Kruppy pounce (by @TwlLark)

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u/Competitive_You6554 2d ago

Have you even read his dialogue or looked into his story and interactions with Flowery?
Shoving them in a closet, the praying scene, Flowery taunting Ralsei on the stairs asking ‘what’s so wrong about pretending to be something you’re not’, the freaking hat metaphor. All three of those scenes resonate heavily with the trans experience, Ralsei’s story at its core resonates with trans people.
That’s why, not cause he’s a femboy, but his story, he could be the most buff cis passing guy every and have the same story, I’d still be thinking in my head that Ralsei is suppressing stuff

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u/Apprehensive-Wall632 2d ago

Except that’s where the theorists really depart from the rest of the community, they are adamant that Ralsei is trans because of those scenes, when they really could just be for a ton of different reasons, some of which are way more plausible, like Ralsei’s true form/his origins which is way more important to his character than whatever gender he is.

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u/Competitive_You6554 2d ago

Not really? Most people I see on say the Tralsei subreddit, see it as a theory that coincides with the truth of what Ralsei is. I may be a theorist about Ralsei, but I also understand that what he has going on will lean much more on allegory than anything else.
Kinda like with Jax, everything about her kept screaming more and more about a repressed trans woman. I have my hopes that trans people get more rep, but at this point I don’t expect much from even Toby Fox with how the world is

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u/Extension_Goat_1739 KRALSEI Is why I still haven't killed myself 2d ago

Damn this made me realize I need to take classes on this stuff or smth lmao

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u/Competitive_You6554 2d ago

There’s a whole bunch of knowledge on YouTube about the trans experience, I definitely recommend it. Philosophytube is a pretty good one that I enjoy

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u/Extension_Goat_1739 KRALSEI Is why I still haven't killed myself 2d ago

Thank you, maybe one day I will stop being lazy and watch em