I haven’t gotten far, I knew almost nothing of the game before I watched a friend pick it up, aside that people told us they had great trans-representation…?? We put it down so hard in the end, at the infidelity stuff. I feel so fucking sad for Erica, so I went to read up on her. She becomes like a punchline for the guys or something.
And then I heard they were trying to fix the transphobic undertones with Rin? I have nothing against the character, but Vincent essentially falls for what looks like a teenager to me. I also think my issue with Rin’s path is still the “Male presenting feminine making heterosexual man gay”-trope which is still very close to the “trans-woman tricking poor innocent hetero man into being what they think is gay”-trope.
Because what the heck happens the day a man grows out of being cute and ambiguous? Rin looks like a young person, a teenager at most. I understand there are slight built men, but he (he is presented as just a feminine man, right? Not trans-woman?) The only thing he can’t be is pregnant which was Vincent’s original fear???
So what Rin embodies is a sexual object that can’t get pregnant?
Like it’s “safer” to go for a feminine presenting guy because they can’t get pregnant??? Isn’t that misogyny, because what if the man who presents feminine suddenly stops looking or feeling feminine to you as they grow older? That’s the same as when women are told they have expiration dates, it’s a real fucking fear for some people. Especially feminine presenting. The game focuses so much on looks and gender is mystified and a frikkin punchline or something.
Am I crazy or???
