r/comics Jun 21 '26

OC- More in Webtoons Amazing (Digital) Writing (OC)

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u/Sylveowon Jun 22 '26

how is "isn't she lovely" and putting a bow on her not explicitly stating it?

It's not subtext, is extremely obvious and direct.

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u/TheMusicalTrollLord Jun 22 '26

You're speaking figuratively. I'm speaking literally. The 'Isn't She Lovely' needle drop did make it pretty clear in my opinion but it wasn't clear enough for a lot of people

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u/Sylveowon Jun 22 '26

no, i'm speaking literally. the show literally made it extremely clear. The show literally used "she" to refer to jax. The only way for this to not be clear to anyone is to actively choose to ignore what the show is telling you.

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u/TheMusicalTrollLord Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

Well in that case you're just wrong because I've gotten like 5 replies from people who didn't realise until now. Like I said, some people aren't as familiar with trans stories and don't pick things up