What with putting trans women characters into a game advertise as a femboy game? That sounds lowkey transphobic, like there's a trans man femboy in the game, and that's great because trans men can be femboys, but why the trans women characters lumped into the mix?
170 days ago (+11)(-4)
Okay so I've been thinking about this for like a whole day now.
and I admit you have a point. The game is styled as a "Femboy visual novel" and yet one of the characters is a trans woman.
Transphobic? I don't think so. Of the 7 main love interests, 1 of them is a trans woman. Why? Because I was writing and she happened and was an interesting character so I pursued it.
She is never referred to as a femboy in the game and it is made clear she is a woman. Every trans person I've run this by has loved it.
Now, sure, I should maybe change the advertising. Even though on my Itch page I say
So I don't think I'm lying or obscuring the fact that trans women will be in the game. It's just that the majority of the LIs are femboys.
But, here is my genuine question: What do I do?
Like, 10% of the game is trans girl. The rest is femboy. It is the biggest part of the game. Do I say "A Femboy Visual Novel That Also Has a Trans Girl" like idk what to do here. I feel like it's not a big deal that the little tag line calls it a femboy game but the actual description says that there is more to it than that.
But you tell me.
168 days ago(+4)(-10)
You aren't getting me, the game is basically a femboy hentai game, almost every option are femboys, except for the trans women, and that's my problem, why the other option of femboys are trans women? Lumping trans women with femboys is lowkey transphobic, as you're insinuating that they're "basically the same thing", when not at all, femboys are men while trans women are women
167 days ago(+8)(-4)
I am not lumping in trans woman with femboys and I never ever insinuated that they are basically the same thing. That's all you. I have never said any of that or even remotely implied it at all.
We haven't even fully dived into the trans woman's story yet. And she is only the first. More are coming.
Why a trans woman or women in a femboy game?
Idk dude, I just like feminine people and dicks so that's what my game is about.
Why are you so against me having variety in my game? Do you play like Dragon Age and get mad that you can ALSO be gay in this predominantly straight game?
This is such a weird critique cause I am basically having to respond to your projections about my game rather than what is actually happening.
167 days ago(+3)(-9)
Well, if they're cis women options in the game too, then I feel like it would be less transphobic, because right now trans women being lumped as an alternative to femboys is just weird
166 days ago(+3)(-8)
Look, the incredibly stupid comic that your lead artist made, making a bad faith argument using something derivated from AI editing.
And would you look at that, he follows AI "artists", basically supporting them. Heck it's the same person that made the Fallout poster AI edit
165 days ago(+2)(-5)
Its my understanding that femboy can be an in between step for some trans women in their journey. For example nano-nano at first identified as a femboy but now identifies as a trans woman. Kinda like how bi-curious or heteroflexable can be a step to identifying as bi or pan (this one is from my experience). It also seems for some to be an identity on its own (like heteroflexable). Mind you this is just based on my observations as a bi cis-man. I would love the perspective on this from a femboy or trans woman.
165 days ago(+5)(-1)
While yes, some trans women were femboys before identifying as women, that still doesn't mean that femboys and trans women are the same thing or even remotely close to being the same thing
165 days ago(+1)(-4)
Not attempting to conflate the two, just curious if i had concluded correctly about some people passing thru one on the way to the other. I actually have not gotten to the point with the character in question. I understand the importance of gender identity and wouldent dream of delegitimizing any ones lived experience like that. No offense intended. Thank you for your input.
I mean, having actually played what's available for free, and being a transwoman myself, both the player character and the lead femboy are sensitive about trans people in a way that indicates the writer being familiar with the topic.
The currently only available scene with the transwoman in the game isn't the same dynamic as the other characters.
None of it strikes me as phobic or even misinformed, I can't really tell you not to find it distasteful if you do but I think it's disingenuous to imply that it comes from malice.