Thank you, federation, for bringing libs to our lair once again.

They really always default to the same fucking shit “BOT! XINNIE THE POOH!” like an actual NPC che-laugh

  • silent_water [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    there’s an explicitly trans male character that channels the appropriate magic. he’s considered the weird woman who channels male magic until it’s dropped that satan literally cursed him to live as a woman. it’s a very binary gender system but if you’re going to have eternal souls, it’s not an awful way to handle trans characters. there’s a lot wrong with the gender politics and Jordan sucks ass at writing women so there’s much riper targets to criticize the series over than this.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I feel better informed about that; I didn’t get that far. I still don’t have to like the series overall (the fandom tends to really put me off) but I appreciate your post.

      • silent_water [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        definitely. the first 6 books are ok if you turn your brain off and don’t think too hard about them but the later books really drag on and on and on and on. I had infinite patience as a kid and I miss that sometimes. the fandom is absolutely cursed.