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it’s so funny seeing people refer to Across The Spider-Verse talking about a “trans gwen theory” and whether or not they believe it. buddy it isn’t a theory it’s clearly in the text. she’s obviously trans if you have any kind of visual media literacy. the only “theory” you need here is film theory. good lord you guys don’t watch movies you just see them huh?
given how many people say "oh gwen's world is colored like a mood ring" as a counter argument when the colors in the background are the same as the trans pride flag AS she's talking about how hard it is having to hide half of who she is from those she cares about, i'm inclined to agree
very "the door was just blue" levels of media literacy that we're dealing with
Also like. Yeah, having media clearly come out and say “this character is transgender” is cool.
But also sometimes that’s not what the story is about. Sometimes it’s ok to use metaphor? Like?????
If they would’ve come out and said “spider Gwen is trans” or would’ve been the only thing anyone talked about in the movie. Or would’ve overshadowed the beauty and animation and themes and focus of the film with a “hot topic political statement!” But instead of that, they told the story they wanted to, with a clear and intentional metaphor that instantly resonated with its intended audience.
Instead of cis people turning her gender identity into a controversy (as they do with real life trans people) trans people felt seen, understood, and connected to a beloved character.
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I think even calling it JUST a metaphor/allegory is underselling it when the above examples are such clear and obvious visual cues that are in the canon text and not just the subtext. Her arc as Spider-Woman is a clear allegory of course, and its wonderfully done (her parts of the movie made me cry the most!) but there’s no other reason for them to include that flag in her room, that patch on her dad’s jacket, or her entire world becoming shades of the trans flag as she pours her heart out to her dad trying desperately to get him to understand her (especially when we know for a fact the colours of Gwen’s world are so deliberately chosen to reflect her mood, her feelings) than as a very clear statement that not only is her arc an allegory, but she’s canonically trans as well.
Anyone dismissing the extremely blatant colour symbolism and saying the flags are just to show their support for the trans community are missing the point. Why would the filmmakers put these flags there for such a roundabout reason? Why is no one else in the movie showing blatant support for the trans community like this if thats the case? Why wouldn’t they know exactly what these details really imply in such a detail oriented film? No one would be arguing this much if it was the lesbian or bisexual flag (they still would of course but not to this extent)
And people saying it must be Gwen’s Peter Parker who’s really trans and its just in honour of him… okay ignoring for just a moment the blatant misogyny of treating the more obvious conclusion of it being about Gwen as unlikely or undesirable, lets run with that for a second. If it were her Peter, why is he never seen with so much as a trans pride pin? Why are his insecurities and subsequent transformation into the lizard not coated in trans symbolism the way Gwen coming out as Spider-Woman is? Also if it was this Peter Parker that was supposed to be trans, then his transformation into the lizard becomes REALLY fucked up when you consider all the fearmongering around testosterone like???? Come on people. Also wouldn’t they make it clearer if he’s different to the other Peter Parkers we see who are never implied to be anything other than cis? Its such a wild leap in logic to say he’s trans and Gwen isn’t, but i guess some people just find uwu small, nerdy and insecure boys in incredibly minor character roles being trans much more palatable than a young woman who’s a strong and fully realised character who stands up for herself and doesn’t fit anyone’s stereotypes of what trans women have to be
So in conclusion: Spider-Gwen is trans and there’s nothing anyone can do about it!!!
but like, no it wouldn’t though, lol, because that’s a common protest slogan within the trans community. i’ve seen plenty of trans teens with this on t-shirts, or holding banners & signs that say this. try going to a pride parade or a trans rights protest some time. why would the directors & animators pepper in allusions & visual references to the flags, cultures etc of all their spider-people and colour-code Gwen’s entire world in the trans flag colours (whilst slapping one in her room AND on her dad’s uniform) just to imply that she is an ally? isn’t it a smaller stretch that she’s just trans? that we’re allowed to have heroes too? i swear none of you know how to watch a movie. you all think it’s skin deep and the colours and background elements are just chosen randomly… i feel sorry for this reading genuinely



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