u/cloacasmell

at the time of drawing this comic, its one day after i saw the digital circus movie in theaters. (not pictured is my family who saw it with me)

and like. summin about something so culturally recognizable, something with a sea of merchandise and a restaurant and a fan base of all ages and backgrounds, something so loved by so many, not only is it indie, but made by a trans woman and with such blatant and real trans feminine representation IN MOVIE THEATERS AS A CULTURAL PHENOMENON in a time where trans people are public enemy #1.

a trans woman who posts her art on tumblr got here. im also a trans woman who posts her art on tumblr. maybe i could get there too.
and knowing how many kids were in the audience, i hope and pray the trans kids who dont know it or are scared see themselves represented too, and i hope this movie helps them realize its ok to be you, its ok to be trans.

additionally, i like dressin up a lil when i go out with my family to a movie. i dressed with a pomni inspired look. and before i got my crutch, i didnt think anything of it. but walking into the theater with my crutch, i worried people would be like "i dont get it, are you disabled pomni?", but then pomni had to use a crutch in the movie. not only seeing myself represented behind the scenes for this film, but seeing myself represented in the film itself in a number of ways.

TL;DR it all just made me really happy. and i think this once in a lifetime movie event is incredibly historically important not just for indie animation as a whole, but for the transgender representation it showcases in a number of ways.

YOU CAN TOO!!!! TAKE ESTROGEN!!! BE A GIRL!!! BE SOFT!!!!!

video here

hi OT thanks OT and double thanks OT for helping it really set in that my art matters and people like it

"WHY DON’T YOU JUST GO BY THEY/THEM? SENDING LOVE"

real questions that were asked btw, verbatim.

i didnt claw my way out of the dirt for nothing.

>be a REDDIT MOD

>see a womans post thats criticizing men

>tell her "we're not serving these today"

>silence womans complaints

"trans" is a descriptor, a modifier, like "tall" or "fat". a woman who is trans. saying "transwoman" is othering, it implies she is different than a woman, not a woman but a "transwoman".

and dont do some hyphen bullshit either.