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(Banned) Apr 13, 2021 @ 3:29pm About Chihiro Fujisaki (TRANSPHOBES DNI) 緒山真尋 - There are two main issues I have with the portrayal of Chihiro. Let's start with the chronologically first one. In chapter 2, Chihiro is murdered. During the trial, a second examination of Chihiro's body reveals she has male genitalia. The characters remark on how she was "really a boy" and instantly switch to describing her with male pronouns for the rest of the game. Keep in mind, up until this point Chihiro has presented entirely female. The logical conclusion for the characters (and player) to come to at this point is, "Chihiro is a trans girl". Later in the trial, a justification for Chihiro's presenting as a girl is provided, but for the next half hour or so of gameplay, this character, who by all appearances is trans, is missgendered by her former friends for no particular reason. This was actually really new to me and it was absolutely shocking. Occasionally a video game striving to be edgy will include trans people as the butt of a cheap joke or two, but that's relatively easy to ignore. This was a character's identity being invalidated at the drop of a hat by people who should be supporting her and for an extended period of gameplay. After some time - like I said, I think it was around half an hour of gameplay - an explanation is provided. Chihiro is "really a boy" and dressed as a girl because, as a child, she was bullied for being too weak, and presenting as a girl instead was a way to solve that problem. One thing that is striking is that this is a perfectly plausible story of a trans kid finding a justification to present the way they want to. The other thing that is striking is how little sense it makes as anything other than a justification for doing what she already wants to do. A kid crossdressing to be bullied less? On what planet does that make sense? And this hasn't been something fleeting - by all appearances from what you learn in the game, Chihiro has been presenting as a girl for a long time, maybe even over a decade. It's very worth remembering that part of why it's a huge shame is it's so rare for a trans character to have such an active and crucial role in a story. With just minor adjustments it could have been one of the best examples of trans representation in video games, but instead it became one of the most shocking examples of transphobia by killing her and deniying her identity even when her dad in Ultra Despair Girls seems to be super supportive about her being trans. I hope that someday... This community can face the reality and specially, I hope that someday Spike Chunksoft ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dissapear for doing this to a trans kid.

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