But Ozma being *better* than Tip and indeed perfect and magical etc. certainly lends itself to a trans narrative
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Replying to @arthur_affect @mermaidofhyrule
Yeah I mean the story is"yer a wizard and a girl Harry" except that the magic is something the dursleys have too & being a girl defeats them
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @mermaidofhyrule
Tip's fear of losing his ability to do boy things and Scarecrow talking him through it is ambiguous enough you can tease either reading out
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Like Ozma is perfectly happy apparently as Ozma but there's magic involved so
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(And yes that reluctance is a trope in forced feminization erotica whose relationship to actual trans women is hotly debated)
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Replying to @arthur_affect @mermaidofhyrule
Yeah. Except this case just throws it in there without it being a major thing. Almost like some Norse Loki stories
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @mermaidofhyrule
What's notable is Tip has an obligation to become Ozma for the good of the kingdom which is the opposite of how trans narratives usually go
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Idk if you'd like Emerald City bc it makes the RL trans parallel incredibly blatant
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Replying to @arthur_affect @mermaidofhyrule
I heard it was cancelled, regardless. As I assume anything that acknowledged the backstory would be
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @mermaidofhyrule
It's the chicken egg thing of "it was never promoted" and "it had controversial material"
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Did they try to bury it bc it had a trans man protagonist or were they allowed to do that bc it was already buried
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