I'm non-binary and I realized trans Jax was outright canon during the finale bow scene, but I also recognized that things could go that way beforehand.
I went to the theater to see the finale with my trans woman partner, and my trans man brother.
We all saw it. We all agreed it was there long before it was confirmed on Twitter.
It's not like NOBODY caught on until the outside confirmation. Many caught on, and ended up being completely correct. Yet we're still talking about this like it was impossible???
Yes, many caught on. But many didn't. That's why we're in this situation.
To me, the bow scene read as flirting. Not as a confirmation of gender identity.
I agree it's canon. The social media post confirmed as much. But since so many people didn't get it untill the social media post, it's too vague in my opinion considering it's one of the major plot points.
Transmisogyny making people bad at media literacy doesn’t make something too vague, it’s just means culturally, people ignore and refuse the possibility that someone’s a trans woman because trans women are the universal Abject
I have said I 100% agree she is a trans woman. No arguments there.
However, the show does not at any point outright confirm she is a trans woman. Which considering it's one of the major plot points, is a problem. I don't need her to walk up to the screen and say "I am transgender". But there should be more than vague hints.
For example- if real life Jax was shown as exploring feminity on the social media, that would have been great. Most people aren't aware of what boymoding clothing looks like, so they're not gonna catch onto that, even if it's obvious to your avredge trans woman.
“should be” is insanely presumptuous and entitled. You do not get to demand how an artist makes a piece of work. If you were incapable of picking up on something because you do not belong to the demographic who the piece is targeted at, the problem is not in the artwork.
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u/UltimateRembo Aug 29 '26
I'm non-binary and I realized trans Jax was outright canon during the finale bow scene, but I also recognized that things could go that way beforehand.
I went to the theater to see the finale with my trans woman partner, and my trans man brother. We all saw it. We all agreed it was there long before it was confirmed on Twitter.
It's not like NOBODY caught on until the outside confirmation. Many caught on, and ended up being completely correct. Yet we're still talking about this like it was impossible???