(mirror prns cuz im cool like that)

We don't have a definitive gender for Ralsei. We just don't. I love trans woman ralsei. I love bigender ralsei. I love nonbinary ralsei. I am also seeing a concerning amount of transfem ralsei lovers bashing on bigender and nonbinary Ralsei lovers. The assumption seems to be that anyone who isn't a stark believer in trans woman Ralsei is transmisogynistic.

Those people are definitely out there. However, hello, I am a bigender person. I am currently headcanoning Ralsei as bigender because that matters to me. There are various people headcanoning Ralsei as nonbinary because it matters to them. We are free to do that because we don't have a definitive gender for Ralsei. We know they currently identify with he/him but we all have VERY due reason to believe that will change by the end of the game. All we really know is they seem to be very attracted to feminine expression but aren't comfortable with taking it yet. That is an experience common for trans women; it is not unique to trans women.

I am not headcanoning Ralsei as bigender as a copout or because I don't think they could be a trans woman. I headcanon them as bigender because it's a possibility, and I really would love to have rep of my own. Don't lump me in with the fucking bigots. The only rep that ANY of us have right now is the hints to Ralsei's gender dysphoria. Love them for the character they are, headcanon whatever you want

Let people have their fun and then when the ACTUAL bigots roll in with their bullshit, we jump them! Because to them, guess what? A bigender person, a trans woman, and a nonbinary person are all one lonnnng slur

2022-2026 - childhood friends

As we all know, thanks to the support of the good people of Tumblr, Tylenol has experienced a meteoric rise to second place. Even though her competition is stiff, I believe in Tylenol's ability to go the distance.

But let's take a look at the competition:

Elmer seems to be a lovely boy. I have no qualms with Elmer, and think he would look fantastic on a beer can. But what about Elmer's campaigns? Who is the power behind the throne here, and how have they managed to find such breakout success on this competition?

A handful of wealthy donors are trying to buy this competition.

At the end of the day, all donations are good donations here. This is a charity event so every penny earned is going to help animals in need. But it's not lost on me that Elmer's current ranking is thanks entirely to a few individuals with the financial means to put their thumbs on the scale.

Tylenol's donors, comparatively, are small and numerous, mostly $1-10 donations from many passionate believers in what she stands for (autism and pain relief I think).

Overall, the donations tell a very different story than what the base ranking shows you. Elmer is held aloft by just 24 donors and bolstered by a few wealthy patrons, whereas Tylenol has won the hearts of literally hundreds of people. Even the current third place, Abby, owes her ranking to numerous small contributions rather than one or two large ones.