get cherished and archived, fucker

something that has always been. something. to witness is the fandom's takes on ezreals gender

okay in the very, very beginning -> "lol ezreal is a girl" because ezreal didnt look like typical male videogame man

they continued making jokes about ezreal being a girl and from all my searching, "fag" was rarely thrown at ezreal (the word "gay" was more often used)

there's a lot of ways to degrade/insult a character, and for a fandom like league, it wouldn't be a surprise to see vulgar or crude language thrown around

however, "being a girl" was such a SPECIFIC insult for ezreal

there's already a lot of existing girls in league. and people tended to lump ez with a cast of female characters [BUT ONLY FOR THE JOKE].

and because ezreal was "a girl", many people made comments that shipping ez with any female character would be "lesbian (derogatory)"

and because some of the fandom "respected" the female characters of league, they avoided making female league characters into "icky lesbians"

this rubs me in the wrong way. not only did the fandom treat "lesbian" like a cursed word, but they rejected ezreal from ships because it was "lesbian" (but not the good kind of lesbian)

then what really just. baffles. me is how mad the fandom got when ezreal joined the star guardian skinline.

the fandom literally made constant jokes of "ezreal is a girl" for, like, 5 years

and suddenly they *only* see ezreal as a male character the moment that ez gets place in a "all-girls skinline"

yes, it was 2016 and the culture was slightly different at the time

but. this was a missed opportunity to consider ezreal being a trans girl.

yone being a woman is a take that people respond positively to. (yes, i understand some people still do it for "the laugh").

then i think of how today, most of the fandom embraces yone as a woman and it really shows how far people's attitudes have come since the early 2010s

something that has always been. something. to witness is the fandom's takes on ezreals gender

okay in the very, very beginning -> "lol ezreal is a girl" because ezreal didnt look like typical male videogame man

they continued making jokes about ezreal being a girl and from all my searching, "fag" was rarely thrown at ezreal (the word "gay" was more often used)

there's a lot of ways to degrade/insult a character, and for a fandom like league, it wouldn't be a surprise to see vulgar or crude language thrown around

however, "being a girl" was such a SPECIFIC insult for ezreal

there's already a lot of existing girls in league. and people tended to lump ez with a cast of female characters [BUT ONLY FOR THE JOKE].

and because ezreal was "a girl", many people made comments that shipping ez with any female character would be "lesbian (derogatory)"

and because some of the fandom "respected" the female characters of league, they avoided making female league characters into "icky lesbians"

this rubs me in the wrong way. not only did the fandom treat "lesbian" like a cursed word, but they rejected ezreal from ships because it was "lesbian" (but not the good kind of lesbian)

then what really just. baffles. me is how mad the fandom got when ezreal joined the star guardian skinline.

the fandom literally made constant jokes of "ezreal is a girl" for, like, 5 years

and suddenly they *only* see ezreal as a male character the moment that ez gets place in a "all-girls skinline"

yes, it was 2016 and the culture was slightly different at the time

but. this was a missed opportunity to consider ezreal being a trans girl.

yone being a woman is a take that people respond positively to. (yes, i understand some people still do it for "the laugh").

then i think of how today, most of the fandom embraces yone as a woman and it really shows how far people's attitudes have come since the early 2010s

something that has always been. something. to witness is the fandom's takes on ezreals gender

okay in the very, very beginning -> "lol ezreal is a girl" because ezreal didnt look like typical male videogame man

they continued making jokes about ezreal being a girl and from all my searching, "fag" was rarely thrown at ezreal (the word "gay" was more often used)

there's a lot of ways to degrade/insult a character, and for a fandom like league, it wouldn't be a surprise to see vulgar or crude language thrown around

however, "being a girl" was such a SPECIFIC insult for ezreal

there's already a lot of existing girls in league. and people tended to lump ez with a cast of female characters [BUT ONLY FOR THE JOKE].

and because ezreal was "a girl", many people made comments that shipping ez with any female character would be "lesbian (derogatory)"

and because some of the fandom "respected" the female characters of league, they avoided making female league characters into "icky lesbians"

this rubs me in the wrong way. not only did the fandom treat "lesbian" like a cursed word, but they rejected ezreal from ships because it was "lesbian" (but not the good kind of lesbian)

then what really just. baffles. me is how mad the fandom got when ezreal joined the star guardian skinline.

the fandom literally made constant jokes of "ezreal is a girl" for, like, 5 years

and suddenly they *only* see ezreal as a male character the moment that ez gets place in a "all-girls skinline"

yes, it was 2016 and the culture was slightly different at the time

but. this was a missed opportunity to consider ezreal being a trans girl.

yone being a woman is a take that people respond positively to. (yes, i understand some people still do it for "the laugh").

something that has always been. something. to witness is the fandom's takes on ezreals gender

okay in the very, very beginning -> "lol ezreal is a girl" because ezreal didnt look like typical male videogame man

they continued making jokes about ezreal being a girl and from all my searching, "fag" was rarely thrown at ezreal (the word "gay" was more often used)

there's a lot of ways to degrade/insult a character, and for a fandom like league, it wouldn't be a surprise to see vulgar or crude language thrown around

however, "being a girl" was such a SPECIFIC insult for ezreal

there's already a lot of existing girls in league. and people tended to lump ez with a cast of female characters [BUT ONLY FOR THE JOKE].

and because ezreal was "a girl", many people made comments that shipping ez with any female character would be "lesbian (derogatory)"

and because some of the fandom "respected" the female characters of league, they avoided making female league characters into "icky lesbians"

this rubs me in the wrong way. not only did the fandom treat "lesbian" like a cursed word, but they rejected ezreal from ships because it was "lesbian" (but not the good kind of lesbian)

then what really just. baffles. me is how mad the fandom got when ezreal joined the star guardian skinline.

the fandom literally made constant jokes of "ezreal is a girl" for, like, 5 years

and suddenly they *only* see ezreal as a male character the moment that ez gets place in a "all-girls skinline"

yes, it was 2016 and the culture was slightly different at the time

but. this was a missed opportunity to consider ezreal being a trans girl.

this took all evening to arrange, but this is what lives in my mind rent-free

+ CRYSTAL ROSE CAITLYN RELEASED JUST BEFORE THIS

my life really hasnt been all that great, going to yap about league to cheer myself up

there will be a mix of arcane thrown in as well, but it's not heavily related to the rest of the post

anyways. vi and yone are such parallels to each otherm whether if it's from a different skinline or even the same, they just. mirror each other in a way that makes sense to me.

here, one might think 'anybody in league can have scars/markings' but the thing with yone and vi is that they have a particular side where the marking is (and it feels like there's specifically 2 marks left on the left side of the face)

obviously vi's VI mark is basically important to her entire character design and if you are familiar with the yone fanbase; they will literally rejoice whenever they see yone's two scars actually included in new skins

and that brings us the t1 skins !!

scars are just. essential?? to both of these characters. and that goes to like multiple universes too.

going to talk about the uncanny resemblance between these two splashes (yes artists will reuse colours/compositions, but the bandages, the hint of red, the overall energy they bring, it's the most similar you can see them)

while we are talking about it, kinda want to point out that they're dual weapon users. vi has a pair of giant ass fists. and yone has to drag 2 giant ass swords.

have to include the sibling dynamic here too

the younger blue sibling that may or may not (later) be annoyed at the piltovian marksmen that the red sibling falls for

oh yeah

dont forget theyre assigned as demons (not the same type though, but yone gets the title of being a half-demon king in fiendqueller)

besides being assigned as demons, they take on the role of delinquents in the more modern universes within a school setting (see: heartache/heartthrob and battle academia)

'red, older sibling with trauma, scars, dual weapon users, demons, and delinquents. is that really all you have?'

yeah

caitlyn/vi content of 2xko content is almost like. what ez/yone crumbs of golden spatula are, to me

this took all evening to arrange, but this is what lives in my mind rent-free

+ CRYSTAL ROSE CAITLYN RELEASED JUST BEFORE THIS

my life really hasnt been all that great, going to yap about league to cheer myself up

there will be a mix of arcane thrown in as well, but it's not heavily related to the rest of the post

anyways. vi and yone are such parallels to each otherm whether if it's from a different skinline or even the same, they just. mirror each other in a way that makes sense to me.

here, one might think 'anybody in league can have scars/markings' but the thing with yone and vi is that they have a particular side where the marking is (and it feels like there's specifically 2 marks left on the left side of the face)

obviously vi's VI mark is basically important to her entire character design and if you are familiar with the yone fanbase; they will literally rejoice whenever they see yone's two scars actually included in new skins

and that brings us the t1 skins !!

scars are just. essential?? to both of these characters. and that goes to like multiple universes too.

going to talk about the uncanny resemblance between these two splashes (yes artists will reuse colours/compositions, but the bandages, the hint of red, the overall energy they bring, it's the most similar you can see them)

while we are talking about it, kinda want to point out that they're dual weapon users. vi has a pair of giant ass fists. and yone has to drag 2 giant ass swords.

have to include the sibling dynamic here too

the younger blue sibling that may or may not (later) be annoyed at the piltovian marksmen that the red sibling falls for

oh yeah

dont forget theyre assigned as demons (not the same type though, but yone gets the title of being a half-demon king in fiendqueller)

besides being assigned as demons, they take on the role of delinquents in the more modern universes within a school setting (see: heartache/heartthrob and battle academia)

'red, older sibling with trauma, scars, dual weapon users, demons, and delinquents. is that really all you have?'

yeah

Caitlyn: *Agree in gay silence*

Jayce: They are?

Vi: Of course!

Caitlyn: *Disapproving gay look*

Ezreal: There's only one way to find out ...

Caitlyn: *Gay confusion*

Ezreal: *Break an egg on Vi's legg*

Jayce: ...

Vi: ...

Caitlyn: ...

*The egg fries*

Vi: *With turn down for what glasses*

Jayce and Ezreal: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!

jayce: oh

vi: caitlyn’s gay

jayce: oh…

vi: ezreal’s gay

ezreal: bye

vi: sorry, he’s bi

ezreal: no, i’m going home for the day