chicspice replied to your post: Just saw the new episode and like. Great episode....
im not saying this to discredit dororo being trans (because that is very valid) but the manga more took the approach that dororo was in denial about being a girl because he didn’t actually know his birth gender. he firmly believed he was a boy because no one told him about his true birth gender. however once it was out dororo was actually a girl everyone around him including hyakkimaru just kept telling him to live his life as a girl cause that’s his “true path”.
Please, for the love of god, learn what transgender means. There is so much to unpack with what you just said and what it boils down to is: you don’t seem to have an understanding of the word transgender and who transgender people.
First off, Dororo is not in denial about his gender. If he identifies as a boy and is adamant that the people around him also view him as a boy, then he’s a boy. That doesn’t magically change just because the people around him view as a girl and “tell him to live his life as a girl cause that’s his ‘true path’” as you put it.
Second, that’s called transphobia. That’s also what you’re spouting right now.
Third, I don’t recall Dororo being confused about being afab. I only remember Hyakkimaru assuming this to be the case when Dororo continued to refer to himself as a boy. But maybe I read an inaccurate translation. Mind providing me with proof of your argument?
And finally, I’m pretty sure Hyakkimaru is the only one to tell Dororo to live as a girl. Everyone else either saw him as a boy or were respectful enough to continue referring to him as a boy when he was outed.
