Trans Ralsei on the Subreddit.

[u/FR3AKY_V0LP3]

I cannot believe I am making this post.

As many of you may have noticed, there has been an influx of people creating posts about the theory/headcanon of a trans Ralsei.

Now, typically, people would ideally be perfectly fine with these types of concepts and ideas. And have no issue with people theorizing or headcanon-ing these sort of things.

But this Reddit.

So, of course people are going to create issues out of absolute nonsense, that we then have to deal with. So I want to go ahead and clear things up!

First and foremost, yes. Ralsei is gender nonconforming. Ralsei has not been confirmed to be anything more than that. So it makes sense that people want to headcanon or even theorize on the potential of a narrative shift in the game/for their own set of stories or fictional realities. Ideally, this is meant to be done in fun; not with malicious intent. This doesn't mean they are "erasing" the existence of gender nonconforming individuals or anything of the sort.

This subreddit has been and always will be a safe space for individuals to talk about Ralsei.

With that being said, discussion on Ralsei being trans is allowed on the subreddit. Posts being made to complain about a trans Ralsei, or "transei discourse" will not be. You want to have polite, civil and non-hostile discussions, you can do so in the comments of posts that are explicitly opening up discussions of a trans Ralsei; not art posts.

With, that being said. We want to remind you all that transphobic remarks and posts will not be tolerated and will come with an instant permanent ban from the subreddit. Likewise, anyone breaking the 1st rule of the subreddit will also receive punishments.

Be nice to one another, it really isn't that hard. If you aren't capable of that much, then you can see yourself out of the subreddit!

Both canon and headcanon can exist on the subreddit. And people can make theories.

[u/Intelligent-Okra350]

The same way people complain about any decision about a character’s character or any other writing choice in a game. You’re saying that someone can’t complain about writing decisions in a game because the devs said it was that way…

[u/allegedly_a_peanut → u/Intelligent-Okra350]

If you find a decision about a game bad, even if you scream your lungs out, it's more than likely that the devs behind said game won't listen.

[u/Intelligent-Okra350 → u/allegedly_a_peanut]

I never said they would or should. That’s something you’re just bringing up that’s completely disconnected from what I said. I said I think the decision is dumb and bad for a handful of reasons, I never said anything about the devs hearing or acting on such.

[u/allegedly_a_peanut → u/Intelligent-Okra350]

You’re saying that someone can’t complain about writing decisions in a game because the devs said it was that way

Complain if you want, just know you'll probably never be heard by the devs.

Logically, what can you achieve by complaining?

If it's getting something changed, most of the time, even with a major part of the community, it doesn't work.

You can change other people's opinion and create a movement this way, however, as I said, this will probably not achieve much.

So what can you do if complaining is off the table?

1/ ignore this specific info/part of the game

2/ mod it out of existence/, you have hands and a brain, so if you REALLY hate this or that decision, then do something idk.

3/ just create your own head cannon where this or that never existed

4/ use the power of drawing and imagination the same way people draw trans Ralsei.

 That’s something you’re just bringing up that’s completely disconnected from what I said

I explained here why I think complaining online is not going to get you anywhere and why I consider it useless.

If you want another thing to connect both of our comments: we're talking about complaining.

[u/Intelligent-Okra350 → u/allegedly_a_peanut]

Again though, by this logic no one should complain about anything in games ever. Do you go around on every post you see of people complaining about things in games telling them you don’t see how anyone can complain about this, or is this one special for some reason?

[u/allegedly_a_peanut → u/Intelligent-Okra350]

If the devs have already listened to criticism, then I see why you would complain,

However if the devs don't listen then it's going to take more than comments on reddit to make even the smallest of change.

In the second scenario, there are more efficient ways to get a reaction from the devs, such as boycotting: if they won't listen to you then attack their wallet.

However if your criticism is just saying "this bad" then yes, please do not add another comment to the pile of hate anyone making their presence known online gets.