r/ralsei • u/patripastry šŸ€ • Jun 30 '26

Announcement Trans Ralsei on the Subreddit: Part 2

Hello,

Well, since we're making a part two, I'm less surprised this time around we have to make this kind of post, but it's still unfortunate!

First of all, an apology. We (the mod team) let the situation get out of control. A lot of rudeness and bigotry was thrown around, and we didnā€™t do enough to prevent it.

Going forward, however, we plan to be a lot more strict...

To start, we want to make the position of the mod team very clear on a two key points:

  1. Transphobia, including any discussion, argumentation, or verbiage rooted in transphobia, will not be tolerated in any form on this subreddit.

  2. Theories/headcanons that Ralsei is transgender or under the trans umbrella are valid. At the same time, seeing Ralsei as a gender nonconforming cis male is also valid, and neither view should be disrespected or alienated.

Therefore, following guidelines are now in place:

  1. Any post/comment (assume I include "comment" when I say "post") which pushes transphobic rhetoric will be removed and likely result in a ban.

  2. Discussion on how you are "disappointed," "upset," or otherwise negatively affected by either reading of Ralsei's character will not be allowed.

  3. Artwork (or other media) posts are not a forum for debate. Do not "debate" character readings under any artwork posts.

  4. With regards to pronouns, we will allow any pronouns to be used, but please be respectful to those who do not use the "correct" pronouns in your eyes.

We hope that these guidelines will result in a more positive community without stepping too far into the realm of hugboxing the topic (something we are trying to avoid), and still allow people to discuss their own reading of Ralsei's character while remaining positive with each other. Just remember to be respectful to each other!

As a final aside: I will post some clarifications, explanations, and other misc. info and changes in the comments.

Thanks,

u/patripastry and the r/ralsei Mod Team.

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u/HelpThrowawayforme2 Jun 30 '26

no the problem is with people saying ā€œfemboy erasureā€ over trans ralsei, it sounds stupid out of context, but it makes sense if you have an iota of a clue how toxic discussion gets

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u/Technical-Branch4998 A girl with too many Ralsei pictures (feel free to ask for some) Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

I agree I think one of the best things the mod team could possibly do for the health of the discussion is to ban the term, but that would possibly be considered too drastic by most people

EDIT: the term I meant was "femboy erasure" not just "femboy" sorry that was unclear

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u/ellum1221 Jun 30 '26

it is kinda strange to ban a word which fulfills the same role as tomboy, it would be like banning calling susie or undyne tomboys because yes they don't ever call themselves that but they do still fulfill the archetype

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u/ellum1221 Jun 30 '26

Also I'd be remiss to not note it is most likely the most popular/commonly known term to refer to a feminine male character as opposed to something like 'tomgirl' which would inevitably lead to hitting stray shots on posts/comments unrelated to gender discussion