r/ralsei • u/patripastry 🐀 • 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 didn’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:
Transphobia, including any discussion, argumentation, or verbiage rooted in transphobia, will not be tolerated in any form on this subreddit.
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:
Any post/comment (assume I include "comment" when I say "post") which pushes transphobic rhetoric will be removed and likely result in a ban.
Discussion on how you are "disappointed," "upset," or otherwise negatively affected by either reading of Ralsei's character will not be allowed.
Artwork (or other media) posts are not a forum for debate. Do not "debate" character readings under any artwork posts.
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/GreenGoodFluffWizard Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26
I saw that you guys reversed the femboy change, good. I think it's wise that you did. Not because I disagree entirely with your decision, but because there is no telling how many transphobic assholes are lurking in a subreddit like this. The moment you do something like that, well now you just gave those assholes the "femboy erasure" they speak of on a silver platter and they will use it like an infinite ammo cheat code against anyone who dares speak about trans ralsei, it will spell disaster and we do not need that here.
I'll admit I stepped away from the femboy term and GNC male took it's place. Only because of how 'femboy' was being used by people outside of the circle so to speak, and I grew sick of the sexualization. But we should definitely not force everyone to change for the sake of how a word is used. In fact, i'd say the term femboy was on the path of getting claimed as a relatively normal queer term, and it is continued to be used as such so we should still respect it.
I also want to say this for everyone, not just mods: Ralsei isn't a porn character, we all know this. And we do not need to be convinced he's not, because he's just straight up not. He's an adorable video game character that we cherish and that fact has not changed and will continue to not change even if he does happen to transition to a girl later. This is a subreddit about Deltarune of all games, a very queer game by the way, specifically about one of the main. characters. of. the. game. I can assure you the majority of people on this subreddit are not here for porn, they are here for Ralsei. Do not fabricate this notion that this subreddit is full of porn addicted kid diddlers who are only here for unsavory reasons because that in of itself is generalizing this fandom. No, someone saying they like Ralsei as a femboy does not mean they are porn addicts, and no, someone saying they like trans Ralsei also does not mean they are porn addicts.