Your interpretation of reality is rather accurate, I agree with your view on the first panel. Is this a case of broken clock sometimes right though? I’m not sure.
The second panel places what appears to be a trans person in the role of the unpleasant character. Odd choice, especially for someone who typically doesn’t depict minorities like these. If the message was just as you say, it could have been easily delivered with a character that doesn’t raise questions about their gender identity. All this character needs is to be rude and look buff and ugly. Why choose someone of ambiguous gender for this if you also don’t consider this trait a part of the unpleasantness?
Oh I don’t think it’s at all intended to be a transgender person. It’s just a “evil, masculine woman” (aka woman that doesn’t make me horny and that I don’t like) trope. Like it’s a woman, but she’s hulking out. (Also enabling her to be strong and forceful, because there’s layers to the sexism lol)
For sure the only thing the artist gets right here is the reality that customer service switches up on you the moment you need something from them. The means by which it was depicted, while also reflecting reality, were chosen for completely confused reasons
Your interpretation of reality is rather accurate, I agree with your view on the first panel. Is this a case of broken clock sometimes right though? I’m not sure.
The second panel places what appears to be a trans person in the role of the unpleasant character. Odd choice, especially for someone who typically doesn’t depict minorities like these. If the message was just as you say, it could have been easily delivered with a character that doesn’t raise questions about their gender identity. All this character needs is to be rude and look buff and ugly. Why choose someone of ambiguous gender for this if you also don’t consider this trait a part of the unpleasantness?
Oh I don’t think it’s at all intended to be a transgender person. It’s just a “evil, masculine woman” (aka woman that doesn’t make me horny and that I don’t like) trope. Like it’s a woman, but she’s hulking out. (Also enabling her to be strong and forceful, because there’s layers to the sexism lol)
For sure the only thing the artist gets right here is the reality that customer service switches up on you the moment you need something from them. The means by which it was depicted, while also reflecting reality, were chosen for completely confused reasons
Maybe, I don’t know. Perhaps I’m already so negatively biased against this artist that I presume the worst from the get go.