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[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 82 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Nah man, Link is as featureless as a Ken doll. Link ain't got time for genitals.

[–] littletranspunk@lemmus.org 42 points 8 months ago

They achieved ascension beyond gender, a non-binary icon

[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

But Link is the Hero of Time

[–] trslim@pawb.social 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

They protects that which they cannot possess 😞

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 78 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The answer is both. Link's gender is "if you're into them, you're gay either way"

[–] ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Basically yes. Enby here, anyone who finds me attractive is instantly, irrevocably, and fabulously gay.

[–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 17 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)
[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 76 points 8 months ago

There's two kinds of people in the world: people who would absolutely smash femboy Link and dirty fucking liars.

canonically genderfluid since he is designed the way he is for people if any gender to be able to relate to him

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 51 points 8 months ago (3 children)

link is trans ftm

zelda is trans mtf

legend of zelda is a t4t lovestory :3

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 20 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

zelda spend more time with ganon than with link...

[–] Lux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ganon is trans mtam (male to alpha male)

[–] lud@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Now he is amtdm (alpha male to dead male)

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 9 points 8 months ago

Ganon? The dude born of a tribe of people who only ever ever ever have female offspring? If anyone in the Zelda World is ftm then him!

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

There's an adorable little comic for that which I cannot find because search engines are kind of garbage now. "Remember the prince of Hyrule?"

[–] Chriswild@lemmy.world 34 points 8 months ago

Schrödinger's gender passing

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Dekkia@this.doesnotcut.it 10 points 8 months ago

A Link between ~~worlds~~ genders.

[–] smashboy@kbin.social 28 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I’ve always liked that they’ve made Link ambiguous enough that a lot of people can feel at least somewhat connected to the character. And also, that he doesn’t have text so that you can fill in that part of the dialogue in your own head.

[–] johncritzman@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Freeman's mind but it's Link.

[–] Nikki@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago

link is so gender

[–] rxin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Toribor@corndog.social 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Insisting Link is trans is twink-erasure.

[–] Korne127@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Trans guys can be twinks as well

[–] Toribor@corndog.social 10 points 8 months ago

I guess none of us really know what is going on under that tunic but we all agree it's fuckable and everyone is gay.

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] molten@lemmy.world 29 points 8 months ago

You mean the 3rst gender 🥵

[–] unreachable@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

Trans Atlantic

[–] force@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago
[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 13 points 8 months ago

Stupid sexy Link

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Lemmy needs an /r/LinkIsCute.

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

And the first post is that comic I was trying to find. Perfect.

[–] Toes@ani.social 4 points 8 months ago

This is Navi cosplaying link

[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I get your reference, but... those skits get kinda a mixed reaction in the trans community. They're pretty problematic but not awful by the standards of the time, but despite whatever the joke actually is, Pat, and their equally androgynous partner, are depicted as happy. So have my non-vote, lol.

[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If Pat is problematic, how is treating Link the same way not a problem? Especially since we know Link's full story and that he is not trans in any way? At least Pat was progressive enough to show two people of unclear gender and sexuality in a happy monogamous relationship even though everyone around them was treating them like a joke. That was pioneering for the time, and is part of the reason why trans and other non-cis people are becoming mainstream today as the Gen X and early Millennials like me grew up with that and are now gaining positions of influence.

Link on the other hand is definitely male, and has never been shown to display anything but male behaviors despite looking slightly androgynous. But that's more because he also belongs to an Elf-like race that are typically dipicted more androgynous. Then again, he's also a video game character and not a real person, so he likely has no opinion about how he's depicted. So I guess it's ok to make jokes about him being trans? That's probably more of a question for actual trans people.