A nonbinary content creator I recently started following has a series of reels on nonbinary characters in media, and it’s all cartoon/anime characters, mostly non-human ones. And that makes me sad. Because that is not actually representation. It’s othering. If writers try to include nonbinary characters (which is great!) but cannot see a human being nonbinary? What does that say? “We know you exist but honestly, I barely recognise you as people”? Or is it just fishing for diversity brownie points when a robot/alien/creature is eventually labelled as nonbinary or agender because, well, they’re a robot, it just makes sense, right?
As an agender person(1) who figured themself out in their 30s, I would absolutely love to see an adult (we’re not all 15) nonbinary character on a TV show who is a real person living life. Cause that’s who we are. Not androids, not aliens, not a gimmick and not fantasy creatures.
Fun fact, though: Apparently the official Popeye social media accounts announced that Popeye was nonbinary. That’s honestly kinda fun.
(1) in my case that means that I don’t feel gendered at all
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