#it's sort of like knockout being subtle-ly confirmed as gay but in that vaguely homophobic way in tfp.

[transfemstarscream]

if g1 starscream is transfem does that mean people who criticize her (epic) voice are transmisogynistic 🤔

i've actually thought about this! and i have thoughts.

i don't think people who criticize or dislike it are inherently transmisogynistic for disliking it. g1's voice is definitely unique and iconic, though i understand why some or even a lot of people may be put off by it.

i think it depends both on what they dislike about it and how they frame it. someone who says "i personally dislike it because it's too scratchy and high-pitched for me" is understandable, but someone who frames it as "lol it's sounds so girly and effeminate 😂 it's so pathetic and wimpy" is 🤨 to me.

g1's voice can essentially be seen as contributing to the oddly weird homophobic/transmisogynistic aura around g1 starscream, as the joke is basically "this guy's voice is so weirdly high and scratchy for a guy 😂 he sounds so gay", but i think people can both appreciate and dislike it without contributing to that homophobia/transmisogyny.

then again i personally like transfem characters being able to have voices that aren't traditionally feminine, and i find g1's voice VERY epic and cool. someone on a youtube comment once described it as masculine fruitiness and i love that. chris latta voiced him perfectly and i still use early season 1 starscream's voice as my personal canon.

#it's sort of like knockout being subtle-ly confirmed as gay but in that vaguely homophobic way in tfp. #maybe not on the same level as that's mostly just homophobic; but i think we can learn to like/dislike things without contributing to that #aspect of it. #i should go into a in-depth explanation around the transmisogyny surrounding starscream some time...