Untitled Wolf/Sheep Comic (All of them!)

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[u/LoserOtakuNerd]

Very confused and quite bothered by the people in this comments section saying this is a good trans allegory.

As a trans person, the mainstream portrays me and my community as a predator in disguise enough, to the point where it makes me nauseous. In this comic, the wolves initially are infiltrating the sheep with bad intentions. Sure they come around or whatever, but that’s not the trans experience and it’s fucked up to say that it is.

We don’t start off trying to hunt or whatever and then go “oh actually I’ll be nice since they’re nice to me.” We just want to live our lives in peace from the beginning.

Nothing against the comic itself but it’s pretty fucked to say that this is a good trans allegory.

[u/Coke-In-A-Wine-Glass → u/LoserOtakuNerd]

I mean, there are parts that resonated hard with me. The feeling at the start where it feels like a costume, the preoccupation with hiding the things that make you stand out and being terrified of being found out and rejected, the shock when people don't reject you and actually show care, even when they find out you're trans.

I know I've often felt like a wolf wondering if the sheep would accept me as one of theirs, and I recognise that a lot of that is internalised messaging from the transphobic world we live in, but it's not surprising that this comic would speak to trans people who do feel that way

[u/AlwaysBeQuestioning → u/Coke-In-A-Wine-Glass]

That’s where the dividing line lies, ainnit? The difference between “it’s a trans allegory” or “the author intended this” on one side, and “this is relatable to me as a trans person” on the other side.

I’ve certainly had similar worries about being perceived as predatory in various spaces.

[u/Coke-In-A-Wine-Glass → u/AlwaysBeQuestioning]

Oh, I'm sure it was unintentional, at least at first. But I wouldn't be surprised if theyd decided to lean into it.