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  • IMO, whether or not Gwen is canonically transgender is irrelevant, because thematically the two are equivalent. Being spider-woman is allegorical for being transgender.

    • She knew she was different before anyone else did
    • The way that she’s different would affect how others see her once they find out, very possibly putting her in danger, depending on who finds out and how hateful/vengeful they are.
    • She could theoretically quash that part of herself and live the way everyone expects her to, but to do so would be to kill a piece of who she is
    • She had to “Come out” to her dad (and not by choice, really. She only did so because she was caught with her new clothes.)
    • She wasn’t accepted for who she was in that coming out, but knew it would be easier to live without her closest family member’s support than to live without being herself.
    • She found a community of others like her, who all have unique but similar experiences and who are eager to support one another.

    The colors may be an indication that Gwen specifically is trans, or a hint to the audience that to be a Spider-person is an allegory for being trans. Her character was designed with the white, pink, and blue color scheme in 2014, so it’s not all that unlikely that the color scheme was an allusion to the trans pride flag on purpose. Maybe a writer or character designer clarified somewhere exactly how intentional or coincidental this Spider-Gwen/Transgender connection is, would be cool to see if so.

    At the end of the day, the story serves to make people more empathetic to others who have to weigh their identity against their safety, especially in cases where the facet of their identity in question could be intentionally kept hidden.











  • Wilzax@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneRule
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    You’re not investing in the housing market by buying bottom-of-the-barrel, derelict homes that no investor or resident would ever buy. Those buildings have fallen out of what could be considered housing, and you’re restoring them to use.

    This is the same argument as saying nobody should buy old broken watches to restore, for example.

    Also, driving up the prices??? You’re ADDING to the supply curve without touching the demand curve at all. Any theory of economics shows that prices will decrease when you do that. You have zero idea what you’re talking about


  • Wilzax@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneRule
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    Not true at all.

    You’re providing the service of doing all that installation and restoration. You should be compensated for your efforts. You can do that work a lot more efficiently when you’re not beholden to a specific client’s needs or wants, you just want to get another affordable home onto the market.

    We have a severe lack of homes that are affordable for people who work most of the time and don’t have the time or the savings to restore a home themselves, but might have the savings to make a down payment on a completed restored home. Not everyone has the same means, and we should be using our side hustle to help the world we live in, not hurt it.