Talk:Luka Urushibara/@comment-199.47.252.235-20150329052733/@comment-108.85.226.219-20150607082244

I'm not against amending this, but exactly is the anime "extremely transphobic"? This seems like an exaggeration at best, because Ruka's portrayal is at the very least positive.

"Simply because the other characters refer to her as male doesn't mean she is"

Well, if you bothered to understand the context by which the word "male" is used, you would realize it is referring to biological characteristics. This is the operative definition of the word ("otoko") throughout the VN/anime. When Ruka admits to being a boy in the VN, it implies that Ruka possesses a certain set of biological characteristics. Which is true. Calling Ruka "male" is not transphobia if you can see the truth of the operative definition. It is an expression of reality, not an attempt to deny anyone's identity.

You can disagree about whether the word SHOULD refer to biological characteristics, but that doesn't change the fact that that is how it is used here.

Ruka may be transgender, but to say that the other characters have incorrectly used the word "otoko" to refer to Ruka (given the implied definition) is false. To say otherwise is tantamount to lying.