Sunday 19 February 2017
Greetings ladytakus and gentleweebs, it is I, Kuromi, shall be entertaining you with a mind breaking article under my sleeves for today. Today we're gonna be discussing about a controversial (my ass) topic. Prepare yourself cause' you're about to be bombed by unknown gender bombshells.
~TRAPS AND SEXUALITY~
That's right, we're goin' to talk about some girls with d**** and boys with p******. I really don't know why I write this... I think I'll dedicate this to my Felix (from Re:Zero) loving friend. Thus, the head image. Anyways, let's move on.
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WHAT IS A TRAP?
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| I still can't believe Bridgette's a guy... |
If you're a frequent anime watcher or a manga reader, you're bound to find series with at least one character which you couldn't identify their gender. They seemed so lovely, you even consider making them your waifu, so perfect, ideal and so--- WHAT THE FAKK IS THAT A FRIGGIN' PEN**!?
So basically a trap is a fictional character in a series which looked like either a girl or a boy but actually turns out to be the opposite. This trend of putting in traps in series had been a popular trope on recent series that almost all of the current series had at least ONE trap character.
One of the current most favourite trap is Felix Argyle from Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World (Jap: ゼロから始める異世界生活). Here HE is:
I know, I'm just spamming my friend's 'best grill'. However, it can't be denied that he is, in fact, the most popular trap in the season.
But no one can make your straight body as confused as how Kinoshita Hideyoshi from Baka to Tesuto to Shōkanjū (Jap: バカとテストと召喚獣) can.
This guy, my fellow ladytakus and gentleweebs, is the very icon of traps. His mere existence causes the existence of a subgender for traps called the 'Hideyoshi gender'. It's not a guy? It's not a girl? Put it under Hideyoshi. That's where he/she belongs.
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| That's a girl. The skirt is completely normal. Sauce is Monthly Girl Nozaki |
Of course, there is also the reverse trap. A reverse trap is when a girl character looked AND behaves like a boy. Much different than a normal tomboy. Most of the time, reverse traps appeared in serious series rather than in a comedy series. This is usually because they want to portray a strong, self-reliant female character.
A good example of this is Kino from Kino's Journey -the Beautiful World- (Jap: キノの旅 -the Beautiful World-).
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| Kino best grill! That's a girl. Trust me. She's a badass, too. |
Kino no Tabi or Kino's Journey is about a young girl, whom appeared as a boy (reverse trap, remember) travel around the world to different countries to learn about their local cultures and histories. She had one rule, never stay for more than three days. Her adventures are full of actions as well which made her look more and more NOT a female, though she actually is. This show is one of my classic favourites, I totally recommend it.
So we can see here that the roles of these traps and reverse traps differs depending on the series and one trope is more dominant in certain genres than the others. Most traps are used as fanservice and often seen in comedy series while reverse traps are often seen in serious series to portray feminine strength.
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~ABOUT THE 'D'...~
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| Oh boii... That subtitle spelling, though... |
So now we know what are traps and reverse traps. Now we're going into the much more serious part (or not, up to you).
If you're into traps, you must have ever wonder "if I like a trap, am I gay?". This question had been playing into many straight trap lovers all around the otaku community. Of course, there had been many justifications for this problem. Some of them sounded like this, "he looks like a girl, that means I'm still into girls, right?". Yes and no. Yes, you're attracted to him since he's girlish in terms of looks. No, you're still liking him despite your awareness his d***. This also applied to the other end of the spectrum. A girl that loves a reverse trap, is it lesbian or nah? Despite knowing the character has some nice -beep-.
This dilemma had been going on for quite some time now, okay, it had been since a LONG time ago. Still, there are still no clear explanations. There are some articles saying how loving traps ain't gay, which I had to admit, had some nice sounding points.
However, the fact that loving them despite being aware of their gender is pretty hard to pass by the 'no homo' bar. If you're a Christian (I'm a Catholic) you'll understand this example, a sin is just a normal sin if you did it without knowing, but if you did it despite knowing it is a sin, then it will become a mortal sin. I hope you get what I mean by this example.
However, of course there are those who are still not neck deep into the trap fandom. They like the trap, they love em', but in reality they still prefer only women. Same applied for the ladytakus as well. Which begs the question whether they are bisexual instead. But the bisexual argument doesn't hold water much as these cases usually are where a gentleweeb doesn't love the trap to the extent of loving them as a romantic affection. When asked, they still prefer women before traps. Thus, pretty clear they are straight, at least for now.
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~FINAL SUMMATION~
In the end, it's all about the individuals. Like my friend whom I dedicate this article to, he's a full on straight weeaboo but still love some of his traps (like Felix). It is up to the gentleweeb to identify their own sexuality. If you love a trap JUST because of his looks and girlish acts, don't worry, you're attracted to the feminine traits, and not the D'. So if anyone accused you of being gay for loving traps, there's no need to counter argue with them. They won't understand your views and preferences. You are you, you go weeb!
So what's your opinion on traps and sexuality? Leave down your thoughts in the comments below or on our Facebook page where I'll share this article.
I hope I didn't offend any ladytakus or gentleweebs with this article. I hold no ill feelings towards the LGBT community or anyone related. This is just an opinion of mine, an article to introduce the weird, enigmatic and beautiful subculture of otaku through traps to the world. If I ever offended anyone with this article, I am truly sorry.
I hope you guys enjoy reading this. I still need to brush up my humour again to make my articles fun to read, but all I had were dirty inuendos. I hope to see you guys again soon. Thanks again for reading, and remember, keep on reading!
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By the way, I've set up a Google+ Community page for you G+ users to join. I'll be posting some polls and stuffs so I can hear your opinions there. Your feedback will be very useful for my upcoming discussion articles such as this one. Hope to see you guys soon!
This article. I like. At lot. And finally, Felix bist gurl. Much love boi, keep on going!
ReplyDeleteGreat now go on an adventure to find your true soul mate that you wouldn't mind crossing swords with. Safe journey my friend.
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