My Fated Boy Episode 9

transphobic

The parents freak out when he tries on makeup and wants to wear the pink dress when he's a little boy. We know that this is because of Lin Yang's influence (she wanted a younger sister and would dress him up as her sister), but if he were actually trans, the parent's behavior "You have to go to the hospital to get him checked out" and "it's not too late, should we go to the gynecologist? No probably the neurologist." This show being from China doesn't excuse it. It's not ok in any context, in any country, anywhere, so we must call it out even when it feels small, fruitless, and something we can't do anything about. BAD, parents, BAD.

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