Is the Legend of Zelda seri explorg queer them and portrayg Lk as a gay in? That's the false narrative that a Polygon wrer is phg, acrdg to a recent article om Boundg Into Comics. The article argu that the wrer's claims are based on subjective terpretatns of the gam' ntent, rather than any ncrete evince, and that they are more about phg an iologil agenda than analyzg the actual ntent of the gam. Watch the vio to learn more about the ntroversy surroundg the wrer's claims and the cricism they have received om fans and mentators alike. --- Send a voice msage: Support this podst:
Contents:
- LK IS A GAY IN, AND ZELDA FANS KNOW
- LK IS NOW GAY SAYS POLYGON
- POLYGON PH FALSE NARRATIVE THAT ‘THE LEGEND OF ZELDA’ SERI EXPLOR QUEER THEM, CLAIMS LK IS “A GAY IN”
- LK IS GAY
- LK IS A GAY IN, AND ZELDA FANS KNOW
LK IS A GAY IN, AND ZELDA FANS KNOW
Legend of Zelda fans have long read Lk as gay or transgenr, even if his character is not nonilly queer. Fans have foced on shippg Lk and Sidon and drag readgs of the Gedo qut Breath of the Wild. * link is gay polygon *
AO3 may not be the only metric for how many Zelda fans terpret Lk as gay and/or transgenr, but ’s one of the biggt. In art, ’s mon to see queer-d monsters and pecially queer-d villas, particularly bee of how the Hays Co prohibed pictns of homosexualy on screen. This qut fails trans Zelda fans major ways, but much like Aonuma’s nial that Lk is gay, also prents players wh an opportuny.
LK IS NOW GAY SAYS POLYGON
Polygon's latt clickba claims Lk is a "gay in," phg the false narrative that The Legend of Zelda seri has "queer them." * link is gay polygon *
Even if Lk is never nonilly intified as gay or trans, fan ntent for The Legend of Zelda is everywhere, and queer fans pecially seem to produce ntent drov. For many, Lk is gay or trans or both, and that’s a powerful thg that n’t be taken away.
Correctn (May 22): A prev versn of this story rrectly ntextualized a quote om a 2015 terview wh Kotaku, which Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma said Tgle is “not gay.
POLYGON PH FALSE NARRATIVE THAT ‘THE LEGEND OF ZELDA’ SERI EXPLOR QUEER THEM, CLAIMS LK IS “A GAY IN”
Lk is a gay in, and Zelda fans know. Polygon’s latt clickba claims Lk is a “gay in, ” phg the false narrative that The Legend of Zelda seri has “queer them.
She then c a 2015 Kotaku terview wh seri producer Eiji Aonuma, who stated Lk is “Not gay.
In short, Puc argu a character beg “weird” is proof that they uld be emed gay to fans, who will hold onto that belief no matter what s creators say.
LK IS GAY
Dpe Puc’s “gay in” actg transphobic, she do adm the qut “fails trans Zelda fans major ways, but much like Aonuma’s nial that Lk is gay, also prents players wh an opportuny. “For many, Lk is gay or trans or both, and that’s a powerful thg that n’t be taken away. Lk isn’t sudnly gay or queer jt bee he drs fem.
“To say that jt bee he’s fortable feme cloth and looks pretty means he’s tomatilly gay or queer is regrsive and ncels men who jt want to be feme, which is what I am about 60% of the time.
SAscendant1991 fi Polygon’s edorial as “regrsive” via Lk is a gay in, and Zelda fans know , Samantha Puc, Polygon. Gay. ” She not that Polygon had also shared edorials sistg The Lord of The Rgs had queer them, along wh Bayota and Peony om Pokémon Sword and Shield beg gay.
LK IS A GAY IN, AND ZELDA FANS KNOW
Sophia Narwz mocks Polygon attemptg to claim multiple characters om vio gam and nerd culture are gay via Twter.
YouTuber Vara Dark claims the Lk edorial has an ulterr motive, assertg, “Journalists have started this new journey to basilly bully Ntendo to makg Lk gay, by sayg ‘well, a lot of people image him this way, so you should make non.
Is the Legend of Zelda seri explorg queer them and portrayg Lk as a gay in?