We're also VERY aware that having a trans character be responsible for it would be harmful rep. Lots of LGBT people are emotionally invested in the whole found family surrogate dad/adoptive daughter dynamic the characters had, so it was actually pretty crushing on its own (yes, even though he's a straight white man we still fucking care).
The slur kind of proved they were lying.Īnd no, no one who liked the mistaken rumors about Abby being trans were happy a trans character killed a beloved character. I did see someone who promised 'no one hates the f**gots' in response to someone's complaints the TLOU2 subreddit was overrun by TERFs and homophobes. Abby's body is a problem for many people. Since the community has become more aware that Abby is not trans, just a very buff ciswoman, criticism has shifted to complaining she's ugly and shouldn't be able to get so buff in the apocalypse (even though 1) the WLF clearly isn't hurting for food 2) lot's of fiction has featured really buff men without paying attention to the amount of food it takes to maintain that kind of build). Look, I unknowingly went into the TLOU2 subreddit the day of or after the leak, just hoping enjoy fanart and stuff, and it was constant transphobia everywhere.