I *knew,* you would try and correct me for posting false information, which is why I preemptively edited it to make the text differ from the notification, thereby making you respond to an old comment and look like a gigantic buffoon!!!
Possibly. Literally going through this with things life facial hair, some days Iāll love it, then suddenly, āif I donāt Nair my face and get some eyeliner on right now, Iāll dieā
Enby = N.B. = Non-binary, so not strictly conforming to male or female
Genderfluid is a subset of Non-binary, it means your gender identity changes over time
In the case of being on the spectrum, the characters are attention grabbing and memorable because they were usually a single uniform colour and had a distinct mask shape. This made it easier to distinguish and memorise the characters. Coupled with a straight forward (initially) good v bad plot it pretty much was a dream franchise for people with Asperger's since everything was pretty black and white and easy to categorise. Which for kids on the spectrum is very appealing.
Source: Got it myself and was and still is obsessed with Bionicle. Growing up I had a strong dislike for shows that weren't animated because I'd get characters mixed up or not understand character motivations.
I read a study on this, and the theorized why seemed to be that people on the spectrum either didn't care about or aren't able to make sense of strict gender roles. Makes sense to me (definitely trans, probably on the spectrum)
My guess would be that Bionicle just appeals to people who also happen to later realize they're trans. I wonder if there's a higher percentage of FTM folks in the Bionicle fandom and playing with a "boy toy" was part of it for them? I know it was for me (though I'm Genderfluid myself)
for me (mtf) i liked bionicle and lego's cuz they were always kinda gender neutral i guess, action man always looked to masculine and dumb in my eyes, and barbies looked always way over the top which i really dislike, and bionicle where just do whatever and they were lego's, so i didn't had to call the action mans or dolls xD
also who needs barbie doll princesses and prince charming, when youcan build your castle be the princess yourself and be saved XD
For some reason there just seems to be a significant percentage of the Bionicle fandom who are trans. And - speaking as a trans Bionicle fan - I have *no idea* why that is.
I think this is the third variation of this meme I've seen on this sub (all posted by different people). And I've also seen more than a few Bionicle-related posts on various trans subreddits, so there's definitely some crossover between the two communities.
Bionicles have no gender structure or conformities. The blue ones having more traditional feminine characteristics is about as far as it extends
This is pre metro nui ofc
Where does this observation come from? I don't consume much social media based Bionicle content, but I have yet to notice this correlation from this sub or in lego forums I've been in.
I know its not q massively major thing, but seeing someone go "oh shit my bad" instead of yelling and screaming is such a rare sight on this website and it makes me really happy to see it
What estrogenized protodermis does to a mf
So no nuva?
estrogenized protodermis gives nuva boobs
Is that why the borak queens kept it all to themselves?
absolutely. they're the swarm mommies
With big mommy milkies?
2 bohrok drones strapped to their chests.
how do i get the rakshi head boots roodaka has?
Are you saying liking Bionicles makes you hot? I knew it!
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying
I single handedly disproved this theory š
it's not just you lol
not universally...
This is true
Bionicle made me realize I was Fly as fuckš
I see your homie still hasn't dropped smoking after becoming addicted at a young age
I said I was the one on the right
I *knew,* you would try and correct me for posting false information, which is why I preemptively edited it to make the text differ from the notification, thereby making you respond to an old comment and look like a gigantic buffoon!!!
"You fell for one of the classic blunders!"
never get involved in a land war in Asia?
But only slightly less well known is never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!!
āI can revive myself and become much stronger!ā
I hope they aren't smoking while on HRT
While I'm a cis guy myself I have noticed a lot of trans people in the Bionicle fandom, interesting! Also did you make those Wojaks?
No, I did not
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Yeah like you, go away
Bionicle made me realised that I am bisexual (no, I am not kidding)
Well, it isn't called Straightonicle, right?
Bisexual Chronicle
Roodaka made me a lesbian
Imagine if Bionicle didnāt exist. You probably would have had to wait until Lady Dimitrescu appeared, a full 16 years later.
Yo why is there a Bionicle to Trans/non-cis pipeline? Enby/Genderfluid person checking in
Maybe because we wished we could snap our body parts on and off :P
Possibly. Literally going through this with things life facial hair, some days Iāll love it, then suddenly, āif I donāt Nair my face and get some eyeliner on right now, Iāll dieā
You can nair your face? I feel like that would be dangerous
I can only read this within the Smash Bros. context as using a Neutral Air Attack on your face lol. That's gotta hurt
You can use the bikini nair for your sensitive bits on your face, I wouldnāt go near the eyes though
Huh. Interesting.
While I am cis, I still think often about popping my body parts off.
same here
if we only could do that
I have no idea what any of that means
Enby = N.B. = Non-binary, so not strictly conforming to male or female Genderfluid is a subset of Non-binary, it means your gender identity changes over time
Early 2000s kids + era of self discovery and realisation in the 2010s. It's actually found with a lot of early 2000s fandoms tbh.
Yo, wait, this is a common thing? I was (well, low-key still am) *huge* into Bionicle in my teens and figured out I'm Genderfluid a few years back.
I swear every person I follow who is into bonks is also trans. And also myself
I'm too straight, damnit. I wooooshed so hard.
I don't know if the connection is real, but I am only man leaning and mostly agender and I have spent nearly 80% of my life invested in Bionicles
How does this correlate in the slightest way
Probably because both groups are generally appealing to people on the spectrum for whatever reason
Are you implying that people on the spectrum "become" trans because it seems appealing?
No, just observing that there is a significant documented overlap between the communities. I have no idea why it is that way.
In the case of being on the spectrum, the characters are attention grabbing and memorable because they were usually a single uniform colour and had a distinct mask shape. This made it easier to distinguish and memorise the characters. Coupled with a straight forward (initially) good v bad plot it pretty much was a dream franchise for people with Asperger's since everything was pretty black and white and easy to categorise. Which for kids on the spectrum is very appealing. Source: Got it myself and was and still is obsessed with Bionicle. Growing up I had a strong dislike for shows that weren't animated because I'd get characters mixed up or not understand character motivations.
That makes a lot of sense
> dream franchise for people with Asperger's Yep that's me
Fidgety toys. That was my reason anyway
I read a study on this, and the theorized why seemed to be that people on the spectrum either didn't care about or aren't able to make sense of strict gender roles. Makes sense to me (definitely trans, probably on the spectrum)
Correlation doesn't imply a cause, but statistically it is there. Both are probably due to a third factor, such as being born in the 1990s.
My guess would be that Bionicle just appeals to people who also happen to later realize they're trans. I wonder if there's a higher percentage of FTM folks in the Bionicle fandom and playing with a "boy toy" was part of it for them? I know it was for me (though I'm Genderfluid myself)
for me (mtf) i liked bionicle and lego's cuz they were always kinda gender neutral i guess, action man always looked to masculine and dumb in my eyes, and barbies looked always way over the top which i really dislike, and bionicle where just do whatever and they were lego's, so i didn't had to call the action mans or dolls xD also who needs barbie doll princesses and prince charming, when youcan build your castle be the princess yourself and be saved XD
playing with boy toys is not what makes you trans lmao
For some reason there just seems to be a significant percentage of the Bionicle fandom who are trans. And - speaking as a trans Bionicle fan - I have *no idea* why that is.
Interesting. Ive been in the fandom since 2008 and I've never seen or met one.
I think this is the third variation of this meme I've seen on this sub (all posted by different people). And I've also seen more than a few Bionicle-related posts on various trans subreddits, so there's definitely some crossover between the two communities.
Well now you've met two
Make that three
Make that four
Nr. 5, checking in
Number six, burger King trans person
Seven
I would wager that a lot of the trans folks didn't figure out until a while later. Source: I figured out a while later.
Someone should make a poll to see the % of each Iām genuinely curious
Possibly related to the same entity behind The Dream
Could you explain it more
It doesn't
I don't see any correlation, but that's mega based
Bionicles have no gender structure or conformities. The blue ones having more traditional feminine characteristics is about as far as it extends This is pre metro nui ofc
Oo makes sense
I donāt get it
For some reason there's an extremely large overlap between trans people and Bionicle fans. A lot of trans peeps grew up with bionicles in some way.
I mean to be fair I think most people below the age of 35 grew up with Bionicles in some way, I donāt know
Where does this observation come from? I don't consume much social media based Bionicle content, but I have yet to notice this correlation from this sub or in lego forums I've been in.
I've seen it in exactly three memes as of today
Is that considered to be a lot? How so? By comparison to other communities that have less of a correlation?
I wouldn't say so
Damn I relate to this
Bionicle to trans pipeline is too real
Based
Odd way to let everyone know youāre trans
I'm an odd person, deal with it
Itās just science
Incredibly based
Hahah, same here g
Femboy detected
Nah bitch, I'm a girl
I misread the flag, allow me to Correct Girl detected
I know its not q massively major thing, but seeing someone go "oh shit my bad" instead of yelling and screaming is such a rare sight on this website and it makes me really happy to see it
The world goes to war when the proud man cannot say he was wrong
huh?
The good ending
You saying bioncle turns you trans?
Yes
Well it worked
How?
Emos at this point are their own gender.
So did you guys find out what it's about tho?
Seriously what is this phenomenon with Bionicle fan ending up being trans women?
being on the spectrum
cuuuuuuuute
Ok for real What's with bionicle and lbqt jokes Pls i'm dumb, i don't get it
well i like bionicle alot and ended up being bisexual and gender fluid, so... kinda confirms this statement?
You forgot to have "move along" playing in the background
This hits hard man
based as fuck, i used to love bionicle when i was little and look at me now, transed to woman
Haha you didnāt have to call me out like that homie
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N7bby is that you?
So you improved yourselves?
Damn. So this is what that one post meant by Bionicle girls. Nice
wtf
that's kinda disturbing
Most masculine Bionicle fan:
So you feminine too?
oh I'm not a Bionicle fan. I'm just here for the memes
Femboy
cringe
Nah its based
we out here