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Artist:
https://twitter.com/chii_gid_mtf
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teh0khardic
I knew this was going to be a trans story just from the title, the rainbow broom exhaust was another hint. No complaints, this is great
Worldsmadeofink
Republicans are going to love this. I want to be there to see it.
StopTheWorldIWannaGetOff
Not quite sure I understand the story. I like the artwork tho!
Kiesman
It's a trans story. The boy realized he was a girl inside.
Daddymememaster1
Awww
loannie586368635
Wow, that was like…really beautiful and a very cool way to tell the story.
Titilve74
Was thinking from the beginning : "then just become a WIZARD"... But the point of that story lead us somewhere else.. ??
LordOfTheFattys
A lot of people in the comments missing the point, lol
echogirltwink
Fuck yes, I loved this.
CityYeti
This is a very sweet story. But I gotta say, those machines looked really cool
Gogoglovitch
I must protest! This is clearly the story of a girl who wanted to be a witch. Just took her a while to realize she was a girl at heart.
RevolutionOnHerLips
I can't tell if you were downvoted by bigots or stupid people, but my condolences. I gave you an upvote. *hug*
DarkfireDragon
#14 "It takes 3 licks to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop."
CadianGuardsman1538
This is such a good book. People need to read this to their kids.
Kbantar
Many men in history were killed for being witches.
IusallypoopwhileImonhere
I just came out. I needed this
solarshado
RuricOrhlandis
Love it
hereforthefunnies
Do you know how how can tell this is just make believe? The cat would have never thanked anyone for anything!
Sunmonster
Gogoglovitch
Some cats are very affectionate and grateful! Usually on their own terms, admittedly, but still.
FizzleBurger
This is basically the backstory of of Giovanna from Vampire Survivors.
achriya
Wait, is there some detailed thing on VS character backstories? Like I know Zi'Assunta is Antonio's mother, but that's about it.
FizzleBurger
I think it's a recent addition. They brought J Stephanie Sterling in to write lore, which shows up in-game... somewhere
Sunmonster
DJTrickyM
I get the point its trying to make but "I dont want to do magic" but then becomes a witch afterwards anyway? I'm confused
WhiteCollarOfficeJobs
I was slightly confused too, but I think it can be interpreted as her reexamining witchcraft after realizing that her initial perception of it was an obfuscated desire for femininity? So she could still come to appreciate it as a profession once she worked out her identity troubles.
ShiftyBat
My mother tried to raise me to be a witch. I still talk to animals but they just look at me weird.
KobaandChurchill4eva
Trans is something I'll never understand but always support. Trans rights!
BlindGardener
I understand cis and trans equally little. Genders are expectations society forces upon us to force our personalities to grow predictably.
BlindGardener
Be yourself. Do what you want to do. Fuck everyone else. If you want to change your plumbing, go right ahead and do it.
BlindGardener
But stop pretending that 'male' or 'female' are fucking personality traits, or anything except pointless biological markers.
trondason1
I'm not sure that's true. It's a slippery slope to try to tell people what they "actually" want. 1/2
trondason1
I also have a hard time understanding the importance of Gender, but it IS important to some people, and it's wrong to say they're wrong. 2/2
Takuun
I've been struggling with my gender identity for years.. and with my country going backwards I'm afraid to be who I am.. This comic hurts..
DoctorNothing00
Me too.
JuniperJupiter
Stahp, this is too cute. <3
whysomuchdoghair
Bless. We had friends who was Trans, we got her out of E TX to Houston and she lived with us for 6 months while she got on her feet.
whysomuchdoghair
She moved out after to her own place but took her life about a month after. I always wonder if we could've done more.
Mmmmmagic
Due to many of us living through dysphoria and depression and not feeling like we belong, the scars run deep, regardless of aid. Thank you?
Elnauriel
As someone who's trans and has been near that point, please don't second guess yourself. You are a wonderful, kind person. Sometimes...
Elnauriel
... things get so tough in life that, despite being offered help, it feels like the only solution is to end things. It's hard to shake that.
whysomuchdoghair
Thank you. Her name was Zoe. She had to come a few game nights after she moved out but had stopped responding. I guess in some ways we knew.
RevolutionOnHerLips
I'm trans and consider it often. Some of it is never feeling home in my body. A lot of it is the hatred people show. You were kind. Thank u
laughoutloud74
This may be out of place, but as a mom, please put your arms around yourself give give you a hug from me. I hope with all I have you find>
laughoutloud74
comfort and peace.
whysomuchdoghair
Thank you. Her name was Zoe, she definitely still had some demons but she was a good person. Our dogs really liked her.
StupidSexyCentaur
I wish I had known that being trans was even a thing as a child. Instead I only learned about it in my 20s after everything feels too late.
Kiesman
It's not too late to feel comfortable in your own skin and clothes. One of my best friends began her transition 2 years ago, at 35. 1/?
Kiesman
It's not easy but I've never seen her this happy and mentally stable, it really is heart warming. And HRT is really amazing, your body 2/?
Kiesman
Changes shape entirely, from the rotation of your hips to the shape of your feet and the set of your shoulders. Humans are very mutable.
Kitakita
gotta say, always thought it was really fucked up how many myths, fairytales and folklore are gender specific.
mike13815
Descriptive words in retold stories usually degrade to whatever is simplest, especially across generations and languages.
Potatopeelerkind
I don't understand why people downvote the things they do, this seemed like a reasonable take to me. You can have my upvote.
Kitakita
such is life on Imgur
insertwittyjoke
I imagine the risks and rewards of childbirth alone would spawn some pretty specific gendered folklore and myths
zeacorzeppelin10
I thought anyone could be a witch. Like I thought all I needed was magic, the hat, the garb, like I thought it was a genderless career.
RollToSaveAgainst
Kinda, yes
zeacorzeppelin10
I guess I'm just kind of splitting hairs cuz it depends on how the person wants to Define their Mythos. I mean most vampires don't burn up
Crowlands
Depends on the mythology. Sometimes witch means "Female magic user", sometimes it means "User of a specific kind of magic", and sometimes -
zeacorzeppelin10
I mean going by Harry Potter a witch is the female and a wizard is the male
solarshado
True, but somehow I don't think JKR would like this particular comic...
zeacorzeppelin10
I knew she would hate it.
Crowlands
- it's both, with a form of magic Only women can use for some reason.
zeacorzeppelin10
I've never been a big fan of the worlds where only girls can be witches I thought that was kind of Half Baked
Crowlands
My favourite fantasy series had that for a long time. Until the last book introduces a male witch.
zeacorzeppelin10
Terry Pratchett?
azzabat
All magic users (in Wicca) are called Witch. A Warlock is a Witch who’s broken a vow. A Wizard is a powerful Witch. All are gender neutral
Bacxaber
I always viewed wizards as magical physicists, and witches/warlocks as magical chemists.
RollToSaveAgainst
Almost perfect, wizards are slightly different from witch though just like a shaman is different from both
azzabat
How so?
RollToSaveAgainst
To put it broadly, a wizard would be more similar to a scientist or engineer, a witch would lean closer to a medical professional
PirateRubberDuck
I think that kind of wizard is just fantasy. They were talking about Wicca.
Haemaelaeinen
Wicca is fantasy. Fucking LARPers. They give a bad name to actual witches and others in the profession.
QtheM
Terry Pratchett's last book, "The Shepherd's Crown" has a young male witch in it.
kahooki
GNU Sir Terry Pratchett
Swordbian
GNU? Is Terry Pratchett an operating system?
snafu999
G” means that the message must be passed on, “N” means “not logged”, and “U” means the message should be turned around at the end of a line
snafu999
To keep his name alive
Swordbian
Ah okay, I was wondering why because GNU also stands for Gnu Not Unix which is an operating system.
GreaseMonkeyOfLove
Later he grew into a Manwich.
AThreeFootTallChocolateMooseWithFudgeEyes
the show "Charmed" has witch be a class of magic wielding mortals, regardless of gender
Drakhma
A male witch is a "warlock"
CycloneSP
I thought "warlocks" were traitors/oath breakers or some such (I might be getting my witch lore mixed up, tho, heard it ages ago)
Drakhma
I am just going by what a "male witch" is called, not the Etymology and terminology:
AfterTheRainComesTheRainbow
It can depend on the lore, it's not 100% across the board
Puppydonk
'I mean really, the whole witch wizard distinction is based on whether you wear a dress or a robe, and I have to say, I like the corset.'
Puppydonk
'It makes me feel powerful. Also these high cut skirts are just SO easy to move around in, much better than pants even."
ImAllTitsandWhiskey
Where is this quote from?
Puppydonk
From me?
Vooodooochild
Warlock. Corsets are for warlocks
Puppydonk
No, DADDY issues are for warlocks, corsets are for anybody who wants a slimmer waist.
Vooodooochild
Casts Eldritch blast equipped with +4 charisma corset.
YourLatinLover
aren’t boy witches a thing tho
worldwarzero
Ah yes, witchers
haki23
Some witches are made of bread and meat, and they are called sandwiches
crateo
I would say they are made of sand
youaresoverywrong
yeah.
somebodythatyouusetoknow
Not in this world, apparently.
TheLookAndFeelMUSIC
Eowyn didn't stab the Wizard King of Angmar in the head.
thegrammargestapo
Yes. Men and Women were both accused of witchcraft in real life. Modern pagans consider "witch" to be gender neutral as well.
adrianontherocks
Yes. Witch can absolutely be gender neutral.
kawraith
So can Warlock btw.
kawraith
So can Warlock btw.
Haemaelaeinen
In Finland witches were men.
LordAsshurt
Seems like a flaw in the story. If someone wants to call themselves a witch who cards, but I wanna be a ground type witch
LunarEntropy
Wizard
Ccnati
They’re called warlocks
nopo
Fun Fact: Warlock means "Oathbreaker" or "Traitor".
NoOneEverExpectsReposts
The point my man, you've missed it!
CrispyNougat
Not according to the lore set forth in this book. But that lore only applies to this book's universe.
WhiteCollarOfficeJobs
Sure, but the purpose of the story is that there's a highly gendered expectation for who a witch is and the protagonist embraced witchcraft without initially understanding that it was the gendered association and behaviors that they actually wanted.
PirateRubberDuck
In real life, yes. Fantasy naming varies though.
wdfvr2k99h
“Warlocks” granny Weatherwax has some opinions on it… lol xx
Flames99Fuse
Witch, Wizard, and Warlock are the 3 most used terms for magic users. Some media uses one for male or female, others dont. It all depends.
Dontdeprivemeofmydelusion
And mages
clawthewolf
It also depends a lot on the specific traditions and language
omniikiid
According to JK Rowling there are online two genders. Witches. And wizards. Also people that can morph their bodies.
JCBalance
Bitc.... hmm.
Xenarion
Traditionally no, but in modern culture, yeah.
RollToSaveAgainst
Other way around
sirmixanaverageamount
Yes, manwitches.
duhitspollo
?
Shpadoinkleman
A witch might be a snack, but a manwitch is a meal!
LadySwerve
This is amazing
crushingbore
hijindc
There are also witches from the desert
sirmixanaverageamount
Strawberry cream manwitches?
jbaero
sandwitches!
TacoPuncher
Aren't they called witchers?
Leithoa
Witchers are witch hunters.
feryooday
Not at all
flamingflamingo
Depends on the story. Sometimes witches are only women. Sometimes they're both. Sometimes they're both, but men are called warlocks.
IusallypoopwhileImonhere
American horror story had theirs be not as powerful
ZebraCockSandwich
this seems to be a common belief from both actual and fiction references. many cultures that believed in magic saw it as a womens practice1/
ZebraCockSandwich
and if men could do it, it would not be as strong. Many modern-day pagans/ witches believe it to be true as well, it definitely has roots 2
ZebraCockSandwich
in matriarchal practices and female power. Every male 'witch' I've ever met has stated the belief that women are stronger with it. I put 3/
DukeDarkwood
OK, OK, but... hear me out.... "Manwitch."
clawthewolf
And in Swedish they are called Trollmen/Witchmen and TrollWomen/Witches
RollToSaveAgainst
Historically, it's gender neutral. That's like saying only males can be Christian. Also the part about warlock is also completely false
flamingflamingo
Historically they don’t exist, it was just religious oppression. And I don’t think this comic refers to historical events.
flamingflamingo
I suppose you can count Wicca, but I think there’s a decided difference between Wiccans and stereotypical witches.
Fendeezy
From my understanding, "Warlock" was the title given to witches who betrayed their coven.
flamingflamingo
Also, it’s not “false”, it’s made up. lol. Just watch Halloween Town.
HasteTheFool
That depends entirely on the story you're reading, or being told, surely.
RollToSaveAgainst
Witches were real people who either practiced witchcraft or something similar or were accused of practicing it.
HasteTheFool
And also conveniant scape-goats, satanic fantasies, mythic sorceresses, fairy creatures, evil friends or foes in literature, and more.
Smidge204
They're called Warlocks. But that's clearly not the moral of the story...
Lepercake
They're called liches, but that story is still a little further down the road.
kaitekarue
Witch. If i remember correctly. Comes from an old germanic word for wise. Its not gendered until fairly recently.
OrigamiBeetles
Pretty sure wizard comes from the same word.
Volimar
no no no no Male witches are not warlocks. This is a few works of fiction that have been a bane on male witches for decades.
Nommad
Wizards!
SenfinaZeit
Depends on the literature. Dnd has popularised the warlock as a pact user in modern descriptions.
Vixess
Also wizards https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/wizard
RollToSaveAgainst
Completely false. Warlock originally meant betrayer. Witch and wizard are both gender neutral.
OrigamiBeetles
ViolentFlogging
Thank you!! So many people use pop culture instead of etymology and history. Men can be Witches, too. It's only gendered linguistically.
johnnyboy1996
The girl witch standard came from the inquisition when it was spread that being dicked by demons made you a witch
RollToSaveAgainst
Lol, "dicked by demons"
ViolentFlogging
There were male Witches during the Inquisition and the Salem trials, too.
smax410
Warlocks owe their power to deals made with demons.
Bacxaber
D&D said that and everyone acts like it's law. It's not.
Smidge204
A warlock is a man who practices witchcraft. That's literally the definition. Anything beyond that is just lore.
5amNonsense
Not really? Witchcraft as a practice is fairly modern. The "traditional" concept of witches is pretty much a propaganda invention, which /
5amNonsense
/ had fairly complicated roots but leaned on a wide range of actual practices and stereotypes. There's no one true way of talking about /
truemetalman
Isn't that traditionally true for Witches too? Or was that just a Christian add-on?
vonHoopla
I think 'waerleogan' used to mean something along the lines of oath breaker with connotations of the devil being involved?
Bioman998
Well, promise breakers are the devil, so
rubypilgrim
The witches we think of are Christian add-ons. They're an amalgam of paganism and discomfort with independent women. In Spain, if you -
rubypilgrim
turned your female neighbor in for witchcraft, you got her property. She got tortured and killed.
LordDarkfable
Warlocks arent witches, the entomology of a warlock is an oathbreaker which is a different area of the occult, men can be witches 1/2
LordDarkfable
Wizards are more arcane book based magic users, where as witchcraft is seated in nature and animal studies... from what i persive anyway
NoodleKeeper
Pretty much, the three W's are much more varied and basically have no correlation outside of doing "magic".
clawthewolf
Not really, it depends a lot on local traditions and language. After all, people loved writing stuff down about nature and animals
clawthewolf
For example, in Swedish, the word for Wizard is Trollman, and a female wizard is Trollwoman. To do magic was "To do Troll Things"