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mybrainhurty:
look i love the good omens fandom and all, but some people gotta get this idea out of their heads that in order to be non-binary, you must be androgynous. being non-binary is a complex specturm and people can use binary pronouns and still be non binary. people can still present as male or female and still be non binary.
and there’s this idea that calling Aziraphale and Crowley non-binary is a “cop-out”. thats entirely skipping over the fact that Crowley is clearly genderfluid (presenting as female multiple times, having a canon deadname, being referred to as she/her in the books). Aziraphale, though presenting and going by male pronouns, is still an angel. Neil has made it clear that all demons and angels are non-binary. it was something stated back in book Good Omens, not something added on just recently.
non-binary elements can be seen with the other demons/angels as well. like Micheal, though having a male name, presenting as female. or Beezlebub being an androgenous character. or Pollution going by they/them pronouns and being reffered to as ‘sir’, while presenting as female.
this is the most non-binary rep i have ever seen from a show. where literally most of the characters are non-binary and it is demonstrated throughout. this wasn’t something just offhandedly mentioned, i have seen really shitty cop-outs before. This was not one of them. At all.
and even if you ignore all of what i just said, dont forget that Good Omens is a love story. And that Crowley and Aziraphale canonically love each other. And Neil has stated that the lines “you go to fast for me” and “to the world” were romantic.
just because they arent two gay men does not at all mean it is not queer rep. It absolutely is. gay men and women are not the only people in the lgbt+ community. we are a vast variety who all deserve representation in media. and the fact i see some of my fellow lgbt peoples trashing on non-binary representation really, really saddens me.
i personally felt represented as i am a transmasc person. i am on the non-binary spectrum, go by he/they pronouns, and mostly present as male or neutral. i dont mind being referred to as a guy, but i am not fully male-aligned. thats why i related to so many characters. Thats part of the reason this show is so important to me.
and i do want to say, im not here to get into argurments. if you disagree with me, cool, scross past and ignore this. but i will not take time out of my day to argue with strangers in my dms or in the comments section. im only here because i, as a non-binary person myself, wanted to explain how Good Omens is a good source of rep for trans/non-binary peoples
goodnight
mybrainhurty:
look i love the good omens fandom and all, but some people gotta get this idea out of their heads that in order to be non-binary, you must be androgynous. being non-binary is a complex specturm and people can use binary pronouns and still be non binary. people can still present as male or female and still be non binary.
and there’s this idea that calling Aziraphale and Crowley non-binary is a “cop-out”. thats entirely skipping over the fact that Crowley is clearly genderfluid (presenting as female multiple times, having a canon deadname, being referred to as she/her in the books). Aziraphale, though presenting and going by male pronouns, is still an angel. Neil has made it clear that all demons and angels are non-binary. it was something stated back in book Good Omens, not something added on just recently.
non-binary elements can be seen with the other demons/angels as well. like Micheal, though having a male name, presenting as female. or Beezlebub being an androgenous character. or Pollution going by they/them pronouns and being reffered to as ‘sir’, while presenting as female.
this is the most non-binary rep i have ever seen from a show. where literally most of the characters are non-binary and it is demonstrated throughout. this wasn’t something just offhandedly mentioned, i have seen really shitty cop-outs before. This was not one of them. At all.
and even if you ignore all of what i just said, dont forget that Good Omens is a love story. And that Crowley and Aziraphale canonically love each other. And Neil has stated that the lines “you go to fast for me” and “to the world” were romantic.
just because they arent two gay men does not at all mean it is not queer rep. It absolutely is. gay men and women are not the only people in the lgbt+ community. we are a vast variety who all deserve representation in media. and the fact i see some of my fellow lgbt peoples trashing on non-binary representation really, really saddens me.
i personally felt represented as i am a transmasc person. i am on the non-binary spectrum, go by he/they pronouns, and mostly present as male or neutral. i dont mind being referred to as a guy, but i am not fully male-aligned. thats why i related to so many characters. Thats part of the reason this show is so important to me.
and i do want to say, im not here to get into argurments. if you disagree with me, cool, scross past and ignore this. but i will not take time out of my day to argue with strangers in my dms or in the comments section. im only here because i, as a non-binary person myself, wanted to explain how Good Omens is a good source of rep for trans/non-binary peoples
goodnight
