Strangely enough, the mistakes Oda made early on with the Kamabaka Kingdom, actually make me appreciate him more, because he has educated himself and changed and that's more than a lot of people are willing to do.

that last part about getting into one piece before you realize you’re queer is so true, for example i binged the op manga because my then friend/crush liked it (it was right around when dressrosa was ending in the manga), and now years later i’m gayer than ever getting my girlfriend into one piece, she’s starting the arabasta saga now

Ah yes the anime where there's a literal revolutionary army taking on a world government, and the revolutionary army is largely made up of LGBT people, is toootttallly not political or giving us lgbt representation. *copes as hard as possible while making angry reactionary noises*

I think Coby is a perfect example of casting a trans person, who plays the character how they should be portrayed. I think most of the time there is backlash to a trans actor/character is that they put that up front for their personality. All live action anime adaptations need to follow the playbook "one piece" has.

You'll never convince me Usopp is not best crewmate.

ive watched one piece since i was a teen more or less 17 ish years, and i didn't know i was queer then, but seeing everyone being free has made me more confident on myself. luffy and his journey is such an inspiration to me

Bon-chan's the Goat, and Iva is a saint I'd like to visit.... but Mmm, ngl, Sanji is ah... either a bit of a problematic fella, or egg-in-denial, I can't say for sure. Side-note, real pissed we know nothing about the anime-only guard. Only recently saw some good fan-art for her. *Edit:* Also, re; Yamato, ffs, he himself says that he's a man, and bathed in the guys' section, right alongside a shot of Kiku and O-Toko bathing with the girls, how much harder does this need to be said?

Yamato is a strange case, she idolises Oden and wants to become him. not a man, Oden. Which i think goes against the shows very principles if it was more serious than just idolisation. Yamato at most flip flops between a girl and Oden. I say flip flop because there are many characters who refer to her as she and even during official merchandising and vivre cards Yamato is referred to as She

Imagine being a fan of One Piece and homo/transphobic. How can you not vibe with Iva and Bon Chan. But here's my take as a gay person watching one piece. Oda's portrayal of queer people in Kamabakka is a bit questionable tbh, but I would like to think that he's just testing the waters back then (like Impel Down Arc in 2009 when things aren't as open as now). He realized that people received Ivankov, Bon Clay, and Inazuma quite good so he then improved the portrayal and that's why we get Izo, Morley, Kiku, and Yamato. Honestly, I love Oda for representing the LGBT community, esp as part of the revolutionaries, because ever since, queer people suffered from discrimination, hatred, and violence -- and it's just right for them to dismantle the system and fight for equality for all.

The best example of the first few arcs having acceptance is Drum Island where luffy basically says "hey chopper idc if you look like a monster, you're cool and a chill guy, come and join"

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Yamato isnt a gay representation

Yamato is not stop hijacking characters