- Hey everybody, so today we're doing something
a little bit different.
I have my Switch here, it is connected to the TV currently
and we're gonna be playing, well not playing,
we're going to be going through Mario Tennis
and talking about how queer all of the characters are.
Even if you've never played Mario Tennis,
I promise this will have some value to it?
Is it value?
Hopefully it will be kind of entertaining.
I don't know, I just have been playing Mario Tennis a lot
and I feel like the characters are really queer
so I need to talk about it.
Obviously these are head canons, we're just having fun,
there's no need to take any of this seriously.
It's all just made up stuff.
Obviously none of this stuff is canonical
in Mario Tennis but I thought it would be fun
to talk about it.
Alright so this is the character selection screen.
Obviously Mario is first
and I'm just going to start out here
by saying Mario is a straight trans boy.
I just really got that vibe from him.
He's just living his best life,
he's like stealth most of the time
because he's on the cover of all this Nintendo stuff.
Nintendo finds it a little bit more embarrassing
but he is proud of it,
it's just his career hinders on him not being able
to talk about it that much.
But he is a proud trans man,
he is very thankful that he was able to transition
when he was much younger
and so now he's just doing his thing,
playing sports with his friends, dating Peach.
Mario is just doing well and I'm just so proud of him.
Next we have Luigi and look at that sway.
Mario's got a little bit of sway
but Luigi's just moving.
Luigi, I think, is a cis gay boy and hear me out here.
I think that's why Luigi is taller than Mario.
Obviously, in general AFAB or AMAB people
can be any height, but AMAB people tend to be taller.
And so even though Luigi and Mario are brothers,
Luigi grew taller first and Mario grew shorter
before transitioning and so they kind of stopped
at different heights.
So that is my rational behind this but also,
I think Luigi is such a supportive, kind brother.
He was very there for Mario during his transition
and it really helped him learn about all sorts
of queerness and that's when he began to accept
that he was gay because he wasn't out before Mario.
And these two queer brothers are just doing great.
I feel like that's a phrase I'm going to be saying
a lot through this because all of these characters
are flourishing and doing great.
And I'm so proud of them.
Next up we have Wario and the vibe I get from Wario
is that he is just queer,
that's the label he really likes
because he's not huge on more specific labels
so he just really likes the umbrella term.
He kind of uses he and him pronouns sometimes they or them.
He's got not Luigi level sway
but he's got a little sway
and at the end of the day he's a very valued member
of the community just like everyone else.
Okay, obviously, you know we had
to get to Waluigi.
I'm excited to talk about him
because just look at this bi icon,
just pure, just peak bisexual right here is Waluigi.
I mean, look at his entrance, his entrance where
he comes in with the rose in his mouth
and just his final smash,
like it's all so good.
Also, in Mario Tennis I'm not sure they're
called final smashes, I forget what they're called,
but I'm gonna call them final smashes.
I think that terminology is from Smash Bros.
But anyways, Waluigi just complete bi icon.
Just inarguable.
I'm also gonna say that he's cisgender.
But because of the struggles he's gone through,
and like all the biphobia and stuff,
he's well aware of the shit that trans people
have to go through and so he's like super supportive.
And he's always there with his brother Wario
being like, "However you wanna identify, it's cool with me,
like queer works but, you know, whatever works for you,
whatever kind of transition you need to do"
And Wario is like, "Thanks Waluigi, I appreciate that".
Cause Waluigi is out here just living his best bi life
and being out and proud
and also standing up for the other people
in this community which we really appreciate.
Next up we got Peach who I'm saying
is a straight trans woman.
That's right, I said it. Peach is trans.
It's actually a really cute story.
So, Peach and Mario were before they transitioned,
they were both dating.
It was like kind of high school time
before they had really grown up
and become adults and like found
their whole franchise in these video games and stuff.
So, they were both younger but they were like
in the age where they were dating and stuff
and they both kind of like latched onto each other
and they didn't really know why.
They just kind of felt drawn to each other
and then later, they both came out
to each other as trans at the same time.
They were both planning it.
Peach ended up saying it first
but then Mario was like "I'm trans too",
and luckily they were able to go through
their transitions at a similar time
and they just kept dating throughout the whole thing
and they've been super supportive of each other.
And now they're just a trans power couple.
Living their best life. Playing some fucking tennis.
Yes, Peach gets kidnapped by Bowser every once in a while
but Mario is always right there fulfilling his duties.
She's got such a trans woman look though, you know?
And she's got the crown on, and the cute ponytail,
and like all the pink. It's giving me very trans vibes.
So, I'm gonna say Peach straight trans woman
also along with Mario who's a straight trans man.
They're just a power couple.
Daisy, oh my god, okay so we're gonna talk
about Daisy's gender and sexual orientation in a second,
but oh my god her eyes are huge in this.
Why did they make her eyes so big?
It's so scary. None of the other characters
have eyes this enormously big. It's just scary.
But anyways, I'm gonna say that Daisy is a cis lesbian.
I mean, she's just rocking the tomboy vibes.
Like, Peach and Rosalina, who you'll see in a second,
both are like rocking dresses while they're playing
but Daisy is just out here in the shorts
with like the shorter hair
just not afraid to be like a little butcher
than everyone else.
Nintendo doesn't really let them
go full butch you know but if she could,
if she wasn't being held back by Nintendo,
you know Daisy would have real butch vibes.
But again, just like Waluigi she's like the best ally.
She's there for Peach. She's there for Rosalina.
Daisy hates TERFs. She's constantly going on rants
about how terrible TERFs are
and she's just always standing up
for other people in the community
and we stan. We stan Daisy hard.
Next, we have Rosalina who I think very clearly
is a trans lesbian
and not just because she's the character that I always play
but also because she's just so regal and magical.
I mean look at her. She's floating.
Her entrance is that she floats in.
She has these little star pals that float around with her.
Nobody has that kind of power except trans lesbians.
That is a power reserved for very few
and yet she is here being this floating goddess.
You just can't deny that she is a trans lesbian.
She just, I don't know, everything about Rosalina
screams trans lesbian to me.
And in fact, this is kind of on the DL so keep it between us
but she had a thing with Daisy for a little while
and they're just friends now.
You know, it was brief but it was very nice.
They have a very nice relationship now
and are very supportive of eachother's future relationships.
Alright, Toad is here and I'm gonna say
that Toad is both an enby so they're non-binary
and they're ace/aro.
So they're asexual and aromantic
and my reasoning for this is
look at Toad's entrance.
Look at the different colors of Toads.
I don't think in Toad society there is
our conceptions of gender.
I think Toads instead of having a gender,
they just have a color.
So there's like a red Toad, and a yellow Toad,
and a blue Toad and stuff like that.
And there are expectations that come along
with your color but not necessarily gender wise.
So Toad is just kind of like an average Toad
from that society.
A society in which gender isn't as big of a deal
as it is in our human society.
And so Toad comes out here into our society
and is like, "What are you all talking about?"
"What is all this gender stuff?"
"Why is everyone attracted to people?"
"What's happening?"
Toad is just here to have a platonically good time
and to not give a shit about gender.
That is Toad's motto.
Alright, so I guess you're gonna need an explanation
for Toadette.
I'm gonna say she came from the same
kind of Toad society where there's no gender or anything
but she identifies as femme non-binary
and as pansexual
so she always felt a little bit out of place
in the Toad society because she's pan
and so she's kind of like attracted to people of any gender
and that's a thing that like not a whole
lot of Toads experience
so she's found a lot of comfort
in coming out into human society
and realizing that there are other pansexual people as well
because there weren't a whole lot of Toads or Toadettes
in that society that were pan.
Like she loves her ace/aro siblings to death
but it's just not something that she's ever identified with
and especially with the lack of gender thing,
she's always felt like a very strong connection
to femininity and that's why she has like
the little Toad pigtails and stuff
cause she's just super femme
but she doesn't actually identify as a girl,
she still identifies as non-binary
like most of the Toads in their society
but she just has like a very strong connection
to femininity and so the label she likes is femme
and she uses she/her, or they/them pronouns
in case you were wondering.
Alright, next up is Bowser and he's a bit
of a doozy to talk about as the villain of the Mario series.
I'm gonna say that Bowser is a cis gay man
but he's had a lot of internalized hate
for a lot of his life
and he's still kind of working to undo that.
Like, when he was younger he expressed himself
more femininely and was kind of open about being gay
and he was like punished harshly for it
and so he's grown up like very jaded
and has always felt like he had to perform masculinity
to like its most extreme
and so Bowser has kind of gotten
a lot of those like, hypermasculine kind of toxic
masculinity traits in him
but he's working really hard to unlearn them.
But he's still there, he's still in the process
of working through it and thankfully all
of his friends in the Mario universe
are very supportive and they don't take shit from him
and they do stand up to him
when he says stuff that is wrong, or mean, or hurtful.
But they are helping him to like get through
all of this at his own pace
and it's actually, its been very good for him ,
he's been learning a lot about himself
and just learning how to accept not only others better
but to accept himself better.
So Bowser's just on a journey right now
and I think we should all root for him.
Alright, Bowser Jr. Is I'm gonna say
a biromantic asexual trans boy.
I know that's a lot of labels
but look, I have explanations here.
Basically, you see that bib that he has around him
that's like the little chompy thing?
That's actually like to cover his binder
because he's a little uncomfortable
about people seeing it and that's another reason why he
sits in this like giant floaty robot thing
is cause he's kind of has a lot of dysphoria
and uncomfortableness around his body
and so he kind of hides in this little punchy robot boy
and part of the thing is that he identifies
with so many of these identities
and like he's growing up in a newer generation
that has more access to this terminology
and so he's been able to figure out
who he is from a very young age
and that is something that is very foreign
to his dad Bowser and so they've clashed a lot
and his dad hasn't fully understood it
and it was very difficult for Bowser Jr. To come out
in the beginning but his dad is like slowly getting there.
It's still tough. Bowser Jr. Like really doesn't like it
a lot of the time and has to talk
to his friends about it and confide in them.
But his dad is slowly coming around
and he does wanna have a good relationship with his dad
so like he's working with him on it
even if it is painful for him which sucks
and his friends have told him that if he wants,
if Bowser Jr. Wants to cut off Bowser
that they'll like totally support him through that.
But no, he's adamant that he wants
to have a relationship with his dad
and he thinks they're moving in a positive direction.
But yeah, Bowser Jr. Has just always known
that he could crush on multiple people
but just doesn't really feel sexual attraction.
And a lot of folks have tried to criticize him
and say that he's like too young to know that
but he's like very confident that
it's been a consistent thing
and he thinks he's old enough by now
that like, he would've felt some sort
of sexual attraction to someone if he did.
So, a lot of people doubt Bowser Jr. A lot of the time
but Bowser Jr. Is confident in who he is
and so I think we should support that.
Next up, is Boo who I'm gonna say is a bi cis woman.
I mean, just look at that tongue.
You can't have that tongue and not be into women.
And those eyebrows, you see how she always looks
kind of like worried? That's because she's worried
about biphobia and about people thinking
that if she's dating a man that she's straight now
and if she's dating a woman that she's gay now.
But that's not how it works
and so she's gotten this reputation
for being kind of scary and spooky
but really, she's just standing up for herself
and being like, "No, regardless of who I'm dating,
I'm still bi" so that is like boo's eternal struggle.
Next up, is Yoshi who I'm saying is saying
is a non-binary lesbian.
I mean, just look at this when Yoshi does their final smash,
they just fly up into the air and rainbows come out of them.
You don't get gayer than that. There's nothing more queer
than flying and rainbows coming out of your butt.
Yoshi just really likes gay as like an umbrella term
and like really identifies with being non-binary
and using they/them pronouns
but also just has like that connection
to femininity still there and is very attracted
to women and so identifies as a lesbian as well.
And they're just like very out and proud
and like in your face about it
to the point where like even some other people
in the community get kind of annoyed with Yoshi.
But Yoshi doesn't give a shit.
Yoshi's just out here being queer, and gay, and loving it
and Yoshi doesn't think that they have to
hide anything about themself
to make themself more acceptable to anyone.
Plus, as the character that gets ridden the most
in these games, Yoshi's a bottom.
Next up, is Donkey Kong who is definitely a gay trans man.
I'm confident about this one.
I just feel like Donkey Kong,
he's really got that, he's got that
like big, strong, tough guy vibe nut just look at that face.
You know that that is a friendly, soft, teddy bear face.
You know that he's like annoyed that he gives off
this perception that he's like big and strong to people
because on the inside he's just like a little plushie,
he's just a little teddy bear
and so people are often intimidated by Donkey Kong
way more than he thinks they should be.
And so as soon as anyone gets to know him to any degree,
he's just like the softest person and so kind
and so compassionate and helpful
and he is kind of like a gym head as well
like he's one of those people who's always posting selfies
at the gym but at the same time doesn't like hate on anyone
else for whether they're going to the gym or not.
Donkey Kong is just pure and kind and is always willing
to stand up for his trans siblings, and his gay siblings,
and all of his queer siblings.
And next up, we have Spike who will probably look
like a new face to many of you.
I don't think that they're in a whole lot
of these kind of sports games like they're not
in Mario Kart or anything like that.
But they're here in tennis and we're proud to have them.
They are gender fluid and their sexuality
kind of changes with their gender.
So when they're feeling more masculine,
they're also feeling more attracted to masculinity
and when they're feeling feminine,
they feel more attracted to femininity.
So, they find it kind of hard to like label
and explain to other people but to them,
the changes in their gender are pretty predictable
and they're pretty comfortable
in that this is what their gender and sexuality does.
But, this realization has come pretty recent
and so they're still kind of experimenting
with their gender expression
which is what the little tuff of blue hair is.
They recently just cut their hair and dyed it
and they're really enjoying it.
They feel like it helps them a lot
with their gender dysphoria.
So yeah, Spike's just hopping around, doing their best,
whipping out that giant spiky stick thing to smash gender.
Next up, is Chain Chomp who is agender
and is like mostly attracted to women.
They don't really know how to define
their sexual orientation but in general
they find themselves more attracted to women.
But yeah, there's just no gender
that can define Chain Chomp.
Like, watch Chain Chomp's entrance
coming down in this cage and then they just break out
and I think that's very indicative
of their overall gender because that cage is gender
and Chain Chomp is just smashing out of it,
just cannot be contained by any gender.
That broken chain that they drag around when playing tennis,
that used to be attached to gender but no more
because they are free and they're running around
playing tennis with a tennis racket in their mouth.
It doesn't get more talented than that.
Koopa Troopa is the one of the group here
who is questioning.
Like, they're pretty certain that they identify
as some sort of queer but they're not really sure what yet.
They're still in that questioning phase
and that's totally okay.
And thankfully the whole gang here is very supportive.
And, so no one's rushing Koopa Troopa along.
They're just letting them figure it out for themself.
And, in the meantime the best label that works for them,
is just questioning.
But they do spend a lot of time like up in their shell,
just kind of hiding from the world
of hiding from having to choose a label.
They just find it very comfortable in their shell
where everything is simple.
But at the end of the day,
they're really lucky to have such a good support system
around them.
Next up, is Blooper who I'm saying
is biromantic demisexual trans woman.
Again, I know that was a lot of labels but it makes sense.
So Blooper, she's a trans woman
but she's always been able to be romantically
attracted to people regardless of their gender
which is why she really likes the term biromantic.
But also she realized pretty recently
that she was more demisexual,
that she didn't really feel sexual attraction
until there was like a lot more of a connection there
because she always felt,
even after coming out as a bi trans woman,
she always felt like there was another piece
that wasn't quite unlocked yet.
And, so recently she's come to find the term demisexual
really useful and I just think that's wonderful
because it's annoying once you've figured out
one or two of your identities
to then not know what the others can be.
It can be a difficult long process for a lot of people.
And just because you've come out once
doesn't mean that that's like the end of it you know?
And also when you see Blooper running around
on the track and it looks like there's like water dripping
off of her, which you would expect because she's a squid.
It's not actually water, it is sweat
because she is worried about being misgendered.
It doesn't happen a lot now
but Blooper is just still very self conscious
about it and worried.
And, finally is the most recent addition
to the Mario tennis team and that is Diddy Kong.
But Diddy Kong is a bi enby.
So they're bisexual and non-binary.
And, Diddy Kong kind of had the counter experience
to Bowser Jr. Where Bowser Jr.
Is like still working to get his dad to understand.
Diddy Kong's dad was pretty quick to understand.
Like Donkey Kong has been much more understanding
and accepting than Bowser ever was.
Like Donkey Kong didn't get it at first
but he was really willing to listen to his kid
and now Donkey Kong is using they/them pronouns
all the time which makes Diddy Kong so happy
and there was like a very short period
where Donkey Kong was questioning
whether like being bi was actually a thing
just because he doesn't experience attraction
to like anyone but men,
and so he didn't really understand how Diddy Kong could
but regardless of that, he was supportive
when Diddy Kong came out and then he went
and he did some education on his own.
He like read up about it and then he came back
to Diddy Kong and he was like, "Great, I understand this now
I accept you, I love you," blah blah blah
and it was just a very sweet touching moment
between father and child and so Diddy Kong is very lucky
to have such like a supportive loving father
and Diddy Kong and bowser Jr. Have actually become
really close friends during this time
because Diddy Kong has always felt bad
that their dad was so good to them
when Bowser Jr's dad wasn't.
So, they've bonded over a lot of like the similar things
especially being the two younger people
in the Mario Universe.
But yeah, at the end of the day,
Diddy Kong knows that they're just really lucky
and that not everyone has that same kind of experience
and so they try to be there for people
who don't have as supportive as parents.
And yeah, that is all of the characters.
Thank you for sticking around through this whole thing.
I know this is not like the videos I normally do
but do ya'll like it?
Should I do more kinds of things like this?
I've just been playing so many games
on my switch now that I felt like I had to do something
related to it and this just felt
like a really fun way to incorporate that.
As I said in the beginning,
all of these are just made up.
Like I'm not trying to say that these are real things.
Like these are obviously fictional characters
but we're just having a good fun time here.
Let me know in the comments what headcanons
you have for these characters because I certainly
don't have a monopoly on any of these things.
You can think that these characters
are whatever you want them to be.
This is just what I'm personally thinking.
So yeah, let me know in the comments
if you like this kind of video
and if I should do something similar.
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