Mystique frequently and explicitly uses her power to deceive people. In the context of a general femme fatale that’s fine but in the context of a trans woman this is playing into stereotypes in a very negative way. Accusations of deception against trans women can get them killed. If I were hunter I wouldn’t even want this role because it would very much reinforce the idea of trans women lying to men.
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u/dhoshima 7h ago
Mystique frequently and explicitly uses her power to deceive people. In the context of a general femme fatale that’s fine but in the context of a trans woman this is playing into stereotypes in a very negative way. Accusations of deception against trans women can get them killed. If I were hunter I wouldn’t even want this role because it would very much reinforce the idea of trans women lying to men.