I guess one of the frustrating things about the shoplifting comic reaction is that: I make games and am planning to start a webcomic about a character who& #39;s a thief, and who is a... *considerably* more dubious character in terms of morals than the character in that comic.

And it& #39;s like, oh is this the reaction I& #39;m going to get if this character becomes mildly successful? Am I going to have to swat away nazis who are determined to read that fictional character& #39;s ethics as representative of my own?

And for the record, there& #39;s a little bit more to the reaction to that shoplifting comic than just transphobia. For example: There& #39;s also some straightforward traditional misogny to it! People don& #39;t like women who are criminals, fictional or not! People HATED Skyler White!

And it& #39;s like, great, I genuinely want to write stories and make games about a fictional criminal who is a woman, AND I& #39;m trans. I guess I& #39;m just screwed now? People are going to assume I pickpocket strangers in my spare time? Great!

So idk. Might delete this thread later. I still want to make that webcomic--and for the record I am damn proud of the games I& #39;ve made. I& #39;ll just keep pushing forward I guess, don& #39;t have much else better to do.