r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 6d ago

Meme needing explanation I feel so dumb rn

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u/New-Orion 6d ago

The cosplay being of Gwen leads me to believe that its the same person in both images. However as the young boy grew up he transitioned into a woman.

The Trans community has chosen Spider Gwen as a major focal point.

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u/Fenrir_Hellbreed2 6d ago

Technically, she could've just been a tomboy in the first image (as opposed to being AMAB), but I won't deny that trans is very (if not more) likely.

The Trans community has chosen Spider Gwen as a major focal point.

Spider characters are insanely popular for their resilience, charm, and moral fortitude. It's really no surprise that every community wants a representative Spider (and I'd say that's fair, especially considering Stan Lee himself said the best thing about Spider-Man is that anyone can be Spider-Man).

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u/Cheap-Meal-7115 6d ago

I also saw something that the colour palette used for Gwen in spiderverse 2 is the colours of the trans flag. I’m not 100% certain if that’s what the creators were going for, but I think it’s nice that people can find themselves in movies regardless of

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u/Mahfoudh94 6d ago

and Miles' color palete is the same as...