Assigned Male
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About
Assigned Male – The Incredible Adventures of Stephie (Who Happens To Be Trans), originally Assignée garçon and more commonly known as Assigned Male, is an ongoing webcomic by the French-Canadian artist Sophie Labelle about a young transgender girl named Stephie. While many have praised the comic for tackling issues facing young transgender people, others have criticized its heavy-handed message as well as an unrealistic portrayal of its characters.
Premise
Assigned Male follows the life of Stephie, an 11 year old male-to-female transgender girl. The comic features her talking to her family and friends about transgender issues, and her struggles with her conflicting gender identity.[1] Additionally, some comics in the series depart from the story and contain messages about various transgender topics of interest.
History
Assigned Male was first published online in French as Assignée garçon, and premiered on Tumblr on August 15th, 2014.[2] On September 13, it was launched in English as Assigned Male – The Incredible Adventures of Stephie (Who Happens To Be Trans). On August 31st, 2014, a Facebook[3] page was created for the comic, accumulating upwards of 30,000 likes in the next two years. In early 2015, a Patreon page for the comic was created, reaching over $1,231 in subscriptions per month by the next year.[4] In August, a Twitter[6] account for the comic was created, garnering more than 1,200 followers within seven months.
Reception
On March 24th, 2015, the feminist news site Every Day Feminism[14] listed the comic in an article title "8 Comics That Remind Us to Throw Out the Gender Binary." On May 27th, Redditor SockMice submitted a post titled "Here's why I think the webcomic 'Assigned Male' is really, really bad" to the /r/transgender[15] subreddit, which criticized the Labelle for being "hypocritical" and for using a child protagonist to discuss adult-oriented issues facing the trans community. In January 2015, a page for the comic was created on The Bad Webcomics Wiki.[9][10] In April, a page mocking the comic was launched on Encyclopedia Dramatica.[11] Additionally, the comic has been the subject of two general threads on the Kiwifarms forum.[12][13]
Example Strips
Search Interest
External References
[1] Assigned Male – Assigned Male
[2] Tumblr – Assignée garçon
[3] Facebook – Assigned Male
[4] Patreon – Sohpie Labelle
[5] Who.is – assignedmale.com
[6] Twitter – @Assigned Male
[7] Reddit – Here's why I think the webcomic "Assigned Male" is really, really bad.
[8] The Right Stuff – Assigned Male: What Fresh Hell Is This?
[9] The Bad Webcomics Wiki – Assigned Male
[10] The Bad Webcomics Wiki – Irregular Reactions
[11] Encyclopedia Dramatica – Assigned Male
[13] Kiwifarms – Assigned Male Thread II
[14] Every Day Feminism – 8 Comics That Remind Us to Throw Out The Gender Binary
![Assigned Male Comics 9 hrs WHATS UP STEPHIE? YOU DON'T LOOK TOO WEL JUST SOME CATCALLER OUTSIDE IT WAS AWFUL, I FEEL GROSS, NOW Stop "welcoming" trans girls and women into womanhood. Our experiences are part of what it means to be women as much as cis girls. ID: Stéphie is walking angrily. A giri with blonde m says "What's up Stéphie? You don't look too well Stéphie "Just some catcaller outside. It was awt feel gross, now." The girl: "Welcome to womanhoodl That's what it like to be a girl." Stéphie Why do you say that? Because I'm trans Because you feel like I signed up for this crap? The girl "Huh.." Stéphie: "Look, you probably meant well, but don go around telling trans girls what it's like to be a g It sends the message you don't see our experienc WELCOME TO WOMANHOOD! THATS WHAT IT'S LKE TO BE A GIRL as a part of what it means to be a woman." The girl: "sorry!"] 002.1K 213 comments 641 sha LOOK, YOU PROBABLY MEANT WELL, BUT DON'T GO AROUND TELLING TRANS GIRLA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A GIRL IT SENDS THE MESSAGE YOU DON'T SEE OUR EXPERIENCES AS A PART OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOMAN WHY DO YOU SAY THAT? BECAUSE IM TRANS? BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE I SIGNED UP FOR THIS CRAP? Like Share Comment Most relevant Top fan Savanna Judd Bales Thank you for the free education you provide; this is a micoaggression I would not have noticed and may have even replicated somewhere. I appreciate your art and your message and especially your willingness to keep doing this work HUH SORRY! 141 Like Reply 9h 7 replies Top fan Karen Joseph What's really sad is the other girl meant well. She's just accepted cat calling as okay and thought she was being friendly. Society has taught us to accept that behavior and frankly... Don't](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/595/546/2b8.png "Stop Welcoming Trans Girs And Women Into Womanhood")
![[-] FullofTacos 1662 points 2 months ago mfw I bust a nut and pass a kidney stone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/255/646/2f7.png "Found on r/CringeAnarchy")
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