r/Invincible • u/mwthecool Omni-Mod • Jul 22 '23

Invincible [Episode Discussion] - Atom Eve Special EPISODE DISCUSSION

Invincible: Atom Eve

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u/artist-needs-ideas Aug 03 '23

Loved the episode. Pretty sure atom eve is a trans allegory. Puberty powers in a wierd girl has 100 rainbows, rejected by her only girlfriend after she shares it. NOT TRANS but an allegory at least.

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u/PhaseIndependent3059 Aug 03 '23

I think it's more of a allegory for autism. Especially the way they depicted Eve early childhood and her parents struggling to connect with their her.

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u/artist-needs-ideas Aug 03 '23

I saw that too but the clothing switch made me think trans. She changed a frilly dress to a more gender neutral looking style. But maybe that was an autistic trait as well.

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u/Nri_Eze Aug 06 '23

There are a lot of trans women if jeans and a shirt means trans.

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u/artist-needs-ideas Aug 07 '23

Don't think so but I do wear jeans and a shirt a lot

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u/Nri_Eze Aug 07 '23

Yeah alot of people do, which is my point

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u/z3lop Aug 07 '23

wtf, nearly every woman wears jeans and shirts. What are you talking about?

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u/artist-needs-ideas Aug 07 '23

Look it's not Barbie. It's just an allegory. I took a little different than yours I related to it

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u/z3lop Aug 08 '23

I guess, many people can relate to exact that same situation. The others (me included) want to tell you, that not liking frills / old clothing isn't something inherently trans. Not liking sex defining clothing isn't inherently trans either.

So the statement "I am trans thus I don't like sex defining clothes such as old dresses, frills etc." is not logical. We can check this by checking the opposite for truth: "I am not trans thus I like sex defining clothes as old dresses, frills etc.". This statement is obviously false. It is easy to imagine that there are many non trans women who don't like don't old clothes / dresses etc.

So your reasoning for relating to the scene might not be you being trans, but about your personal preferences in clothing.

One could even more argue, being gifted clothing (it doesn't matter whether you like it or not) is more likely a female experience then a male one (this is full of stereotype, but anyway). That you can relate to it after you came out might just be you becoming more and more female / being female now.

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u/artist-needs-ideas Aug 09 '23

I don't know dude I took it from the scene as I did is it that important? I liked the story and animation. Can we at least agree on that?

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u/z3lop Aug 09 '23

Yep :)