And now
The Mary Sue is claiming Samus Aran is trans.
https://archive.is/1hIKHMini rant incoming.
I have to say that in general I have no problem with people interpreting a piece of fiction differently than me, it can often lead to a good discussion and you can wind up learning a lot more about the work of fiction and the people you're talking to in the process.
But as soon as I saw "deal with it" in the title, I knew where this shit was going. They aimed to say something controversial (dare I say, incendiary) to get people wound up so they could accuse them of transphobia. It's become a pattern.
And it's really, really pathetic. Fiction is INHERENTLY DESIGNED to be supplemented by the reader/consumer's imagination - which inevitably means there will be multiple interpretations of different scenes, characters, environments etc. To act like some sort of authority and state that your interpretation is canon law is simply disrespectful and you should expect people to get upset.
Radflakes need to stop hiding behind accusations of hatred and charged words like "racism" (or in this case, "transphobia") in order to bully/stigmatize people for daring to disagree with them. Even if you
could force someone into feeling bad for believing something or disagreeing with you in some sort of psychological blackmail - is it worth it just to make that person mimic what you are saying?