Speaking from an American POV, there’s historically been a religious element to LGBT+ opposition, though in recent years it appears to have given way to a “think of the children” moral panic. Their apparent argument is that kids shouldn’t be exposed to “degenerate lifestyles.” I’m sure that sounds ridiculous to most people here, because it is.
It also doesn’t help that some bad actors get in said community and end up ruining the reputation of that entire group, which in the minds of different societies justifies their moral panic. Toxic people always tend to ruin something harmless. Of course, there’s also some people who try to clear things up but end up over sharing things that might genuinely be inappropriate by accident. However, this trait isn’t exclusive to the LGBT+ community, and people end up jumping to conclusions about this well-meaning message as secretly malicious brainwashing due to those mistakes.
How so?
Frogs can change their sex under certain conditions.
People were speculating something like that to imply more, and now that it's there, I think that would add a bit more fuel to the fire?
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and also--the Pokémon world is quite technologically advanced as it is, and if surgeries exist as it is nowadays (and they absolutely do), I would assume that a semi-utopia like Pokémon would likely help in that regard, I assume?
As a potential plot point, I think it could be connected quite strongly to the conceptual idea of the treasure hunt. i.e. the journey of self-discovery, and finding something of personal significance and meaning.
We do have the prior example of the Black Belt turned Beauty in that regard.
Or, you know, she stuffed her shirt to fill it out?? I'm not an expert on the matter, but I'm pretty sure surgery isn't the only possible explanation for that.
