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i thought it was pretty obvious that Haruka was a lesbian in the original? and yeah the crystal remake is a bit meh..

 

 

This is such an awful remake...they also had a lesbian couple in the original.

I would honestly call this one the original because crystal actually goes by the manga and the 90s one did not

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Nothing is wrong with saying Haruka is a Lesbian but I gotta set things straight:


HARUKA’S GENDER IDENTITY (source)


Because Haruka is an androgynous character (her name is even unisex), other people inside and outside of the show have had trouble determining just exactly what her deal is. One problem is that people tend to think of gender as a binary, which is silly, because it makes the assumption that women have to be feminine and men have to be masculine. What do feminine and masculine really mean, exactly? We have our own preconceived notions of those terms, but they don’t have an exact definition, do they? What we know of femininity and masculinity is a social construct, and we are often raised to align ourselves to a certain “sideâ€, usually depending on the sexes we are assigned at birth. And, we often discriminate against those who prefer not to go by the “rules,†e.g. the stereotype of the “sissy†male, the “butch†lesbian (of which Haruka would technically fall under), and just about everything associated with transphobia.


Anime Haruka’s gender identity is a lot more simplified. She is a cisgender female (meaning that she identifies as a woman and was assigned female at birth), but only presents herself with a masculine appearance. She also uses the (usually) males-only “boku†rather than the (usually) females-only “atashi†to refer to herself. She only ever wears suits and pants (or sports uniforms), never dresses or skirts (beyond the Sailor Uniform). We can sum this up as “A woman who prefers to present herself as a man,†or, if you prefer, a “butch lesbian.†(I think calling her a “tomboy†is a little inaccurate.)


Manga Haruka…is a little more complicated, to put it mildly. Manga Haruka has no need for your silly gender binaries. Manga Haruka presents as whatever she feels like.


One of the most misinterpreted lines from the manga is when Neptune tells Sailor Moon, “Uranus is both a man and a woman. A soldier of both genders, with strengths and personalities of each.†(See the Miss Dream translation here) Michiru is NOT saying that Haruka is a hermaphrodite, nor that she is intersex. (Incidentally, “hermaphrodite†is an outdated and offensive word that shouldn’t be used to refer to anyone – I only use it here for audiences unfamiliar with the preferred term “intersex.â€) Rather, people are ascribing their definitions of gender with those of sex. There are women who were assigned male at birth, and men who were assigned female at birth. What Michiru means by this statement is that Haruka does not choose to be either totally masculine or totally feminine, but a combination of both.


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