Don’t get me wrong, if I could snap my fingers and instantly sound as feminine as Ariana Grande or as sensual as Scarlett Johansson, I’d take it, but if I lived in a world where snapping my fingers changed things I didn’t like about my body, I’d never stop snapping. I don’t want to have to second guess every sentence with breathing exercises. Netflix’s images also reveal the Bebop in its mechanical glory, Ein the experiment-turned-pet Corgi and a key scene between Spike and nemesis Vicious, who will be played by Alex Hassell. Sometimes it’s a hard swing back the other way to ‘sir’. So many times at restaurants, bars, shops, and anywhere else I’ve been addressed as ‘ma’am’ or ‘miss’ until I have lost count of the amount of times I’ve passed until I’ve spoken.
The line between this trope and comedy is so indelible that when I first heard Gren I winced, falsely assuming that it was being played for laughs again. I have never seen a feminine presenting trans person with a masculine voice in media without it being played for laughs. However, this is paired with short, masculine hair, and - crucially - Park’s natural, deeper speaking voice. Gren dresses in an overtly feminine way, with dresses, corsets, and makeup.
