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94.0.181.217 wrote: Gender is psychological, sex is biological. Mutsuki identifies as a man as evidenced by much of his character development. What your describing has little in common with Mutsuki's situation as it sounds like some kind of club activity (bit of a strange example tbh). Your situation makes it clear that it's all just a game whereas Mutsuki is officially treated as a man by the CCG. From Saiko's intuition it's safe to say that Mutsuki really isn't faking it, as stated above when Mutsuki revealed his sex to Saiko he didn't switch pronouns (he's still using "ore").

Back to my main point, gender is largely to do with how you view yourself. I think it's best to repect Ishida's work and refer to his characters in the canon way because it seems odd to read Tokyo Ghoul without following the story. Good sir Anon, could I trouble you to think a bit deeper before writing a comment that contradicts your own standpoint based on what I said. With my example is nothing wrong. It has enough psychological depth to loosely compare it with Mutsuki's gendersituation.

So you tell me gender is psychological. I feel inclined to agree with you there. But then you say Mutsuki is treated as a male by CCG, which is something established through appearance and speech (socially), rather then psychologically. (Unless you also belief that Mutsuki thinks she's male. Which would be weird, since she clearly understands she has the physical body of a female, while most transgender will have a hard time accepting that, let alone tell it to others ).

Then you say gender is largely to do with how you view yourself. And I'm sure you're convinced she sees herself as a male because of her speech and behaviour. CCG treating her like that, is also proof for you. But on the contrary I belief that it's all an act, the speech and the behaviour. A protective layer against being seen as a female sex object. Every male look she gets, probably makes her very uncomfortable and that's how she gets confronted with her real gender everytime.

She isn't even all that good in acting like a male. Strength, Honor & Action are three male gender roles, where Mutsuki barely even manages to have one under her belt. These are broad terms with a variety of behaviours & attitudes, but I can assure you Mutsuki doesn't come close to such behaviour. This should say enough: Mutsuki is a wimp, who let's others steal the honor from her & rather let's others do the action.

But to be a bit more explicit. Strength: emotional toughness, courage, self-reliance, rationality. Just read some Mutsuki-chapters & you should conclude that this isn't something she shines in. Honor: duty, loyalty, responsibility, integrity, selflessness, compassion, generativity. ''For me this is where I can give Mutsuki some points. She possesses the first three things in a certain amount, but it's no pure form of it, more to preserve herself. Integrity:no ; selflessness:no ; compassion: yes ; generativity: definitily not. Not convinced, compare Male Mutsuki's honor code, with Male Amon's honor code. She's trash in comparison. ''Action: competitiveness, ambition, risk-taking, agency, volition. ''Nothing of these in the slightest, because she doesn't have the right mentality or honor to make herself take initiative for the good of others. Her action-taking is completely based on self-gain, she won't move a finger otherwise, unless she's demanded to.''

The reason she's still treated as a male, is because of Male Honor: integrity & compassion. Besides that CCG is considerate of her wishes, as long as she comes with results, why should they care & it's also much easier to keep a male in line of duty, then a female, because stereotypes.

Then to prevent some other comments from popping up. Nothing in the slightest indicated Mutsuki's sexuality, so all comments picking this argument up with homosexuals this, transgender that, are already jumping to bigger conclusions then users who see her as a 'she' or purely 'he'. So saying to me that there's more to a male then just those three things, is self-evident, but not the point in this discussion. Mutsuki is either male or  female & if she's male we'll automatically compare her to the most basic roles most males will possess naturally.

And all that said I can't help but conclude time & time again, that Mutsuki fits the female being so much better then everything else out there.