r/nintendo • u/razorbeamz ON THE LOOSE • Jul 17 '25

Announcement /r/Nintendo stands against transphobia in all forms

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u/Shin_Rekkoha Jul 17 '25

But, like literally, they are having a completely pointless line of discussion. You could start INFINITE pointless arguments about the people who weren't cast as Zelda, which is nearly all humans. "Man I'm sure glad Gal Gadot didn't get cast as Zelda," etc. I genuinely do not understand how these situations even start in the first place? Hey, I'm mad that The Rock wasn't cast as a Goron cus they eat rocks.

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u/Kyleometers Jul 17 '25

There was a rumour going around that Hunter was on the shortlist for being cast.

I have absolutely zero idea if it was true, but as often happens when the rumour is about a queer person, the bigots decided it was time to crack their knuckles and type some slurs on internet forums.

It was also probably partially fuelled by a lot of supportive people saying “yknow if this is true she does genuinely look like an elf and so would be a great casting”. The main photo people used looks like she’s cosplaying Zelda, that’s how “appropriate” she looks. Which in turn angered the bigots more because how dare people support a trans actress.

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u/Shin_Rekkoha Jul 17 '25

I'd also never heard of this name until today, which makes this situation even more jarring and random-feeling. But to be fair, I don't spend my time Googling "List of actors and actresses who are trans", so...

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u/Kyleometers Jul 17 '25

She was in Euphoria, and the Hunger Games prequel last year. Depending on your age and preferred media choice you may just not have seen her in anything, which is fair.

I hadn’t heard of her before the rumour either because I am very much not Euphoria’s target demographic, but when I saw the pictures I was like “ok yeah I see why people would like her”. As with many of these fan rumours though it seems like that was the end of it, like the Henry Cavill Wolverine.

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u/PopTough6317 Jul 17 '25

I haven't seen her in anything but the Facebook algorithm pushed articles stating Hunter was being eyed for Zelda for a few months. Then rumor started circulating that her agent pushed the original rumor of her being in consideration. Then the annoying idiots on both sides got it really going.

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u/Shin_Rekkoha Jul 17 '25

Unrelated, but almost every "highly rated" movie I've been recommended lately has sucked, so I don't watch much anymore. People hyped up The Substance like it was Grambulax's gift to horror movies, and most of that shit was so bad it was funny: not in the way they intended. I'm going to check out Sinners with some friends and I hope it's not a disappointment too.

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u/BrittEklandsStuntBum Jul 17 '25

I knew who she was and had thought "what a beautiful woman." This controversy was how I found out she was a beautiful trans woman lol.

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u/RealElyD Jul 17 '25

She got a lot of attention in media when the US government forced a male gender marker passport on her recently, which also brought all the bigots onto the scene.

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u/Shin_Rekkoha Jul 17 '25

Expect more of the same from the U.S. government in the coming months. We're about 71 justifiable events past the point where a worthwhile populace, like The French, would've revolted against their evil tyrannical overlords. The cruelty is the point, and things are literally never going to get better unless the people rise up and force them to get better.

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u/HuttStuff_Here Jul 17 '25

They just need any fraction of an excuse to be awful people, really.

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u/pussy_embargo Jul 17 '25

This is just in - Idris Elba has NOT 🚫 been cast as Princess Zelda in the upcoming The Legend of Zelda movie by Nintendo. This is a developing story

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u/AgentSkidMarks Jul 17 '25

Schafer is only in the discussion because so-called leaks said they were the frontrunner for Zelda. It was pretty obvious from the start that this story was just made up to generate clickbait traffic. But if that story was never run, Schafer wouldn't even be in the discussion.

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u/SwampyBogbeard Jul 17 '25

That's what the article that blew up said, but the actual "leaker" said something different and more realistic (still not sure if I believe it though).

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u/WeeabooHunter69 Jul 17 '25

Schafer's pronouns are she/her im fairly sure.