[PATREON Content of the Day! - May 31)

Transphobic might be a stretch imo. I think Oda just thought it would be funny for there to be this island for Sanji. Oda exaggerated their appearances to enhance the joke. It was a bit insensitive, but this was also 10 years ago too. It's also not like Oda paints them as villains, they are all allies of the straw hats and good people. Also keep in mind okama culture in Japan may have been less of a sensitive subject back then or even now than in the west. Oda also definitely has trans positive messages in his stories too, so I wouldn't say he is transphobic or anything. I get why some would dislike this though, it's understandable.

DiamonDust

@Surya getting surgery or not has nothing to do with someone being trans

DiamonDust

even if we assume it isn't trans representation and just use okama as the reclaimed slur for queer its still shitty queer representation, vilifies them entirely also hate to be that person but you don't "turn" someone trans, you are trans as that's just related to not identifying with your birth sex everything related to your body is just gender affirming care sincerely a Nonbinary person

The narration implies that all of the people on this island identify as women, they are also drag queens. The concepts are not mutually exclusive. The same can be said about "okama", nowhere is it implied that all okama are trans, some are and some aren't. Also Iva doesn't turn people trans with their power, they can change people's sex.

Gus N

their not trans..their drag queens..voknavi can make you trans with his power, but not every single follower of the "okama way" is trans, most are just extremely feminine dudes that like to drag..its alot more accepted now but you have to consider this is over 10 yrs old

KINGxRED248

i mean to me its just funny cus Sanji said he loved dresses and now they're chasing him to dress him up thinking he'd secretly like it but i can see where it can be quite misplaced as the i believe second or third appearance of trans/drag

Shuckleknuckles

As much as I would love to get into why this is absolutely transphobic, contrary to the central themes of one piece, and doesn’t make internal sense, I’m not going to because I don’t want to risk spoiling people to do so, and I’m not really gonna complain about a creative decision that was made over 10 years ago. Though I would hope the issues with a bunch of ugly men in dresses chasing another man, with the hopes to force themselves on him in some regard, has some pretty obvious issues, whether they are meant to represent trans people or drag queens

Asher Dalbey

To be fair, he would probably know about certain events that will happening on that island soon

Drizma

I'd say it's pretty accurate

Drizma

''Okama'' is a Japanese trope/stereotype that can encompass gay men, non-passing trans women, and drag queens. The narrator says this is the second maiden island, everyone here has the hearts of maidens, so yeah they're supposed to be trans. It's pretty bad ngl.

Gus N

they're not trans they don't have any titties from surgery... if you want real one piece drama just search up the last thing oda said about yamato on twitter, the SJWs are going in on him you can join in

Surya

i think they are drag queens not trans.. thats what drag queens look like in real life

Son Goku

Kuma sending Luffy to Amazon Lily because he knows Luffy has rizz

Conor Murphy

Gotta say, not a fan of how transphobic everything is around Sanji’s island

Asher Dalbey

RIP Brook

Kira Masquerade

😂😂😂😂

ath

Protect Soran at all costs frfr

Mimi

Jack you forgot about brook we haven't seen him yet

Macabre Marauder

Jack keeps forgetting the most important musician here, again

Zarian Tyler

Damn robin really can't catch a break in life can she. Lives a horrible life on the run, joins the crew, gets abducted and has to go through hell to find value in her self and escape the government, then basically one arc later she gets bitch slapped across the planet to land alone in a slave country that will make her work herself to death.

Jordan

Is the timer for 419 off for anyone? Maybe it’s my copy of the episode but it’s off by a minute.

Christopher Andersen

if they meet up again

Nestor andrade

kuma should send the strawhats to the final island :D

Michael Royal

now Imagine how Sanji will feel when they meet up again and he learns where Luffy landed

Random3x

Kuma: *throws dart at map* "Ooooh, slave camp. Bad luck, lady"

Galleon

You can already see some meaning in the places they were sent (Some more than others at this point) Nami the Navigator and weather expert was sent to an Island that studies Weather, Franky the Cyborg and inventor was sent to a technologically advanced island where the person who created Kuma lived, Sanji whos bane is women was sent to a place devoid of them.

Vincent S Deluca

Oh man, Friday is going to be LIT, can't wait for you to see next couple eps

Desolate Garden

Bro forgot Brook so easily

Cristopher Lucas

What a god tier arc, I can’t wait to see your reaction to the next episodes loll

Ant

Omg rly? I never even realised, that’s so funny- Sanji can’t escape him even at Kamabakka

Ant

you can hear zoro's VA in one of the "maidens" lol

Justin