#donkey kong said trans rights
the whole dk/hbomberguy/glineham saga is just one psychic gut punch after the next. like, “oh, a midlevel lefty youtuber is playing donkey kong to own the transphobes. this owning was catalyzed by one transphobe telling people in the uk not to give money to a charity that provides support to trans kids. the lefty youtuber started streaming, made over $200k for the charity, and had guests on the whole time. these guests included a us congresswoman, who confirmed she is not only a gamer girl BUT she also has feet, one of the most famous government war crime whistleblowers in america, and a guy who can imitate donkey kong perfectly and said “trans rights!” in dk’s voice for the delight of all viewers. meanwhile, the transphobe is Big Mad on the internet.”
i don’t care about what aoc’s or chelsea manning’s or hbomberguy’s or contrapoints’s politics are in this case. they’re providing real, material aid to trans children. this is just wonderful.
Don’t forget the guy who can imitate DK, Grant Kirkhope, isn’t imitating, because he’s the first officially videogame voiced DK and main composer for and voice actor for mainy DK games.
Donkey Kong is canonically an outspoken trans ally.
“Trans rights!”
-Donkey Kong
