Flips, Quips n’ Thwips

y'know, at first i was a bit disappointed they didn't change gwen's haircut for atsv because i thought that she would look cool with something new since her shaved side would be grown out... but then her hair was used perfectly to express her identity, specifically as a trans person.

throughout the movie, gwen struggles with feeling like she's not being true to herself, and says that it feels like her dad only know HALF of her. meanwhile, gwen's hair looks like this and if you spit a picture of her down the middle then you get one side that looks more like a boy and one that looks more like a girl.

not only that, but when gwen was hiding and isolating herself from her dad, her hair turned blue — meaning her currently pink hair turned blue when she was lying about who she is.

and then when gwen does finally start trying to talk about her feelings and express who she really is inside, this is what happens.

not only does her hair (as well as her bedroom) look reminiscent of the trans pride flag, but she's also mainly turned towards the right in this scene, showing off the longer side of her hair...

anyways, gwen stacy is a tran woman and it couldn't be more obvious.

on a more positive note, the trans subtext with gwen is definitely intentional.

not just because of the “protect trans kids” thing in her room btw. there’s a few other moments like that as well. apparently the dad has a trans badge, i didn’t even see that part and i still caught the subtext.

but also, that shot you probably saw on twitter, where the trans colors are everywhere and the trans flag colors overlays in her hair?

yeah that’s deliberate. i was skeptical but i’m convinced now. there’s no other shot like that in the movie. there’s no other time her hair is overlaid in an multicolored gradient like that. this movie plays with color a lot, but in every other shot, her hair looks normal and is just one color (plus the tips). this was very obviously deliberate as a shot to STAND OUT and display those colors. the dialogue in the moment is about her feeling like she has to hide who she is.

that’s beyond coding. that’s done with purpose. that’s done to be as obvious as they could get away with.

Gwen! Love her so so much 💞

[image id: a picture of Gwen Stacy from Across the Spiderverse sitting cross legged on a bed. She is in her spider-suit with the hood down and looking off to the side, smirking. There is an arrow pointing to her and text that reads, in all caps, "This spider is trans and there's nothing you can do about it". end image id.]

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Find someone who looks at you the way Gwen looks at Miles

Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) (2022)

this is my vision

i support her

I like this ship~What should it be called?

favorite girl! always has been and always will be

Gwen Stacy

I need her movie like, yesterday. Gwen Stacy is the BEST