Current Events > Fox News Riled Over Tears Of The Kingdom's Link Becoming A 'Trans Icon'

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SupermanLost
06/03/23 8:17:49 AM
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https://kotaku.com/tears-of-the-kingdom-link-fox-news-trans-nonbinary-gay-1850502197

Fox Business, the subsidiary of Fox News Media, has discovered that some gamers are discovering their queerness thanks to Link, calling the Legend of Zelda hero a nonbinary or trans icon. Some, to the shock and horror of Fox, are even calling Link an egg-cracker, aka someone or something that helps a person realize they are trans. As you can imagine, the Fox journalist doesnt seem happy about any of this. Tears of the Kingdom, the latest game in the iconic Legend of Zelda franchise, launched on May 12 to rave reviews from critics and players alike. Many are already calling it the best game in the series, and some are even suggesting its one of the best games ever made. In the weeks since release, players have mastered multiple duplication glitches, learned how to build incredible machines, and all sorts of other fun hijinx. All in all, Tears of the Kingdom has enjoyed a mostly positive reaction from the gaming community. Even so, Fox Business has now decided to step in to point out how bad it is that so many of the games trans and nonbinary players identify with and feel inspired by Link.

In an article posted by Fox Business on May 31, writer Jon Brown seems to have discovered that Link is seen by manyincluding his own creatorsas a relatively gender-neutral hero who anyone can relate to. The article links to a few stories about this topic, including this excellent one from Gizmodo, and seems surprised that an article like this exists alongside the sites other Zelda stories. Then we, inevitably, get to the point where the Fox writer calls The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom a childrens game and suggests that outlets like PBS are trying to make a childrens video game about gender identity. Which would be a very bad thing, apparently. Dont you know, kids might accidentally read an article about the game andturn gay? Trans? Whichever is the worst thing right now in the right-wing outrage machine. The article then decides to include a tweet from the awful propagandist Libs of TikTok and yell about The Sims 4 including chest binders and top-surgery scars. Again, Fox Business seems to think that all video games are designed and sold exclusively for children. And kids cant be exposed to real-world concepts like gender, sex, trans people, scars, or anything like that!
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NeonTentacles
06/03/23 8:22:04 AM
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TotK doesn't even have the Gerudo Vai dress nor SidonxLink shenanigans. They missed the boat by like 6 years

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TomClark
06/03/23 8:23:06 AM
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Throw in a power saving mode, and they'll be really pissed off.

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doshindude
06/03/23 8:24:01 AM
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TIL long hair = trans...?

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Heartomaton
06/03/23 8:24:55 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/7/7/AAcI8BAAEiOp.jpg

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creativerealms
06/03/23 8:26:01 AM
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This whole "Anti-woke" garbage is out of control.

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AirFresh
06/03/23 8:28:24 AM
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Everyone wants to fuck Link, but Link is loyal to his one gal.

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Srk700
06/03/23 8:29:40 AM
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Writer saw Link in the Cece hat 1 time then decided to be an idiot about it.
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NeonTentacles
06/03/23 8:30:10 AM
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AirFresh posted...
Everyone wants to fuck Link, but Link is loyal to his one gal.
Purah

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Srk700
06/03/23 8:32:23 AM
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AirFresh posted...
Everyone wants to fuck Link, but Link is loyal to his one gal.

Except when he decides to get a tier 4 upgrade for his clothes or armor.
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VampireCoyote
06/03/23 8:35:49 AM
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they knew what they were doing when they gave him the vagina bones

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Jagr_68
06/03/23 8:36:51 AM
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dat URL is one massive NOPE

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Suolevram
06/03/23 8:42:58 AM
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I thought egg-cracker was when you wanted an omelet?

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wackyteen
06/03/23 8:43:34 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/8/5/AAPw6aAAEiOx.jpg

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UnfairRepresent
06/03/23 8:44:12 AM
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As someone who has never really played Zelda games

WTF? Link is trans now?

I thought the origin point of Link was that Link was the child playing the game. Hence the name "Link"

And they only made him a male in later games.

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wackyteen
06/03/23 8:47:29 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
WTF? Link is trans now?

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/8/6/AAPw6aAAEiOy.jpg

They even gave Link vagina bones /s

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VFalcone
06/03/23 8:47:36 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
As someone who has never really played Zelda games

WTF? Link is trans now?
He isn't, lmao. Link was always male as far as I know. This trans and non-binary stuff is just FOX trying to get clicks
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Gamespoht
06/03/23 8:47:56 AM
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He's a "trans icon" the same way He-Man is a "gay icon" it's really up to interpretation

Haven't played the game yet but I can assume that's being said about Link since he's pretty non gender confirming

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VFalcone
06/03/23 8:48:45 AM
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wackyteen posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/8/6/AAPw6aAAEiOy.jpg

They even gave Link vagina bones /s
That's not just r/badwomensanatomy but r/badmensanatomy too LOL
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nocturnal_traveler
06/03/23 8:56:28 AM
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This isn't surprising that the indoctrination station would spin this into something bad. I seen a right wing article recently take the lie about Jamie Foxx being blind and paralyzed, and adding that it was the COVID vaccine that caused it.

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Gwynevere
06/03/23 9:01:53 AM
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ngl, fem link might have cracked my egg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/9/4/AAVkBcAAEiO6.jpg
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Torgo
06/03/23 9:01:57 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
As someone who has never really played Zelda games

WTF? Link is trans now?

No, not in any official statement from Nintendo or in game canon.
They are mad at a subculture of the fans.

UnfairRepresent posted...
I thought the origin point of Link was that Link was the child playing the game. Hence the name "Link"

Nope. That's just the name of "The Hero" in the various continuities. There's been some talk from character creator Shigeru Miyamoto that in the original legend of zelda there was going to be time travel, and later that became a theme in some games with "Link" being the hero that bridges the gaps between the ages.

Otherwise he is just "Link" because that's the name they gave him. Like Mario, Spyro, or Solid Snake... it's ultimately just their name. The main difference being that there are different links for each "world" or "age" the various games take place in.

UnfairRepresent posted...
And they only made him a male in later games.

No, although it is different Links in different eras or worlds, Link has always been a specific male character.

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Ivynn
06/03/23 9:10:45 AM
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Gwynevere posted...
ngl, fem link might have cracked my egg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/9/4/AAVkBcAAEiO6.jpg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/9/5/AAVkBcAAEiO7.jpg

Link is hot and I'm tired of pretending he isn't.

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BunkerBoy
06/03/23 9:12:41 AM
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creativerealms posted...
This whole "Anti-woke" garbage is out of control.

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deoxxys
06/03/23 10:46:32 AM
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I think I remember hearing that Link has gone through some different iterations but after masculine Twilight Princess Link, the creator said he wanted Link to be kind of androgynous so anyone could see themselves as Link. So in my eyes they kind of are a trans icon but that should be a positive thing. Link as a character is solid and it isn't really being forced in any way.

wackyteen posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/8/5/AAPw6aAAEiOx.jpg
Nice

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nocturnal_traveler
06/03/23 10:59:26 AM
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deoxxys posted...
I think I remember hearing that Link has gone through some different iterations but after masculine Twilight Princess Link, the creator said he wanted Link to be kind of androgynous so anyone could see themselves as Link. So in my eyes they kind of are a trans icon but that should be a positive thing. Link as a character is solid and it isn't really being forced in any way.

Nice
Twilight Princess and that silly cartoon were probably the only times Link didn't already look androgynous.

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FortuneCookie
06/03/23 11:00:13 AM
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There are pics of Link with a vagina and they are glorious.
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hockeybub89
06/03/23 11:08:28 AM
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SupermanLost posted...
In an article posted by Fox Business on May 31, writer Jon Brown seems to have discovered that Link is seen by manyincluding his own creatorsas a relatively gender-neutral hero who anyone can relate to
Always odd when people start telling the creators what their intention was. "No! Link is a manly man and only boys relate to him!"

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Block_that_Kick
06/03/23 11:13:59 AM
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wackyteen posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/8/5/AAPw6aAAEiOx.jpg

Fox or Newsmax is gonna see this and run with it thinking its real.

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GranAures
06/03/23 11:38:06 AM
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wackyteen posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/8/5/AAPw6aAAEiOx.jpg
That artist makes such a tasty Link. Not really sure if I can give the name as they also do a lot of NSFW.

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Ivynn
06/03/23 11:59:38 AM
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hockeybub89 posted...
Always odd when people start telling the creators what their intention was. "No! Link is a manly man and only boys relate to him!"

"Let the creators make the game they want to make" - only applies to anime titty games. Anything else MUST appeal to the average male gamer, regardless of what the creators want. That is what the PS4 board taught me.

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masticatingman
06/03/23 12:14:21 PM
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Link's honestly been fairly suspect since the back/forth with Midna in Twilight Princess.

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nocturnal_traveler
06/03/23 12:36:48 PM
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masticatingman posted...
Link's honestly been fairly suspect since the back/forth with Midna in Twilight Princess.
And his Zora gf in Breath of the Wild.

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Block_that_Kick
06/03/23 1:57:48 PM
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nocturnal_traveler posted...
And his Zora gf in Breath of the Wild.

Oh yeah, Mipha wanted to ride his dick off.

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NatsuSama
06/03/23 2:14:14 PM
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Is there virtually anything they don't cry is woke?

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Medussa
06/03/23 2:21:29 PM
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Ivynn posted...
Link is hot and I'm tired of pretending he isn't.

link's body is not a violation

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Strider102
06/03/23 2:24:20 PM
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Block_that_Kick posted...
Fox or Newsmax is gonna see this and run with it thinking its real.

God I hope they do

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brestugo
06/03/23 3:24:08 PM
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Ivynn posted...
"Let the creators make the game they want to make" - only applies to anime titty games. Anything else MUST appeal to the average male gamer, regardless of what the creators want. That is what the PS4 board taught me.

Hoo boy, that place was bad.

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VFalcone
06/03/23 3:33:40 PM
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NatsuSama posted...
Is there virtually anything they don't cry is woke?
Sleeping
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GranAures
06/03/23 4:19:23 PM
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Strider102 posted...
God I hope they do
This

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Kurt_Russel
06/03/23 4:22:35 PM
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Medussa posted...
link's body is not a violation


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Timmyjinkle
06/03/23 4:27:42 PM
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The Hero of Time (aka Link), has been female, before:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/9/1/AAO_qBAAEiTj.jpg

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Giblet_Enjoyer
06/03/23 4:30:31 PM
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Wait how did a straight cis male become a trans icon

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ultimate_reaver
06/03/23 4:33:11 PM
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like every popular character these days gets called a trans icon on social media, this isnt new or exciting or something to get upset about but fox will pretend its a zelda exclusive phenomenon

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Timmyjinkle
06/03/23 4:35:34 PM
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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...
Wait how did a straight cis male become a trans icon

Same way as Joan of Arc?

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nocturnal_traveler
06/03/23 4:41:16 PM
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Timmyjinkle posted...
Same way as Joan of Arc?
Exactly.

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ColdOne666
06/03/23 4:48:03 PM
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Link is obviously a Boy/ Man (How old is he?). This is just click bait.

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Giblet_Enjoyer
06/03/23 4:51:44 PM
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Timmyjinkle posted...
Same way as Joan of Arc?
First I'm hearing of it, seems like it's probably not a thing t b h

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