Responding to some "Dipper is cis!!1!" arguments

Part 1

1) "Don't force child characters to be trans!"

- Applying a theory does not count as forcing
- Trans children exist in real life. There are kids who are 4, 5, 6 years old that get diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder or Gender Dysphoria, and it's only fair that they get some kind of representation.
- Dipper is a fictional character, stating on the internet that I think he is trans will not affect him in anyway because he ISN'T REAL
- There are bigger issues regarding fan theories than the transboy dipper, transgirl Mabel, transgirl Grenda, etc. theories. Within the fandom there is shipping going on involving incest (Mabel/Dipper), pedophilia (Dipper/Ford *shuddering*) and abusive, interspecies (?) (Bill/Dipper (does bill count as another species? He's not human and he's definitely not 12 so it's still a bit weird)) relationships. If you think saying that a male character could have been born female is the biggest problem facing the show, then you have some issues

2) It's a children's show, stop trying to make it LGBT+

- Children have a right to see LGBT+ characters from a young age. There's nothing wrong with being LGBT+, and by hiding it from children it's just enforcing the idea that it's bad or should remain hidden
- Please return to this argument when it's possible for children to google "My Little Pony" without seeing content that is actually inappropriate :)

3) Dipper has been seen shirtless and his chest is flat

- Hormone blockers are a thing. There is a perfectly reasonable chance that he is on blockers and so his chest has remained as flat as a prepubescent girl
- He is 12 (13 by the end of the show), and on average femal puberty starts between the ages of 9 and 14 (google it). He may not have hit puberty yet, and this his chest is still flat.
- Similarly, Mabel has a pretty flat chest. They're both children, why are their figures so important to you?

4) Alex Hirsch tweeted "if anyone wants to know what I consider canon, it's easy: it's what happened in the show"

- Gravity Falls airs on Disney. Disney Channel has been around since 1983 (and Disney XD since 2009), and in almost 33 years has had two canon gay couples. There is no chance that Disney would have let them have a canon trans character, because parents would complain and it could damage ratings and profits and whatever
- He also tweeted "[Headcanons] don't need my input". Alex isn't for or against trans!Dipper. If he's not fighting it, you shouldn't either.

5) Mabel wouldn't tease Dipper about not being manly I he was trans

- She probably doesn't mean to upset him? She's clearly not saying the jokes seriously or out of malice, and she probably just doesn't realise that it affects him
- If she would make those jokes towards him if he was cis, why should she not just because he's trans? Personally, I sort of see that in a way like her saying "I see you as just the same as any other boy, and I'm going to treat you like I would treat any other boy".
- She is a child. Children say stuff without thinking it through.

6) There have been flashbacks to when they were kids and Dipper was a boy then

- As mentioned in an earlier point, children are trans. Children can express gender dysphoria from a young age and so it's perfectly reasonable that dipper could have been out and living as male by the time he was 5 or 6.
- These memories come from Mabel and Dipper. Mabel and Dipper see Dipper as a boy, and so they could have altered their memories to fit in with that. When I look back on things I did as a kid, I think of it as "when I was a little boy", and erase the female side of it. Mabel and Dipper could be doing that as well.

7) Grenda is more obviously trans than Dipper

- Why should we be limited to only having one trans character? LGBT+ characters aren't just little tokens to prove that the show supports our community. Dipper could be trans, and Grenda could be trans. EVERYONE COULD BE TRANS! Why limit it to just one trans character? Let's have a million!

8) "it's disgusting"

- Would you like to elaborate on that? Because until you've given me some reasons, you're just being transphobic. Transphobia isn't cool.
- there is nothing disgusting about being trans. There is nothing disgusting about suggesting a fictional character could be trans. Shut up.

Please stop attacking trans!headcanons. They aren't harming your enjoyment of the show. Unless you are genuinely being attacked for not accepting trans!dipper as your supreme overlord, then you're not being affected by the headcanons. Please just let people enjoy thinking what they think.

These are just responses to some arguments I've seen. If you have anything else to add, feel free. I just really like trans!dipper and would appreciate not getting attacked for thinking it.