bleh i've experienced someone claiming i was being political for talking about trans-related issues on twitter. like it's not political if its what i am
I've always liked Birdo regardless of her true gender identity, and I'll admit I was kinda unhappy that she and Diddy Kong were both left out of the roster in "Mario Kart 8", since they were a couple of my favorite characters to play as in the other Mario Kart games they were playable in.
@@ghostytheloser Yeah, I am totally aware of Birdo's inclusion in "Mario Kart 8: Deluxe", since it was something that I definitely did not see coming at all. ;D
Birdo is a trans woman, that we know... Yoshi is a guy, and he lays eggs... is Yoshi a trans guy? headcanon: Yoshi and birdo are in a t4t relationship but they keep it on the dl
6:34 T-posing confirms that they're in a relationship. Even I didn't know some of this. I knew Birdo wanted to be referred to as a female way back at the time of her original release, but to know these extra translations brings more of this issue to light. Vivian and Birdo would make excellent friends in a Mario game of sorts.
Nintendo's current position seems to be: Birdo is a woman but we will neither confirm nor deny she is trans and let the fans do with her as they will. This is, of course, an attempt at keeping everyone happy, but it's better than the claim she's been retconned as being cis. I have seen people claim that. And the truth isn't ideal, but it's not *that* bad. They haven't erased her trans identity but they do avoid calling attention to it, which is its own problem. I have not read the full article because you have to pay for it, but I will point you to this essay if anyone wants to check it for themselves: "Bye, Bye, Birdo: Heroic Androgyny and Villainous Gender-Variance in Video Games'
one trans character in gaming i never see anyone bring up is wigglytuff in pokemon mystery dungeon, who has evidence that she is a trans woman. in the second mystery dungeon game (explorers of time/darkness/sky) she is seen to have been born as a male and is addressed as a male through the entire game. in the 4th game (super mystery dungeon) she is referred to with female pronouns by her partner/possible boyfriend chatot. in addition, her teacher armaldo, who trained her to be an explorer when she was a kid, still refers to her with male pronouns, indicating how it has been a long time since he had seen her and how she wasn’t out the last time he saw her. it could be a continuity error and i don’t know if it’s in any other language besides english but i like to see her as a trans woman since all the pokemon mystery dungeon games are my fav games of all time and i’m a trans person (specifically nb trans-masculine) myself
7:06 I haven’t seen anyone clarify but Roxie and Poison were “trans” (quotations because…the game’s logic is just disgusting) due to a rule for the game that it couldn’t portray women getting beat up. Therefore, these characters were changed as a “loophole.” I feel that’s an important distinction than merely saying that them being trans makes it better
I want to see Birdo return in a platformer, especially as a playable character. I want to see how they'd differentiate her gameplay from Yoshi, if at all
Me too, plus imagine if RuPaul were Birdo in the Mario movie! Hey, everyone! Let’s see what we can do to get RuPaul to be Birdo and make it both a meme and serious!
I always thought it was neat that Birdo was someone who identified as female just cuz I'd never heard of anything like that before. I honestly always thought she was a girl back when Super Mario All Stars came out for the SNES way back when, and was actually happy to see her when Mario Tennis 64 came out. If I recall correctly it would be the gamecube games that she would have her iconic ring from then on, and as far as other appearances go, her being used as an..."undesirable pairing" joke did not age well in the games she would star in, but from the 3DS onwards, her later portrayals see her in a more positive light. So yeah I'd say there's some progress being made there. And Yeah I think Catherine is a much more flattering name for her!
In asian culture, usually this kind of character behaviour (man act feminine/dress as a woman or vice versa) just a running gag or joke and not something to take seriously like in western culture.
@@averagetwink. Only in western culture, like I said before. Asian trans or cross dressing community usually aware enough of the joke and laugh about themselves, especially back in the day. Its different today of course due to western global influence
@@bpcgos Asian culture is also transphobic… especially back then. Transphobia is global, not just a western ideology. People love to blame the west for “wokeness” but now causing them the source of transphobia is wild.
i love birdo! she was always one of my favorite characters to play as when i was younger. so glad our trans queen is getting the correct identification she deserves ❤
I feel like this vid could have really done with covering Captain Rainbow. Also, she finally got an official figure! She's been in chess sets and stuff before but not sure she's ever gotten a (somewhat) poseable action figure.
my headcanon is that birdo reincarnated in the nimbus kingdom sometime after mario 2 and before super mario rpg:legend of the 7 stars, hatching during her boss fight in said game. and, much like how the secret ending of wind waker implies that marin reincarnated as a seagull, birdo chose to reincarnate as the woman she was meant to be. so still trans, but magic trans
for real though, this video was real solid! birdo is an interesting study of trans rep and how even characters that aren't always depicted respectfully can become icons. I think it helps that the character of Birdo is mostly pretty fun and wholesome on her own, it's mostly just the way in which suplemential refers to her that's disrespectful. This was a nice chill look at that history and I like that the tone of it is still pretty positive.
To be totally fair, when she was referred to as it, I think it’s because she / it is a nonhuman creature. Referring to yoshi as it would also be be correct.
You forgot “Green Birdo”. You face her towards the end of Super Mario 2 and she ONLY shoots 🔥 balls. So you could say she’s on “ 🔥 “. 😂 Sorry couldn’t resist. #HappyPrideMonth
Thank you so much for making this video! I love Birdo and wish she was playable in Smash Bros and Mario Kart. I don't get why she's not, yet they put her in sport titles. I do love the Birdo cameos that pop up in the Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi games. They are so random. (^_^)
@@CosmicSponge2004 Mario Kart is as popular as ever with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Not having Birdo is really sad, especially since they have baby versions of characters. As if they don't have anyone else to put in there.
Best Birdo moment for me is from Paper Mario: Color Splash when she just appears sitting on a fake crescent moon singing a song. Absolute queen. Happy pride, Jamie! Also had a Leonardo Dicaprio moment when I saw my name appear along with some other great folks! 🥰🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Huh, didn't know that you're trans too. Neat! Birdo's a nice character to have around and is thankfully recognized as femake at least in JP and the West. Still hard to forget what happened in Captain Rainbow tho. . .urgh.
Birdo being a trans girl has always confused me because she literally lays eggs, which Yoshi also does. If anything Yoshi would be a trans boy? Anyway nothing but support for our canon trans lady Birdo.
they could just reproduce asexually they are both dinosaur things and i guess there are some reptile species that can do this. its the same reason they gave in Godzilla 98, so they can have Godzilla lay eggs and still keep him male
Birdo is my favorite character from Mario! It's so good to see trans representation in games 💙💓🤍💓💙🏳️🌈(i don't have the trans flag in my keyboard unfortunately!)
There’s one trans character that u forgot that was from Streets of Rage 3 I believe I forgot his name but he comes out as a secret character in Japan version but not in the US version
Birdo could be based on how dinosaurs and birds are related to each other. The same can go to Yoshi. Voice actor Kazumi Totaka confirmed that Birdo is basically a male. It should be noted that anyone can have a dead name where they can decide to have different names, similar to fictional characters, while still knowing what their sex are.
I liked your better channel when it was purely about video games and video games only... When I saw your Mighty Number 9 documentary, and Sonic documentaries, I was convinced this channel will rocket to stardom. The content was top notch, thorough, and actually DOCUMENTED with footage and news clips. I will not unsub yet, and give this channel another chance. I like it too much. I wish you and your channel the best. Looking forward to your new pure and future video games content.
Well, Ermac from Mortal Kombat was created out of an error in the game... And the creeper in minecraft was a pig programmed wrong Are they also stupid? LOL
In before: "Why is Jamie suddenly political? This channel hasn't been good since she had the dysphoria beard!"
Happy pride month, folks!
bleh i've experienced someone claiming i was being political for talking about trans-related issues on twitter. like it's not political if its what i am
is this your coming-out video?
@@idkany293 that was a few years back
Hi5 moti❤❤❤
since HE had the beard.
I've always liked Birdo regardless of her true gender identity, and I'll admit I was kinda unhappy that she and Diddy Kong were both left out of the roster in "Mario Kart 8", since they were a couple of my favorite characters to play as in the other Mario Kart games they were playable in.
@@kyledenson1287 I almost didn't understand what you meant by that until after I checked out the Nintendo Direct video recently. XD
Don't worry they added her in the dlc!
@@ghostytheloser Yeah, I am totally aware of Birdo's inclusion in "Mario Kart 8: Deluxe", since it was something that I definitely did not see coming at all. ;D
i get this comment was a year ago but she is there now
be happy
Birdo blazed the trail for transgender birds everywhere
2:55 I remember reading that in the manual as a kid. It totally went over my head and I thought nothing of it. Pretty cool
It was really cool getting to dive into it!
Birdo is a trans woman, that we know...
Yoshi is a guy, and he lays eggs... is Yoshi a trans guy?
headcanon: Yoshi and birdo are in a t4t relationship but they keep it on the dl
My husband literally just was just going over this theory with me earlier haha
yoshi is neutral and is asexual that is how he lays eggs.
Male seahorses give birth, they aren’t trans.
6:34 T-posing confirms that they're in a relationship.
Even I didn't know some of this. I knew Birdo wanted to be referred to as a female way back at the time of her original release, but to know these extra translations brings more of this issue to light. Vivian and Birdo would make excellent friends in a Mario game of sorts.
Nintendo's current position seems to be:
Birdo is a woman but we will neither confirm nor deny she is trans and let the fans do with her as they will.
This is, of course, an attempt at keeping everyone happy, but it's better than the claim she's been retconned as being cis. I have seen people claim that. And the truth isn't ideal, but it's not *that* bad. They haven't erased her trans identity but they do avoid calling attention to it, which is its own problem.
I have not read the full article because you have to pay for it, but I will point you to this essay if anyone wants to check it for themselves:
"Bye, Bye, Birdo: Heroic Androgyny and Villainous Gender-Variance in Video Games'
one trans character in gaming i never see anyone bring up is wigglytuff in pokemon mystery dungeon, who has evidence that she is a trans woman. in the second mystery dungeon game (explorers of time/darkness/sky) she is seen to have been born as a male and is addressed as a male through the entire game. in the 4th game (super mystery dungeon) she is referred to with female pronouns by her partner/possible boyfriend chatot. in addition, her teacher armaldo, who trained her to be an explorer when she was a kid, still refers to her with male pronouns, indicating how it has been a long time since he had seen her and how she wasn’t out the last time he saw her. it could be a continuity error and i don’t know if it’s in any other language besides english but i like to see her as a trans woman since all the pokemon mystery dungeon games are my fav games of all time and i’m a trans person (specifically nb trans-masculine) myself
huh, that’s cool! didn’t realize that. good for her :).
I have misgendered wigglytuff this whole time
@@florboandherflora nah
7:06 I haven’t seen anyone clarify but Roxie and Poison were “trans” (quotations because…the game’s logic is just disgusting) due to a rule for the game that it couldn’t portray women getting beat up. Therefore, these characters were changed as a “loophole.” I feel that’s an important distinction than merely saying that them being trans makes it better
I'd also like to say
People say they don't like birdo because "she is just a Yoshi copy" even though birdo has been around longer than yoshi
Birdo is so cute I’m glad she is finally being seen as the women she is now by the devs
her mouth must be sooooo good
@@NullzerRebornMy mouth is good for a lot of things 🎀
Birdo is one of the most interesting genderweird characters in video games, seemingly on accident.
I want to see Birdo return in a platformer, especially as a playable character. I want to see how they'd differentiate her gameplay from Yoshi, if at all
I think that would be really cool!
Me too, plus imagine if RuPaul were Birdo in the Mario movie! Hey, everyone! Let’s see what we can do to get RuPaul to be Birdo and make it both a meme and serious!
I always thought it was neat that Birdo was someone who identified as female just cuz I'd never heard of anything like that before. I honestly always thought she was a girl back when Super Mario All Stars came out for the SNES way back when, and was actually happy to see her when Mario Tennis 64 came out.
If I recall correctly it would be the gamecube games that she would have her iconic ring from then on, and as far as other appearances go, her being used as an..."undesirable pairing" joke did not age well in the games she would star in, but from the 3DS onwards, her later portrayals see her in a more positive light.
So yeah I'd say there's some progress being made there. And Yeah I think Catherine is a much more flattering name for her!
In asian culture, usually this kind of character behaviour (man act feminine/dress as a woman or vice versa) just a running gag or joke and not something to take seriously like in western culture.
woooo prejudice
@@duncetheman he's right about Japanese culture. It's more about comedy when it comes to this idea.
Yeah, but it’s insulting to trans people and that’s usually who they are insulting when these jokes are made
@@averagetwink. Only in western culture, like I said before. Asian trans or cross dressing community usually aware enough of the joke and laugh about themselves, especially back in the day. Its different today of course due to western global influence
@@bpcgos Asian culture is also transphobic… especially back then. Transphobia is global, not just a western ideology. People love to blame the west for “wokeness” but now causing them the source of transphobia is wild.
Not gonna lie Birdo's are kinda adorable.
i love birdo! she was always one of my favorite characters to play as when i was younger. so glad our trans queen is getting the correct identification she deserves ❤
You absolute mad lass. You found a way to include the "Doki Doki Panic" shitpost in a Pride Month special. 🏳️⚧️
I feel like this vid could have really done with covering Captain Rainbow.
Also, she finally got an official figure! She's been in chess sets and stuff before but not sure she's ever gotten a (somewhat) poseable action figure.
Birdo has always been my favorite. I never knew she was trans, but the fact that she is is really awesome!
my headcanon is that birdo reincarnated in the nimbus kingdom sometime after mario 2 and before super mario rpg:legend of the 7 stars, hatching during her boss fight in said game. and, much like how the secret ending of wind waker implies that marin reincarnated as a seagull, birdo chose to reincarnate as the woman she was meant to be. so still trans, but magic trans
Good for her
how does this only have 3,333 views? This some of the best content I have seen on UA-cam in awhile.
I'm way glad you enjoyed it!
@@StuffWePlay I’m sure RuPaul as Birdo would be a lot more popular, but hopefully, the popularity picks up severely soon!
@@kieranstark7213 Last I heard, I thought RuPaul was transphobic, despite the good done for the rest of the LGBTQ+ community?
you thought you could sneak that movie Yoshi past me but you were wrong.
for real though, this video was real solid! birdo is an interesting study of trans rep and how even characters that aren't always depicted respectfully can become icons. I think it helps that the character of Birdo is mostly pretty fun and wholesome on her own, it's mostly just the way in which suplemential refers to her that's disrespectful. This was a nice chill look at that history and I like that the tone of it is still pretty positive.
Most people don't remember but I do
To be totally fair, when she was referred to as it, I think it’s because she / it is a nonhuman creature. Referring to yoshi as it would also be be correct.
I Love Catherine (Birdo/Birdetta) very much! And I'm a transgender girl idk what's so wrong with her
You forgot “Green Birdo”. You face her towards the end of Super Mario 2 and she ONLY shoots 🔥 balls. So you could say she’s on “ 🔥 “. 😂 Sorry couldn’t resist.
#HappyPrideMonth
Thank you so much for making this video! I love Birdo and wish she was playable in Smash Bros and Mario Kart. I don't get why she's not, yet they put her in sport titles. I do love the Birdo cameos that pop up in the Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi games. They are so random. (^_^)
Happy to have made this video!
Birdo's in MarioKart Double Dash & Wii.
IDK why they took her out in 7 when that game had Wiggler
@@CosmicSponge2004 Mario Kart is as popular as ever with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Not having Birdo is really sad, especially since they have baby versions of characters. As if they don't have anyone else to put in there.
@@1UpJohn They literally have Non-Mario Characters (Link, Isabelle, & Villager) and no Birdo
Best Birdo moment for me is from Paper Mario: Color Splash when she just appears sitting on a fake crescent moon singing a song. Absolute queen.
Happy pride, Jamie! Also had a Leonardo Dicaprio moment when I saw my name appear along with some other great folks! 🥰🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Always happy to send some good vibes to a great creator!
Huh, didn't know that you're trans too. Neat! Birdo's a nice character to have around and is thankfully recognized as femake at least in JP and the West. Still hard to forget what happened in Captain Rainbow tho. . .urgh.
I was debating mentioning Captain Rainbow, but I think that game deserves a video all its own sometime
Birdo is a bird
Birdo being a trans girl has always confused me because she literally lays eggs, which Yoshi also does. If anything Yoshi would be a trans boy?
Anyway nothing but support for our canon trans lady Birdo.
they could just reproduce asexually they are both dinosaur things and i guess there are some reptile species that can do this. its the same reason they gave in Godzilla 98, so they can have Godzilla lay eggs and still keep him male
Great video as always. I like the tease of the video end about possible new after market games coming to Wonderswan.
That video is one I've been way looking forward to making!
Birdo is my favorite character from Mario! It's so good to see trans representation in games 💙💓🤍💓💙🏳️🌈(i don't have the trans flag in my keyboard unfortunately!)
Birdo Pride 🌈 🥰 !!! Great video as always 👍
There’s one trans character that u forgot that was from Streets of Rage 3 I believe I forgot his name but he comes out as a secret character in Japan version but not in the US version
why does this have so many disklikes?
Because transphobes
I think she represents the trans community quite well.
Hope you're having a good day c:
I’m like why she so hostile!!?? Lol na all good cool neat Birdo
Fox from Bloody roar 1 ps1
Birdo is back in Mario kart🎉
Also literally an oversexualized dinosaur monster from Mario's nightmares.
underated video
Thank you
Birdo could be based on how dinosaurs and birds are related to each other. The same can go to Yoshi. Voice actor Kazumi Totaka confirmed that Birdo is basically a male. It should be noted that anyone can have a dead name where they can decide to have different names, similar to fictional characters, while still knowing what their sex are.
Birdo is my queen ❤
Well considering that birdo can lay eggs I always thought she was born female
Birdo is so awesome she so slay ✨💖
I love Birdo ❤️
LETS GO
Yoshi is gay?!?
Bird dinosaur
I liked your better channel when it was purely about video games and video games only...
When I saw your Mighty Number 9 documentary, and Sonic documentaries, I was convinced this channel will rocket to stardom. The content was top notch, thorough, and actually DOCUMENTED with footage and news clips.
I will not unsub yet, and give this channel another chance. I like it too much.
I wish you and your channel the best. Looking forward to your new pure and future video games content.
Ugh
Unsubbed.
Don't let the door hitcha on the way out
Lol bye
Peace out, girl scout
Bye Felicia. Don’t need your negative energy here anyway.
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Translation error is the origin? Then a transphobic cringy american manual description? That’s so stupid.
Cry about it
Well, Ermac from Mortal Kombat was created out of an error in the game...
And the creeper in minecraft was a pig programmed wrong
Are they also stupid? LOL
Cope
The american version of the manual is just cringy.
Cry about it whiny kid
Awesome video 😍