This is a genuine question, as every time I have an argument about this with someone they bring a point so utterly stupid that it leaves me stumped…
This is a genuine question, as every time I have an argument about this with someone they bring a point so utterly stupid that it leaves me stumped…
Good grief, that’s a bit of a stretch.
Oh, but it gets better than that.
The Wachowskis, who directed the Matrix and transitioned, have admitted that the Matrix is actually in large part a trans allegory. Apparently one the pills used to transition was literally a red pill.
Which is why, if I remember correctly, when at one point Ivanka Trump and Elon Musk tweeted about taking the red pill, one of the Wachowskis replied that they should go fuck themselves.
Ah, what a time to be alive.
That moment was probably peak social media. Along with Lewinski winning the internet with that word play joke.
Source?
https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-53692435
Here’s what one of the hormone pills used to transition looked like in the 90s:
https://i.imgur.com/PWHnOop.jpg
And some further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix#Transgender_themes
The work is not exactly subtle if you are even casually familiar with aspects of the trans experience.