Thanks to an automated response on Google, fans can’t work out if a report stating that Dipper fromGravity Fallsis “trans-coded” is legitimate or in fact purely fan theory.
The debate was taken to Reddit, which has quicklydividedfan opinion. “What is going on? I stumbled upon this question in a comment section and I can’t get over it. Was Dipper actually supposed to originally be trans or is this a dumb fan theory?” one fan posted.
The screenshot in question indicates that series creator Alex Hirsch confirmed that Dipper was indeed trans-coded, but this information wasn’t made canon because ofDisneyitself.
A second fanresponded: “No, Dipper is not trans, nor trans-coded. That second image provides no genuine source. There is absolutely no dialogue from Alex confirming either. Because Dipper is a self-insert of Alex’s 12-year-old self,” with a thirdstating: “It’s not the first time I’ve heard of Dipper being trans, but every time I’ve heard it, it’s been simply fanfiction type things, never heard someone think it was canon.”
Online reports surroundingGravity Fallsindicate that the specific remark of Dipper being “trans-coded” appears to be fan theory. However, what has been confirmed is that Hirsch wanted to insert more LGBTQ+ representation into the show, and was allegedly stopped from doing so.
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“Dipper isn’t canon trans. Alex Hirsch has not confirmed nor denied it. But people for the most part don’t think that he’s truly trans and it’s canon, it’s a fun little headcanon that people like the idea of. The evidence is a little flimsy, but that’s how headcanons always are. Let them have fun,” a fourth fansummed upon Reddit.
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