Quote:DKnight54, I said this in a previous post. Sex (the anatomical part) is an influencing factor... but if nothing changes about a charicter, but their sex it won't change their gender. The other changes that come with the sex change will have influence though.
Yes, the anatomical part of it, sex, can influence this heavily, but is not required.
If the charicter is born the opposite sex and raised as that sex its different, that if the charicter gets switched at some point and still remembers the being the opposite sex. Things may change over time. The sex and gender changes are different, but related.
Dor instance the term 'Sundance' was a ritual performed by some American Indian plains tribes. The ritual was a manhood cerimony where they set up a tall pole. They then tied leather straps/rope/twine to the top of a pole. THe other end was tied to a strong stick that was put through the candidates chest (through/under the muscle) and the leather tied to both ends of the stick. They then wet the leather straps so they with shrink in the sun, eventually pulling the candidates off their feet. It starts at sun up and end at sun down. And your arms/hands are tied up so you can't use them.
The goal is to jump up and down until the straps/stick break and the candidate manages to pull themselves free. If your unable to break free but still trying that counts too. So your not doomed if they use overly good materials. Those who don't give up or bow out get to be considered the men/warriars of the tribe, sex reguardless.
They have 4 major genders in this society (social roles are major part of offical genders). Male: hunter, fighter, husband. Female: gatherer, resource processor, child raiser, wife. Their are also two other major genders. The Warrior femalesL take wifes, hunt, kill (Want kids tip off your sex male buddies to the 'job' oppening of sperm donar). And the male wives who do all the jobs of the sex female wives... and are the wife that doesn't get pregnant. No stigma is attached to any of these roles and all are equally valuable.
I may have not made this clear, but social roles are major parts of a society's recognized genders. Modern western societies don't offically sanction more than two offical major roles. Though they have many, sometimes loud secondary genders and several subgenders that don't follow the two main genders perfectly.
Quote:The Kendo requirement is not actually Tenchi's choice... its Yosho's choice. He blatently taught Tenchi's mom in at least one of the canons. It a family tradition/honor thing.
But in an AU where Tenchi was born a girl? the social requirements alone would ensure that she would then be alot more feminine, and possibly not take up kendo.
If the charicter is just a female Tenchi only certain traits can be altered, or its not Tenchi. You can change things a around and still have the same basic charicter. However this is alternate universes and not a gender change in the same charicter.
Sex and gender are only two parts of a charicter or personallity. If the person is evil or good. Violent or calm. Happy or sad. Are influences in the charicter, but not going to automatically change the gender of the person. Sex changing or altering the gender of the charicter are only applicable if you do it to a charicter that was a different one of either earilier. If your just skipping to a universe where Ranma or Tenchi or the like are born a different sex or have a life long different gender it is not the same thing.
Quote:I agree completely here, as I've said in the past of this thread. There comes a point where I'm not longer reading about the charicter the writer told me I was.
What's important to me in this sort of thing is that a character also retains the critical elements of their personality - things that make them recognizable.
I thnk that Canal from Lost Universe fits the 'Battleship turned girl' genre. She should be used more often... even if its only her confused a random series on vacation.