robothell | Let's talk gender.

As you all may or may not know, I apped IDW Ultra Magnus with the intention of having her use she/her/hers pronouns. When I had spoken to Harry and Madi about this before apping, they told me that they had brought up the idea of characters using noncanon pronouns, and that people had been enthusiastic about the idea. Because of that, I didn't realize that people would have objections, which is why I didn't make my stance and preferences and motivations as explicit as possible. So I'm going to do that now.
I do not want any characters making any assumptions about Ultra Magnus' gender, based on her appearance OR her past. I don't want it handwaved offscreen, I don't want the knowledge injected into anyone's mind, I don't want her gender being something that's weird or unusual or worth mentioning. I just want it to not be a thing, at all.
And the reason for this is because, in case it wasn't clear, I am a trans woman. And those are all the kinds of things I deal with or have to be scared of dealing with on a daily basis. I want to be able to come to this goofy robot jamjar and pretend that all those awful or uncomfortable situations just don't happen to anyone. And I hope that you can all agree that "realism" and "adherence to canon" aren't more important than making sure that Robot Hell is somewhere I (or anyone else) can relax and feel safe.