I’m a huge fan of the Legend of Zelda games. Some of my fondest childhood memories involve helping hero Link on his quest to rescue Princess Zelda from the evil clutches of big baddie Ganondorf. But one wonders how Link would react if he discovered the princess he had just risked life and limb to save was a dude in a dress.
The internet erupted earlier this month with news of the casting for the much-anticipated Zelda live-action movie. British actors Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Bo Bragason are set to portray Link and Princess Zelda, respectively.
Activists were enraged that their preferred choice for Zelda, one Hunter Schafer, did not get the part following endless rumors he would. I emphasize he because Schafer is a man who claims to be a woman.
The gender cultists arguedthat in one heavily stylized photo, Schafer closely resembled Zelda’s appearance in The Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess. If you squint, Schafer could share some features with the titular princess, minus the Adam’s apple and five o’clock shadow, of course.
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