i was just talking about this w my bestie yesterday, i literally don’t think there’s a single male actor out there that can play Link. like it has to be a girl, or at least a very feminine lookin dude. I can’t think of a single male actor that would even remotely fit the vibe of Link.
ok so i’ve been seeing a lot of people say that hunter schafer can play zelda because of sheik and how zelda wasn’t specifically mentioned to be trans but i actually think this does more harm than good. trans people can play cis characters! we don’t need special justification, she’s a woman playing a woman isn’t that enough? also hunter schafer has mentioned she doesn’t want only play trans women anymore she wants to play cis women too and to be treated like every other woman actress.
specifically, i’ve been seeing people reply to transphobes saying that zelda hasn’t been explicitly stated to be cis but imo that just shouldn’t be relevant at all. the actress that plays a zelda should not have any effect on if zelda is canonically trans or not. like its still great for representation but once again hunter schafer has stated she wants to also play cis women and this logic makes that not possible.