What pronoun do you use to refer to Sheik?
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Does this really need to be a post?
It's a legit question.
Lady Timpani
sway
God when I read the title I thought it said Shrek and I just
Honestly, I don't know. I rarely talk about Sheik, and when I do, I rarely use pronouns. I can see both sides of the argument, though, so I usually follow someone else's lead and use the pronouns they're using.
Honestly, I don't know. I rarely talk about Sheik, and when I do, I rarely use pronouns. I can see both sides of the argument, though, so I usually follow someone else's lead and use the pronouns they're using.
How many situations are you gonna get into when you actually need to refer to sheik via pronoun. Besides to me Sheik looked female, just like any other sheikah we've seen in the series.
Besides who cares what pronouns Ruto uses; Ruto is a FISH, can you tell what gender a fish is?? She's probably the same with humanoids
Besides who cares what pronouns Ruto uses; Ruto is a FISH, can you tell what gender a fish is?? She's probably the same with humanoids
PaperLuigi3
CCR
Hey man, fish people are people too!...sort of.
Mephisto Pheles
Head of True Cross Acad.
I use he.
Yeah, Sheik is technically Zelda, and therefore a "she", but if you're gonna refer to Sheik as "she" just because Sheik is Zelda, why not also ditch the name "Sheik" and just call "her" Zelda?
Yeah, Sheik is technically Zelda, and therefore a "she", but if you're gonna refer to Sheik as "she" just because Sheik is Zelda, why not also ditch the name "Sheik" and just call "her" Zelda?
Nerd House
Variety Gamer
Kinda late for spoilers.
I refer to Sheik as a man because that's the way he and all of those that interact with him identify him. It's the same way I refer to anyone else, fictional or otherwise. Even when I played the game as a kid and knew Sheik was Zelda, I referred to him as a male because that's the way he is introduced. That being said, biologically speaking, Sheik is still a female.
debinoresu
you foolish fool
shiek is zelda and zelda identifies as a girl, she just temporarily disguises as a man, so if you know theyre zelda itd be more proper to refer to them as she, but if you dont want to reveal anything when talking about them using singular they pronouns is the second most proper pronoun to use, as it is gender neutral and doesnt deny zelda of her real identification as a girl but also doesnt reveal that shiek is a girl.
also for people saying theres no magical sex change, zelda identifies as a girl so even with a sex change shed still be a girl unless she realized she was actually a boy.
but yea they/them pronouns if I dont want to spoil anything but usually she pronouns when im casually talking about shiek
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oh my god same
also for people saying theres no magical sex change, zelda identifies as a girl so even with a sex change shed still be a girl unless she realized she was actually a boy.
but yea they/them pronouns if I dont want to spoil anything but usually she pronouns when im casually talking about shiek
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oh my god same
TheCreeperHugz
Boop
I would always just use 'they' pronouns.
Speaking of Sheik, how is their name actually pronounced? My friend and I both say it differently, so clearly at least one of us has been pronouncing it wrong...
Speaking of Sheik, how is their name actually pronounced? My friend and I both say it differently, so clearly at least one of us has been pronouncing it wrong...
Mephisto Pheles
Head of True Cross Acad.
Honestly, I think it'd be pretty rude to refer to Sheik as "they" or "she", even though yes, Sheik is Zelda and Zelda identifies as a woman.
The problem is, Sheik is Zelda's disguise. And so when you refer to Sheik as anything other than a man, you're outing her.
..Which I have a personal issue with, as a closeted trans man (outside of the internet).
Yes, I identify as a guy, and want to be free to be myself. But for safety reasons, I stay in the closet. And if someone knew that I identify as a man - regardless of if I told them personally, or if they simply found out - I'd be really upset with them if they outed me.
Also; "they" would still out Sheik, although the people who hear you refer to Sheik as "they" might not be able to put together why you're calling Sheik, who is introduced as a man, as that.
Hana-Nezumi
Androgynous Male Rodent
It's pronounced "sheek".
oranges_ate_you
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Shiek is a girl in her pants thats all that matters in this case. what a dumb board
Mephisto Pheles
Head of True Cross Acad.
What's "in someones pants" doesn't make someone a girl or a boy.
oranges_ate_you
help me frm doppelgänger!
legend of zelda ocarina of time is not real life, so it does make her a girl in this case.
Mephisto Pheles
Head of True Cross Acad.
That doesn't even make sense?? How does it not being real life make any difference?
Besides, even if what's in "someones pants" makes someone a man or a woman (which is doesn't, and will never), you haven't seen what's "in her pants" - so you couldn't know.
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