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TheApathyParty3 t1_ixrj9ua wrote

Reply to comment by MareAUs in THE MOON, MareAU, digital art, 2022 by MareAUs

I'm genuinely curious why you anthropomorphic-ized the moon into a trans man. Luna is usually associated with femenity.

As a bisexual guy, I think it's interesting. Did you associate the scars with the moon's craters and the monthly changes of how we see it? That's just my personal take.

Edit: I also always love nipple rings.

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MareAUs OP t1_ixrjx4v wrote

i did it mostly because the moon represents something mystical and beautyfull, and becaus even has a man trans or not, we all have a feminine side, i want to show more of this side

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TheApathyParty3 t1_ixrl5en wrote

I like it! I'm personally not an astrological afficianado, but I've always loved lunar symbology. Staring at the moon is one of the most calming things for me.

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MareAUs OP t1_ixrk63b wrote

also, associating the scars with the craters is a great take, but besides the representation of a trans man there is no other specific reason i made it

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Supraspinator t1_ixroj4f wrote

The moon is male in many cultures. Norse mythology had a male moon god, as had egypt.

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sodashintaro t1_ixs2ofz wrote

Male deities of the moon: Khonsu (Egyptian), Thoth (Egyptian), Tsukuyomi (Japanese), Mani (Norse), Sin (Mesopotamian), Chandra (Indian), Igaluk/Alignak (Inuit)

as to why many relate it to femininity it was probably because they related the menstrual cycle to the moon

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TheApathyParty3 t1_ixs3mhm wrote

I think it's also a Western thing. A big motif in European mythologies that derive from Greek and Roman ones associate the sun with fire and masculinity, while the moon is more water and calmness, and thus female. Prometheus and Artemis, yadda yadda.

The same is true of Abrahamic stuff. Burning bush and all that, God brought light to the void of the ocean with his fire, etc.

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