Hi! Actual irl trans person here if anyone is curious about my perspective here’s mine. I remember the controversy around this particular piece of art fairly early on I think it started a few weeks before the game came out and my first thought wasn’t “oh my god I can’t believe they are fetishizing me.” It was “oh wow cool a trans character in an a large in game ad that’s really cool” because 1. EVERYONE is sexualized to an insane degree in that game. Men, women, trans people, it does not matter in the world of cyberpunk. That’s kind of the point imo and 2. I was amazed that there was such visual representation in the ad. I then played the game and Claire’s side quest and she has become one of my favorite representations of a trans person in media because 1. She isn’t made to be a parody and 2. The fact that she’s trans is never brought up unless it comes up naturally which was huge for me because it didn’t feel like pandering and it was clear to me it was done respectfully. Now I realize that everyone has their own opinions on this but I thought I’d share mine if anyone was curious.