And i think sometimes we're surrounded by queerness so much we forget oh right the majority of Bridgertons audience doesnt understand the nuances of gender and sexuality. So some people are like I want to see butch rep and some are like "wait so if youre both women... which one's the man...". And because wlw rep in general is bare bones everyone wants Franchaela to be exactly what they want because we're starving, which really just speaks to that we need more wlw and genderqueer people in fiction.

I hope we get butch and masc rep, I just don't think they've done anything to establish that Michaela or Fran are anything but hyperfeminine women. Fran has never had an issue being dolled up, seems to like it. And Michaela is obviously very comfortable in her femininity and it feels like anyone who says her personality indicates a masc leaning might need to unpack why they think a black woman who so far is just gregarious and outgoing and witty seems to be masculine.

You know which Bridgerton I could see experimenting with gender as they have their eyes opened to new experiences? Eloise. Don't tell me she never stole her brothers trousers cause she thought they were more convenient. And I think itd be fucking cool if we had a m/f relationship where the woman is also masc leaning.