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Woke ‘Trans-Former’ Cartoon Robot Character Appearing on TV for Ages 7 and Up
A sign for unisex toilet on Jan. 21, 2022. Victoria Jones/PA Media
Alice Giordano
By Alice Giordano
5/24/2023Updated: 5/24/2023
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A nonbinary robot on the cartoon series “Transformers: Earth Spark” has generated a heated debate on social media with the controversy spilling over to national TV talk shows.

In a recent episode of the cartoon, Nightshade—the name of the androgynous automaton—tells a teenage girl it encounters that its preferred pronouns are “they/them.”

Alice Giordano
Alice Giordano
Freelance reporter
Alice Giordano is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times. She is a former news correspondent for The Boston Globe, Associated Press, and the New England bureau of The New York Times.
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