genderswapped
Opposite gender version
Genderswapped describes a character, story, or scenario in which the sex or gender has been changed from an original version.
A genderswapped retelling of Cinderella might feature a male protagonist.
Fan fiction often imagines genderswapped versions of established characters: What if Harry Potter were a girl?
Also gender-swapped or gender swapped.
Unofficial stories using existing characters
- tropeRecurring narrative device
- reimaginingFresh interpretation of existing material
- alternate universeHypothetical divergent reality
- fandomEnthusiast community collectively
headcanon · shipping · rewrite · OC · crossover · slash · Wattpad · transformation
Dressing as media characters
- crossplayCostuming across gender lines
- dragResistance through fluid
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- performanceCarrying out a task
convention · masquerade · transformation · portrayal · crossdressing · disguise · impersonation · character
Depiction or likeness
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- subversionUndermining established authority
- critiqueDetailed evaluative analysis
commentary · trope · stereotype · power dynamics · binary · nonbinary · queering · deconstruction
New version created
- rebootCycle power intentionally
- retellingNarrating something anew
- reimaginingFresh interpretation of existing material
- castingShaping through liquid form
Ghostbusters · Lord of the Flies · recasting · modernization · update · revision · reinterpretation · spinoff
fanfic
Unofficial stories using existing characters
- tropeRecurring narrative device
- reimaginingFresh interpretation of existing material
- alternate universeHypothetical divergent reality
fandom · headcanon · shipping · rewrite · OC · crossover · slash · Wattpad · transformation · what-if
cosplay
Dressing as media characters
performance · convention · masquerade · transformation · portrayal · crossdressing · disguise · impersonation · character · identity
representation
Depiction or likeness
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- subversionUndermining established authority
critique · commentary · trope · stereotype · power dynamics · binary · nonbinary · queering · deconstruction · analysis
remake
New version created
- rebootCycle power intentionally
- retellingNarrating something anew
- reimaginingFresh interpretation of existing material
casting · Ghostbusters · Lord of the Flies · recasting · modernization · update · revision · reinterpretation · spinoff · sequel
genderswappedunchanged
Not modified at all
preserved · unmodified · faithful adaptation · verbatim · by-the-book