Talk:Steve

"Genderless"

Is it really accurate to say Steve is genderless? I think "sexless" would be more accurate, if at all - I say that since 1. Notch is no longer involved with Minecraft, and Alex (the first female skin) was introduced not that long after he left; and 2. Notch is a known transphobe so it's unlikely he'd make the distinction between sex and gender, especially not in 2012. --What could possibly go wrong? - BubzieBobkat (talk) 01:53, October 2, 2020 (EDT)

I agree with both of these statements, but to my knowledge it's still the latest official word that Minecraft is "genderless" rather than "sexless", and the way he phrases it implies it lacks both sex and gender (animals have male and female aspects and any of one species can breed with any other). It's weird, considering he wrote in the blog post that he wishes he had used the singular "they" rather than "he" to describe Steve, but he for some reason holds totally opposing ideals now. It's also worth keeping in mind that Alex isn't referred to as female just as Steve isn't referred to as male (though I've noticed promo material uses "he" and "she" anyway, so maybe sexless would be more accurate?). I think the overall idea is that sex and gender are non-issues in the world of Minecraft so calling it "sexless" or "genderless" doesn't really matter one way or the other. ~ Serena Strawberry (talk) 02:40, October 2, 2020 (EDT)