Gender Swapping Cartoon Character Causes Controversy

A new animated children’s show, SheZow , features a superhero in a purple skirt, pink gloves, and white go-go boots. His name is Guy.

Children's TV Network The Hub has a new animated series with an unusual super-herioine named SheZow.

Children's TV Network The Hub has a new animated series with an unusual super-herioine named SheZow.

Unusual because SheZow is actually the alter-ego of a 12-year-old boy named Guy.

Unusual because SheZow is actually the alter-ego of a 12-year-old boy named Guy.

Source: hubworld.com

On the show, Guy inherits a magic ring that allows him to transform when he says, "You go, girl!"

On the show, Guy inherits a magic ring that allows him to transform when he says, "You go, girl!"

Source: hubworld.com

The chief executive of the Hub, who may or may not have been high (and leftist) when she greenlit this project, is Margaret Loesch. Loesch commented, "When I first heard about the show, my reaction was 'Are you out of your minds?' Then I looked at it and I thought, 'This is just funny.'"


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