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Supporters of Hunter Schaefer's casting believed she deserved the role, emphasizing her acting talent and her success in other projects. Some online posts insisted that Schaefer would have been a perfect fit and accused Nintendo of missing an opportunity to be more inclusive. These sentiments, however, were met with widespread disapproval from the broader community, many of whom dismissed the idea as "ridiculous" and disconnected from societal norms.
Social media reactions showcased a stark divide: thousands of comments and quote tweets attacking the idea of replacing a female character with a transgender woman, emphasizing that most of society prefers casting that aligns with biological gender or, at the very least, traditional expectations for the character.