https://www.tannerhiggin.com/2010/12/making-men-uncomfortable-what-bayonetta-should-learn-from-gaga/ - 2010 Dec 2nd
https://www.zeldadungeon.net/forum/threads/sheik-gender-discussion.9681/page-2 - Scouring for Samus references but can't find them but it is fascinating to see how folk gender theory sprung about in the contained threads of... Wait, is that fucking Shadsie?? I recognize you. I have beef with you 16 years into the future.
https://genderneutralpronoun.wordpress.com/ - 2010 Jan 1st, someone uses the name Samus as an example for their blog detailing research into gender neutral pronouns. Nobody else has that name!
At this point on my search I found some of the worst rendered cartoon pornography. Truly a relic of 20 years ago.
https://girlinthemachine.blogspot.com/2007/08/oh-mii-oh-my.html - I love you 00s feminist bloggers
It's an oversight that affects all games that offer customization, and in truth cuts off a significant number of players. While those of us who identify strongly as one sex or the other can make an avatar twin of our very own, the genderqueer, transsexual, cross-dressing, and even tomboyish gamers are left high and dry. From World of Warcraft to the little guys running around in our Mii parades, only some of us have the opportunity to truly represent ourselves while others end up compensating, negotiating, and, in a way, passing.
Man, there has gotta be one earlier than 2010. Quick, before the internet disappears. Gotta find it