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“Men Writing Women”: 30 Times Male Authors Wrote Female Characters So Poorly, It’s Almost Like They’ve Never Met A Woman Before (New Pics)
Writing a captivating piece takes way more than putting pen to paper. The author spends countless hours developing the plot, writing and rewriting it, crossing out hundreds of unnecessary lines, and doing the research—lots and lots of it. Some writers could work more on the two, wiping out some of the information or researching it better. Otherwise, they might end up being shamed for some of their inaccurate, unrealistic, or plain foolish lines. As these male writers depicting female characters did.
The subreddit “Men Writing Women” is dedicated, as the description suggests, to “how men who create films, books, TV, and graphic novels characterize women”. Members of the community clearly don’t shy away from sharing their finds, and we have gathered some of their best examples into this list today. If you feel like it’s too short, check out our previous pieces about “Men Writing Women” here and here.
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#1
Who Doesn't Love To Bleed And Writhe In Pain Once A Month?
Firstname Lastname 1 year ago
If anything, I look forward to celebrating that I'm not pregnant, and then hate the other 99% of it.
#2
Jane Goodall Should Just Go Ape S*it
Feathered Dinosaur 1 year ago
I can show you something motherly and nurturing *starts regurgitating what was food once*
#3
“Let Them Puppies Free!”
Leo Domitrix 1 year ago
as a woman, me writing: "These stupid irritating blobs on my chest that swell every 28 days, hurt for 3-5, mean I need two whole different sets of bras, that do nothing all day..."
A Jack of all trades is a master of none, they say. That rings true, as there’s hardly a person who knows the ins and outs of every subject out there. And writers are no exception; no matter how well-read they are, writing about specific topics usually requires specific knowledge, which they might not have.
Similarly, writing about certain groups of people calls for knowing what they might be like. Or the basics of their anatomy, at least, if that’s what’s important for the story. Otherwise, you might end up sounding ludicrous to those who have a better understanding of the topic, not to mention the experts.
#4
[clans Of The Alphane Moon By Philip K. Dick] How To Assert Your Dominance Over Other Women: Scare Their Nipples Off
![[clans Of The Alphane Moon By Philip K. Dick] How To Assert Your Dominance Over Other Women: Scare Their Nipples Off](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2-643e9733c3571__700.jpg "[clans Of The Alphane Moon By Philip K. Dick] How To Assert Your Dominance Over Other Women: Scare Their Nipples Off")
Groundcontroltomajortom 1 year ago
There is so much wrong with this I can't even begin to.... but deburgeoned....I.... what??? You're certainly not Shakespeare mate, you can't just put a "de" in front of something to make a new word.
#5
What Else Could A Woman Want After Coming Out Of A Coma? Beyond The Darkness (1979)
Grammar Factory suggested a rule of thumb for doing enough research for your writing. According to them, you should analyze it enough to be able to write your first draft with no holes, without it becoming a reason to put off the writing process itself.
In his book, ‘On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft’, Steven King pointed out that even though the research shouldn’t outshine the story itself (well, unless it’s a research paper you’re working on), it’s crucial for fixing any possible errors in the story and adding some credible details.
#6
Scientology, A New Slant On Life - By L. Ron Hubbard (1965)
Sue From Michigan 1 year ago
As if Scientology is the only misogynistic religion out there. Every major religion on this planet is male based, that's a big problem by itself.
#7
Til That I, A Virgin, Have At Least One Kid. (Once Gone, By Blake Pierce)
#8
I’d Like To Imagine This Was Done For The Male Characters As Well
starsailor (they/he) 1 year ago
"Annabelle...brown eyes, E cup... Lauren...blue eyes, S cup... Katherine... hazel eyes, Z cup-OKAY WHY IS THIS GUY SO F*****G HORNY"
In order to avoid sounding foolish, you can always turn for help to experts or outside sources that are brimming with factual information. Grammar Factory emphasized just that by suggesting using books, the internet, or expert interviews as ways of researching information for your book.
#9
In Death, I Hope All My Friends Remember Me For My Great Rack [1q84, Haruki Murakami]
![In Death, I Hope All My Friends Remember Me For My Great Rack [1q84, Haruki Murakami]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433e1fd13d84_r0dmz7dryqv81__700.jpg "In Death, I Hope All My Friends Remember Me For My Great Rack [1q84, Haruki Murakami]")
TheElderNom 1 year ago
My friend did die, I'm ashamed to admit I never mourned the loss of her breasts. But seriously what kind of garbage is this?
#10
I’m Surprised No One Has Posted This Guy Yet?? From Jpod By Douglas Coupland
#11
How To Kiss A Girl…sure
Per-Ole Sjuve 1 year ago
Still valuable information. I clearly did not know how to kiss a girl. Must up my sighing game.
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Nonna_SoF 1 year ago
For some reason the worst part about this for me was saying to hold her right hand in your right hand. Do they not know how directions work?
Per-Ole Sjuve 1 year ago
My arms are pretty long, so I could probably manage that trick. ;)
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R Dennis 1 year ago
Step one: prepare to commit sexual assault. Step two: shake hands (right hand in right hand?). Step three: say something inane. Step four: force her head up with your free hand. Step five: while she is paralyzed with fear go in... but stop if she isn't pure! (Who knew they wrote incel fan fiction a century ago.)
David 1 year ago
The kiss scenes from old movies are pretty cringe by today's standards. I think the mentality was along the lines of "good girls don't give in without resisting first" or something like that.
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Anna Demkovych 1 year ago
BUT WAIT! Do not kiss her until you know that she uses Listerated Pepsin Gum, the only antiseptic gum in the world, the only chewing gum that makes it safe to kiss.
dan martyr 1 year ago
“Stand facing her” that’s some solid advice there, not going to get far without step one
David 1 year ago
If 50s movies have taught me anything it's that if she resists, manhandle her because after about 15 seconds she will decide she wants it and hug you back. /S. I was going to make a joke about all the sighing and that you should be careful about that unless you have a mint in your mouth - then it turned out they were basically saying the same thing.
Take me to dinner first 1 year ago
I was so ready to read that the man got rejected because of his terrible breath
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XenoMurph 1 year ago (edited)
I was married for 20 years, i did not ask for written permission for every kiss, neither did she
Melissa 1 year ago
But did you deeply sigh at least 7 times before each kiss?
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John Dilligaf 1 year ago
I'm guessing you hold her hand so she can't escape. And, since the odds are she's right hand dominate, holding the right hand prevents her from from hauling off and belting you one
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Potato Chimps 1 year ago
How did anyone get anything done back in the old days, what with all the sighing and dreamy stares?
I_Am_So_???? 2 months ago
'Do not tell her your intentions. Do not ask permission to kiss her.'
Haywood Jablome 1 year ago
The old, old, old version of "I'll tell you how i became the prince of a town called Bel-Air"
Pheonixvatoreii 1 year ago
This should also be known as a guide to 'Getting your face smashed in by an angry woman'
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
The love-lights which slumber in my eyes have been awakened by this tripe, and shall slumber no more lest I dream of Pepsin Gum (which I usta love; I’m aghast to see it mentioned in this 🐎 💩 ).
Brendan (banned for downvotes) 1 year ago
It's really, REALLY terrible advice, but I must admit I agree with point three. I'm not saying you should lunge in, but it kills the moment if the man (or woman) asks permission to kiss.
BakedKahuna 1 year ago
Tbh, to have a man in front of me who couldn't stop sighing would kill the moment for me as well
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Unless it’s total fiction you’re writing about, fact-checking is important. Certain claims made by authors can raise disputes, or have consequences bigger than being cited in a certain subreddit. The author Lisa Bickmore pointed out that when a writer wants to use factual material, it’s also crucial they find good, quality information. Not only that, it’s vital to present it in a way that’s understandable to the reader.
#12
Women Have Useless Faces (A Happy Death By Camus)
#13
(Tw: Physical Violence) [nana By Zola] Zola's Nana, Or How To Stop Worrying And Learn To Love Physical Abuse
![(Tw: Physical Violence) [nana By Zola] Zola's Nana, Or How To Stop Worrying And Learn To Love Physical Abuse](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433f2517c1cd_u3vib0etdp8a1__700.jpg "(Tw: Physical Violence) [nana By Zola] Zola's Nana, Or How To Stop Worrying And Learn To Love Physical Abuse")
#14
The Amount Misogyny In This One Was A Bit Shocking. The Lake Of The Dead By André Bjerke
Michael Largey 1 year ago
Misogynists are in fact more popular among the weaker sex. Women, on the other hand, don't care for them at all.
Despite being important to the integrity of the piece, facts can be too much for some readers. Unless it’s a manual—in which case, you know what you’re getting yourself into as a reader—having to deal with an abundance of detailed information can get tiresome or even boring for the regular bookworm.
#15
Hell's Angels By Hunter S Thompson. Men In The 1960s Just Understood Women, You Know?
#16
There Are Many Different Types Of Arm Folds, I'm Glad Robert Cleared That Up For Me
#17
Liana Finck, Women In Literature, 2022
Feathered Dinosaur 1 year ago
Imagine a woman writing a story were male characters are minor characters only, whose pert testicles can be seen through their filmy underwear
In order to prevent the prospect of tiring out the reader, writers often turn to a more detailed, exciting way of writing. That in itself is not a bad idea at all; however, it’s important not to go overboard with such embellishments.
Some of the examples on this list, for instance, describe certain characters in a detailed way, which is simply incorrect. That’s when facts can turn against the writer, and make them the butt of the joke at times.
#18
Ah Yes, The Kind Of Giggles That Spill From Your Breasts. Of Course The Girl Is “Just Turned 16” As Well. (Hospital By Han Song)
#19
That Natural Womanly Instinct To Love Cooking (Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? By Philip K Dick)
#20
"But Whatever" (The Night Shift, Alex Finlay)
Other examples in the “Men Write Women” collection portray women in a way that is not factually correct, nor amusing. They are often based on stereotypes, which can be offensive to some female representatives, or emphasize certain “truths” that not a lot of them would agree to, such as the “magnificent uselessness of a woman’s face”, for instance.
#21
Lake Of The Dead By André Bjerke
#22
Lots To Unpack Here [the Road Back By Erich Maria Remarque]
![Lots To Unpack Here [the Road Back By Erich Maria Remarque]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433f104017c3_fapqf407b1ma1__700.jpg "Lots To Unpack Here [the Road Back By Erich Maria Remarque]")
Feathered Dinosaur 1 year ago
Wow, misogyny and bodyshaming all in one! And something about children being pathetic as well
#23
I’m Sorry, What?!? The Body Keeps The Score By Bessel Van Der Kolk
Certain views towards women in these snippets are not only displeasing but outdated as well. They often sound like something from the 19th century—the time when gender bias was so strong, some women authors chose to write under male pseudonyms. (George Eliot, who was actually Mary Ann Evans, or George Sand, a.k.a. Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, just to name a couple.)
#24
Breast Roll By "It's Kind Of A Funny Story" By Ned Vizzini
#25
Nod By Adrian Barnes
#26
"A Fine Porch Door"... From The Stand By Stephen King
Lily Robertson 1 year ago
Post Apocalyptic theme...old "God fearing woman" is definitely going to be assessing baby making potential in young women. I give this one a pass.
#27
I Feel Christopher Pike’s Spellbound Could Fit
Abrufal 1 year ago
Another out of context blurb. Cindy is one of two main characters in the novel. This blurb was taken from a longer section were Cindy is flirting with a guy she thinks murdered his friend to get info. Pike is actually praised for his accurate portrayal of teenagers and writing female characters (he was a YA author from the mid 80s)
#28
Coast To Coast Murders, James Patterson
#29
The Immortalists By Chloe Benjamin. A Genuinely Good Book With The Worst First Paragraph!
![My Friend Sent This To Me: It Starts Out Awful And Only Gets Worse. [zadie Smith, White Teeth]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433f31aba738_62gkl4pt6f2a1__700.jpg "My Friend Sent This To Me: It Starts Out Awful And Only Gets Worse. [zadie Smith, White Teeth]")
![I Love This Series And I Am A Fan Of King, But 🙄🙄🙄 [the Waste Lands (Book III Of The Dark Tower Series), Stephen King]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433ef5d81816_VFDuQ1l__700.jpg "I Love This Series And I Am A Fan Of King, But 🙄🙄🙄 [the Waste Lands (Book III Of The Dark Tower Series), Stephen King]")
![One Mention Of “Undulating Breasts” In A Book Is One Too Many [satan: His Psychotherapy And Cure By The Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.s.p.s. By Jeremy Leven]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433f121dbaec_7hun3ssyid991__700.jpg "One Mention Of “Undulating Breasts” In A Book Is One Too Many [satan: His Psychotherapy And Cure By The Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.s.p.s. By Jeremy Leven]")
![[heretics Of Dune By Frank Herbert] I Wonder How One Would Master The Three Hundred Steps Of Orgasmic Amplification](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433f1d1e1a24_zz3hr98wk9oa1-png__700.jpg "[heretics Of Dune By Frank Herbert] I Wonder How One Would Master The Three Hundred Steps Of Orgasmic Amplification")
![[six Feet Under Par By Brent Norwalk/The Good Place By Micheal Schur] Found This Gem On The Wiki](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433e18824e6a_e7g87edojmra1-png__700.jpg "[six Feet Under Par By Brent Norwalk/The Good Place By Micheal Schur] Found This Gem On The Wiki")
![What's That Going By? Just A Pair Of Legs. [the Bat By Jo Nesbø]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433f2006d007_kl3a95d3v5ka1__700.jpg "What's That Going By? Just A Pair Of Legs. [the Bat By Jo Nesbø]")
![Prodigious Jugs [dreamcatcher By Stephen King]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433f02711fa3_ydhKh7n__700.jpg "Prodigious Jugs [dreamcatcher By Stephen King]")
![Male Author Who Doesn't Understand Women Assumes Men Are Just Incapable Of Understanding Women [fulgrim, Graham Mcneill]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433eca7ef44b_j1q0x730ksd91-png__700.jpg "Male Author Who Doesn't Understand Women Assumes Men Are Just Incapable Of Understanding Women [fulgrim, Graham Mcneill]")
![Investigator Arrives At The Crime Scene Where A Woman Has Been Murdered And Begins To Imagine Her With Her Killer [i Am Pilgrim By Terry Hayes]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433ec2b804ed_qqdwkysj98c91__700.jpg "Investigator Arrives At The Crime Scene Where A Woman Has Been Murdered And Begins To Imagine Her With Her Killer [i Am Pilgrim By Terry Hayes]")
![[the Warlock In Spite Of Himself -- Christopher Stasheff] The 28 Year Old Mc's "Dream" Girl. Her Age Is Unclear But She's Been Described As Child-Like More Than Once. Eesh](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433eeff94eae_jybsr1nr8yx81__700.jpg "[the Warlock In Spite Of Himself -- Christopher Stasheff] The 28 Year Old Mc's \"Dream\" Girl. Her Age Is Unclear But She's Been Described As Child-Like More Than Once. Eesh")
![I Burst Out Laughing At "Inching Breastward" [the Boatman's Daughter By Andy Davidson]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433ee11169a1_74wqhlvjcrpa1-png__700.jpg "I Burst Out Laughing At \"Inching Breastward\" [the Boatman's Daughter By Andy Davidson]")
![I Think She Could've Grabbed The Fallen Soldier's Camo Or Vest. Cold Wouldn't Bother Her, But Bullets Would, Regardless How Durable She Is. [project Hyperion, Jeremy Robinson]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433f3f40ffd7_dvjrksaiun791__700.jpg "I Think She Could've Grabbed The Fallen Soldier's Camo Or Vest. Cold Wouldn't Bother Her, But Bullets Would, Regardless How Durable She Is. [project Hyperion, Jeremy Robinson]")
![Totally Normal Assumption To Make... [gauss: Titan Of Science By G. Waldo Dunnington]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433f31fb6f42_MXfy2zo__700.jpg "Totally Normal Assumption To Make... [gauss: Titan Of Science By G. Waldo Dunnington]")
![[mating Males An Evolutionary Perspective On Mammalian Reproduction By Tim Glover] From What He Has Heard From Many Ladies](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433f23916336_ws2f9rq4gzd91-png__700.jpg "[mating Males An Evolutionary Perspective On Mammalian Reproduction By Tim Glover] From What He Has Heard From Many Ladies")
![[angels & Demons By Dan Brown] He Almost Got Through The Whole Descriptor Paragraph Without Mentioning Breasts](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6433f14880ba2_9pbg14dk42791__700.jpg "[angels & Demons By Dan Brown] He Almost Got Through The Whole Descriptor Paragraph Without Mentioning Breasts")
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What do you think ?
Purple light 1 year ago
My boobs must lead a double life. I've never seen them behave like these men describe them.
Yoga Kitty 1 year ago
IKR?! Neither rolling in sync with my eyes, nor giggling - what a bummer! Unfortunately, I do not think that I could still get a refund on mine, guess their warranty expired when that patch of black fur started growing between my legs many moons ago... Alright, enough internet for me today - I'll gather my army of kitties and go to bed before I lose my last few braincells!
Load More Replies... Eastendbird 1 year ago
TLDR: Breasts, breasts, breasts, breasts, women quite like rape, breasts, breasts, women talk too much, breasts, breasts, women are stupid, breasts, breasts, breasts.
tuzdayschild 1 year ago
Jo cut off her hair and sold it to buy her mother a train ticket to visit Jo's wounded father. See, woman can be more than boob stands.
Queen Jackson. 1 year ago
Apparently you can’t like jiggly boobs and fat butts while knowing basic anatomy and that women and living human beings with brains and kidneys at the same time.
Pieter LeGrande 1 year ago
The worst are mystery and detective story writers who have been told by their publishers to include a sex scene in their next book. Totally unnecessary in the context of the story and best covered in one or two sentences only. Instead it expands to fill an entire chapter and serves only to demonstrate that the writer and the publisher are so locked into their world that neither has a clue on the whole subject of sex. Skip the chapter and it makes absolutely no impact on the story.
LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago (edited)
If women wrote about men the same way men wrote about women: His groin was on fire with the burning flames of a thousand splendid suns. His nipples were erect and his brow glistened with sweat and motor oil. His bulging and rippling muscles were about to burst out of his skin tight shirt that could no longer hold back the sign of his supreme manhood. His leg hairs blew gently in the warm summer breeze. When he opened his mouth to speak his glistening teeth were whiter than the winter's snow.
Leo Domitrix 1 year ago
Couldn't finish.... Have these males ever encountered any females in real life? No. That or only with perv-o-version... Ugh. Brain needs shower.... Ew.
Jennifer Reding 11 months ago
The absolute worst for me was The Cat Who Walks Through Walls by Robert Heinlein. The women in the book apparently only exist so their nipples can reflect their emotional state. I had to stop reading it.
D. Pitbull 1 year ago
And I am again reminded why it's been difficult for me to get started on some books that are 'highly recommended' ... certain authors (like Haruki Murakami, Hunter S. Thompson, etc.) - allegedly have written these 'must read' books... and I just find it... difficult.
Poppy 1 year ago
If anyone wants to read a well developed female character written by a man then read Terry Pratchett. He writes flawed women, strong women, harsh women, sensible women, dumb women, independent women, talented women, smart women, clever women but most of all, doesn't mention their breasts. The women he wrote about really kicked some butt (some but what?).
Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago
It's interesting so many people were dismayed or angry. I thought these were hilarious and fascinating. Amazing how different minds work and view the world.
Beruthiel45 1 year ago
I think it was supposed to make us laugh ourselves silly at the ridiculous and ignorant men who write about women without them having a real clue. Some of them were laughable but others were just sick making and if I wasn't a feminist before I would be after reading this. I laughed but I'm also very pissed off.
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 1 year ago (edited)
As forward-thinking as they'd like to imagine they are, English professors are the WORST sexists ever create. (And I'm not sure what to do with the fact that so many are women.) But if you ever look at critics' or professors' lists of greatest writers, there only a precious few women, and they almost all write about sexual liberation (by which they often mean giving into a lot of male-dominated kink). You might think there simply aren't many white female writers. But if you look at, say, a list of the 20th century's most popular authors, there are PLENTY of women.
The Original Bruno 1 year ago
The ease at which they are dismissed! JK Rowling? She hates transgenders! Lucy Maude Montgomery? Children's books! Margaret Mitchell? Racist! Harriett Beecher Stowe? Polemicist! Flannery O'Connor? Trad-rad Catholic! (which is SO ironic) Ayn Rand? Libertarian hate-mongerer (not untrue, but dayum, she knew how to write). Harper Lee? Sylvia Plath? One-hit wonders! Anne Rice? Mary Shelley? Horror isn't literature! Agatha Christie? Pulp fiction! Jane Austen? Classist!
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Salty Sasquatch 1 year ago
I think it's too damn sad that there are so many items to this post.
Brendan (banned for downvotes) 1 year ago
I'm writing my first novel, and I'm worried (as a man) that I'm portraying my female characters inaccurately/innapropriately. However, after reading these extractions, I think I'm doing ok lol.
Cyndielouwhoo 1 year ago
A lot of men write what they think we're going to say or do, etc...how about asking an actual question for her take on some life situations? Of course, some male writers just prefer to mansplain.
Purple light 1 year ago
My boobs must lead a double life. I've never seen them behave like these men describe them.
Yoga Kitty 1 year ago
IKR?! Neither rolling in sync with my eyes, nor giggling - what a bummer! Unfortunately, I do not think that I could still get a refund on mine, guess their warranty expired when that patch of black fur started growing between my legs many moons ago... Alright, enough internet for me today - I'll gather my army of kitties and go to bed before I lose my last few braincells!
Load More Replies... Eastendbird 1 year ago
TLDR: Breasts, breasts, breasts, breasts, women quite like rape, breasts, breasts, women talk too much, breasts, breasts, women are stupid, breasts, breasts, breasts.
tuzdayschild 1 year ago
Jo cut off her hair and sold it to buy her mother a train ticket to visit Jo's wounded father. See, woman can be more than boob stands.
Queen Jackson. 1 year ago
Apparently you can’t like jiggly boobs and fat butts while knowing basic anatomy and that women and living human beings with brains and kidneys at the same time.
Pieter LeGrande 1 year ago
The worst are mystery and detective story writers who have been told by their publishers to include a sex scene in their next book. Totally unnecessary in the context of the story and best covered in one or two sentences only. Instead it expands to fill an entire chapter and serves only to demonstrate that the writer and the publisher are so locked into their world that neither has a clue on the whole subject of sex. Skip the chapter and it makes absolutely no impact on the story.
LokisLilButterknife 1 year ago (edited)
If women wrote about men the same way men wrote about women: His groin was on fire with the burning flames of a thousand splendid suns. His nipples were erect and his brow glistened with sweat and motor oil. His bulging and rippling muscles were about to burst out of his skin tight shirt that could no longer hold back the sign of his supreme manhood. His leg hairs blew gently in the warm summer breeze. When he opened his mouth to speak his glistening teeth were whiter than the winter's snow.
Leo Domitrix 1 year ago
Couldn't finish.... Have these males ever encountered any females in real life? No. That or only with perv-o-version... Ugh. Brain needs shower.... Ew.
Jennifer Reding 11 months ago
The absolute worst for me was The Cat Who Walks Through Walls by Robert Heinlein. The women in the book apparently only exist so their nipples can reflect their emotional state. I had to stop reading it.
D. Pitbull 1 year ago
And I am again reminded why it's been difficult for me to get started on some books that are 'highly recommended' ... certain authors (like Haruki Murakami, Hunter S. Thompson, etc.) - allegedly have written these 'must read' books... and I just find it... difficult.
Poppy 1 year ago
If anyone wants to read a well developed female character written by a man then read Terry Pratchett. He writes flawed women, strong women, harsh women, sensible women, dumb women, independent women, talented women, smart women, clever women but most of all, doesn't mention their breasts. The women he wrote about really kicked some butt (some but what?).
Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago
It's interesting so many people were dismayed or angry. I thought these were hilarious and fascinating. Amazing how different minds work and view the world.
Beruthiel45 1 year ago
I think it was supposed to make us laugh ourselves silly at the ridiculous and ignorant men who write about women without them having a real clue. Some of them were laughable but others were just sick making and if I wasn't a feminist before I would be after reading this. I laughed but I'm also very pissed off.
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 1 year ago (edited)
As forward-thinking as they'd like to imagine they are, English professors are the WORST sexists ever create. (And I'm not sure what to do with the fact that so many are women.) But if you ever look at critics' or professors' lists of greatest writers, there only a precious few women, and they almost all write about sexual liberation (by which they often mean giving into a lot of male-dominated kink). You might think there simply aren't many white female writers. But if you look at, say, a list of the 20th century's most popular authors, there are PLENTY of women.
The Original Bruno 1 year ago
The ease at which they are dismissed! JK Rowling? She hates transgenders! Lucy Maude Montgomery? Children's books! Margaret Mitchell? Racist! Harriett Beecher Stowe? Polemicist! Flannery O'Connor? Trad-rad Catholic! (which is SO ironic) Ayn Rand? Libertarian hate-mongerer (not untrue, but dayum, she knew how to write). Harper Lee? Sylvia Plath? One-hit wonders! Anne Rice? Mary Shelley? Horror isn't literature! Agatha Christie? Pulp fiction! Jane Austen? Classist!
Load More Replies... Salty Sasquatch 1 year ago
I think it's too damn sad that there are so many items to this post.
Brendan (banned for downvotes) 1 year ago
I'm writing my first novel, and I'm worried (as a man) that I'm portraying my female characters inaccurately/innapropriately. However, after reading these extractions, I think I'm doing ok lol.
Cyndielouwhoo 1 year ago
A lot of men write what they think we're going to say or do, etc...how about asking an actual question for her take on some life situations? Of course, some male writers just prefer to mansplain.
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