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If you ever went “oh, a man wrote this” (and I couldn’t count the number of times I have!) while reading a piece of prose, this subreddit community is just for you. “Men Writing Women” is a hugely popular subreddit founded by Meg Vondriska, an advertising social strategist on the East Coast of America, who’s had enough of male authors depicting female characters in an unrealistic, often very sexualized and gendered manner.

“The more I started to notice it in the books I was reading, the more I was frustrated and wanted to talk about it,” she told the press. Today, the subreddit is fully dedicated to sharing samples of “how men who create films, books, TV, and graphic novels characterize women,” and no longer buying into it.

Let’s see what examples the community has busted so far, and after you’re done, be sure to check out part 1 of the article right here.

More info: Twitter | Instagram | MegVondriska.com

#1

Who Knew Ladies Were Like Capri Suns!

Who Knew Ladies Were Like Capri Suns!

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Oh How The Turn Tables

Oh How The Turn Tables

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“110 Pounds Soaking Wet, With A Heavy Chest And An Ass That Would Get Any Man's Attention”

“110 Pounds Soaking Wet, With A Heavy Chest And An Ass That Would Get Any Man's Attention”

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Previously, we spoke to the creator of the “Men Write Women” Twitter page, Meghan Vondriska, about her project that finally busts the sexist depictions of women by male authors. "Women just want to be written as human. That's it. There isn't some wild scientific equation to writing women, and it isn't difficult. Write them as human, with complex feelings, not as body parts that happen to be put together into a feminine form," she commented.

Meghan created this Twitter account in order “to craft a consistent narrative and to build a community that wasn’t hidden behind anonymity,” she said referring to the origins of her project.

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Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge By Larry Correia And John Ringo. "Narrow Hips That Showed She Was A Virgin" Uh... Excuse Me? I Don't Think You D**k Is Special Enough To Widen Hips

Monster Hunter Memoirs: Grunge By Larry Correia And John Ringo. "Narrow Hips That Showed She Was A Virgin" Uh... Excuse Me? I Don't Think You D**k Is Special Enough To Widen Hips

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Should Have Put This Up Sooner

Should Have Put This Up Sooner

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I Am Losing My Mind At This Passage

I Am Losing My Mind At This Passage

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Having said that, Meghan believes that there are excellent male writers who can indeed write women. "Terry Pratchett is wonderful, and I've yet to see a submission from Michael Crichton." Meghan added that she’s a Pratchett fan.

"Pay attention to what you're reading, and who you're reading. You have to make sure your bookshelf isn't made up of just men. Add in some spice—some female authors, some nonbinary authors, authors of color. And lastly, just because you were assigned a book in high school, doesn't mean its good!"

#7

Vintage Wonder Woman Is Something Else

Vintage Wonder Woman Is Something Else

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Not A Description Per Se But I Feel Like It Definitely Has The Spirit Of This Sub

Not A Description Per Se But I Feel Like It Definitely Has The Spirit Of This Sub

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#9

Is-... Is She A Gecko?

Is-... Is She A Gecko?

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#10

These Examples Of Bad Writing From The Latest New Yorker Issue Killed Me

These Examples Of Bad Writing From The Latest New Yorker Issue Killed Me

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“Occasional Vaginal Discharge” You Mean That Thing That Everyone With A Vagina Gets And Is Completely Natural All Of The Time?

“Occasional Vaginal Discharge” You Mean That Thing That Everyone With A Vagina Gets And Is Completely Natural All Of The Time?

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Just Saw This And It Reminded Me Of This Sub

Just Saw This And It Reminded Me Of This Sub

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#13

Vaginas Are Just Quick-Access Pockets. Santa Fe Edge By Stuart Woods

Vaginas Are Just Quick-Access Pockets. Santa Fe Edge By Stuart Woods

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#14

This Is How Women Cope With Loss According To Haruki Marukami (1q84, An International Best Seller)

This Is How Women Cope With Loss According To Haruki Marukami (1q84, An International Best Seller)

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Forget Alarm Clocks

Forget Alarm Clocks

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As A Woman Who Totally Is Not Donald Trump Himself

As A Woman Who Totally Is Not Donald Trump Himself

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#17

Pants So Tight You Could Read The Expiration Date Of A Credit Card

Pants So Tight You Could Read The Expiration Date Of A Credit Card

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#18

A Man Describing His Dream Woman [“The Dark Forest”, Cixin Liu]

A Man Describing His Dream Woman [“The Dark Forest”, Cixin Liu]

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#19

Book Is ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ By Ian Fleming

Book Is ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ By Ian Fleming

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Keeping Your Emotions In Your Nipples Since 1980 (Number Of The Beast, Robert A. Heinlein)

Keeping Your Emotions In Your Nipples Since 1980 (Number Of The Beast, Robert A. Heinlein)

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Samantha Lomb
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So men think women's nipples show our mood like a dog's tail? gross

Yoinks!
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember the line "You mayn't like me, but your nipple does" from Ira Levin's "The Boys from Brazil." I thought THAT was more than adequately messed-up...

Kelley Hayes
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can’t help but believe that this author is constantly staring at women’s chests for hints as to their mood. . . Avoiding the typical “face reading technique” used by the rest of polite society. . .

DelvianBlue
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've read that book. It's really messed up, cover to cover. This isn't even close to the most disturbing parts. Heinlein's early work was good, but his later works...

Josette Bergeron
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There way worse about attitudes toward women in this book. I agree. I'm often fascinated by his depictions of women. Sometimes they seem like alien robots. Sexy robot aliens. Weird, but always engaging.

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Shayda
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"You stink swell, honey girl." I'm going to find a reason to use that in real life. I need to see their reaction.

Microwaved Robot
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does this man realize that he has nipples, as well, and if he can read a woman's a woman can read his...Grrrrrrrrr

Sky Render
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That bit always struck me as really weird when I read that book. I'm almost afraid to re-read Heinlein's books, how much more of what he wrote gives away just how little he understood women?

GoddessOdd
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have mixed feelings, as you can see from my one gargantuan nipple.

Caroline Driver
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, well, this is the man who had a woman character say '9 times out of 10, when a woman is raped, it's partly her own fault'. I was speechless when I read that.

Angela Jester
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is it,girls, did Timmy fall down the well?! *Nipples plink and quiver*

Aurelia!
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like how Karen Smith in Mean Girls has breasts that are barometers for weather, the rest of us have nipples that are barometers for morale. Totally!

Jennifer Reding
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Heinlein's prose definitely deteriorated in his later novels--he had no ability to write from a female perspective, but kept thinking he could. The nipple obsession between this book and The Cat Who Walked Through Walls was what finally made me stopped reading him.

Chantal Bourque
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whenever I read these articles this is ALWAYS the first book and character I think of... Mr Heinlein seemed think the nipples were the eyes of the soul

Luka Verheijen
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nipples can get slightly harder with arousal, but someone eggaggerated it. Or it's karen smith who wrote it

Karen K
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have to say that I am very fond of many of Mr. Heinlein's novels. But if you are female an can read "Friday" more than once, your mental processes should be given serious study.

meow point1
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Spigots"? That makes me imagine someone turning on a faucet and milk comes out.

Missy Corron
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Robert Heinlen writes almost exclusively Science Fiction.... this characters in this Novel aren't necessarily human or on Earth.... I do recall Mars and space travel were involved....

A_BadlyDrawnBearPic
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do men think that women's nipples are the things that show emotions- absolutely disgustANG

Eucritta
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also the source of the immortal line, 'Her nipples went spung'.

DKS 001
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

with that logic, every man who has a limp d**k is in a bad mood, right? Damn, that explains a LOT!

Roxy Eastland
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do they think this is how it works on other mammals? Like, do dog trainers watch a female dog's nipples to see how she's feeling?

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Ew. Summer Knight By Jim Butcher

Ew. Summer Knight By Jim Butcher

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#22

"Not How Sex Works" From "Ritual" By David Pinner, Plus Generic Nipples

"Not How Sex Works" From "Ritual" By David Pinner, Plus Generic Nipples

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#23

[the Things They Carried By Tim O'brien] Reading A Book For English Class And Found These...

[the Things They Carried By Tim O'brien] Reading A Book For English Class And Found These...

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I’m Speechless??

I’m Speechless??

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#25

Yes, Because I Really Need To Know That The Lost 9yr Old Doesn't Have Breasts. Thanks, Stephen King

Yes, Because I Really Need To Know That The Lost 9yr Old Doesn't Have Breasts. Thanks, Stephen King

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Every Adjective I Could Come Up With To Describe How Reading Things Makes Me Feel Pales In Comparison To This Monstrosity Of A Paragraph

Every Adjective I Could Come Up With To Describe How Reading Things Makes Me Feel Pales In Comparison To This Monstrosity Of A Paragraph

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“Women” By Charles Bukowski. I Could Highlight The Whole Book

“Women” By Charles Bukowski. I Could Highlight The Whole Book

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#28

Is She Really A Woman If Her Boobs Are Not Described?

Is She Really A Woman If Her Boobs Are Not Described?

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#29

Oh My.. (Shane Dawson, I Hate Myselfie)

Oh My.. (Shane Dawson, I Hate Myselfie)

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#30

I’m Just On Page 3 Of This Book, And This Is The Detective’s First Thoughts On The Mother Of A Kidnapped Child

I’m Just On Page 3 Of This Book, And This Is The Detective’s First Thoughts On The Mother Of A Kidnapped Child

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Fuuuu... They’re Onto Us

Fuuuu... They’re Onto Us

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#32

Ah Yes, What A Classic Mother-Daughter Interaction

Ah Yes, What A Classic Mother-Daughter Interaction

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#33

Women Enjoy Being Groped If It's On A Body Part They're Proud Of, Implies Saul Bellow In 'The Adventures Of Augie March' (1953), A Book Considered To Be In Contention For The Title Of Great American Novel

Women Enjoy Being Groped If It's On A Body Part They're Proud Of, Implies Saul Bellow In 'The Adventures Of Augie March' (1953), A Book Considered To Be In Contention For The Title Of Great American Novel

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#34

You’ve Got To Love Ian Fleming The Sexist Misogynist Dinosaur And Relic Of The Cold War

You’ve Got To Love Ian Fleming The Sexist Misogynist Dinosaur And Relic Of The Cold War

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#35

I Am So Tired Of Seeing This Phrase. Just Let Women Cry! Why Are You Trying To Be Attracted To Them When They’re Sad?

I Am So Tired Of Seeing This Phrase. Just Let Women Cry! Why Are You Trying To Be Attracted To Them When They’re Sad?

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#36

Ah Yes This Is How A Dad Sees His Fifteen Year Old Daughter [dragon Heart: Stone Will, Kirill Klevanski]

Ah Yes This Is How A Dad Sees His Fifteen Year Old Daughter [dragon Heart: Stone Will, Kirill Klevanski]

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#37

I Don’t Know About You But I Always Introduce My Friends To Strange Men This Way.

I Don’t Know About You But I Always Introduce My Friends To Strange Men This Way.

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#38

Apple Fires Ex-Facebook Hire After Becoming Aware Of Misogynistic Viewpoints From Best-Selling Book. This Is What Is Written In The Book

Apple Fires Ex-Facebook Hire After Becoming Aware Of Misogynistic Viewpoints From Best-Selling Book. This Is What Is Written In The Book

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#39

Starts Early. LEGO Star Wars Phonics

Starts Early. LEGO Star Wars Phonics

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#40

Shame On All Of You Fashion Hussies!

Shame On All Of You Fashion Hussies!

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#41

How Do You Know That A Man Wrote A Female Character - She Thinks Too Much About Her Nipples, Complains About The Waitress Not Smiling Enough, And Worries About Calories Despite Having A Perfect Body. For Some Context, This Is A Horror Novel Where She's Just Encountered A Terrifying Monster

How Do You Know That A Man Wrote A Female Character - She Thinks Too Much About Her Nipples, Complains About The Waitress Not Smiling Enough, And Worries About Calories Despite Having A Perfect Body. For Some Context, This Is A Horror Novel Where She's Just Encountered A Terrifying Monster

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#42

Ah Yes, How Comforting For A Woman To Have Men Stare At Her Back! (Death’s End, By Cixin Liu)

Ah Yes, How Comforting For A Woman To Have Men Stare At Her Back! (Death’s End, By Cixin Liu)

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Ah Yes, Only Women’s Personalities Are Unpredictable. [2001: A Space Odyssey By Arthur C. Clarke]

Ah Yes, Only Women’s Personalities Are Unpredictable. [2001: A Space Odyssey By Arthur C. Clarke]

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Anti-Gravity Bewbs "Rendezvous With Rama" Arthur C. Clarke

Anti-Gravity Bewbs "Rendezvous With Rama" Arthur C. Clarke

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Ken Follet Is One Of My Favorite Authors, But Lately He Has Been Really Putting Me Off. This Is Just Gross

Ken Follet Is One Of My Favorite Authors, But Lately He Has Been Really Putting Me Off. This Is Just Gross

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Dear Stephen King, Gravity Is Still Very Much At Present When We're Laying Down [from His Book The Stand]

Dear Stephen King, Gravity Is Still Very Much At Present When We're Laying Down [from His Book The Stand]

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Magical Hymen Restoration (The Daylight War By Peter V. Brett)

Magical Hymen Restoration (The Daylight War By Peter V. Brett)

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#48

“Waited As Patiently As Her Sex Would Permit”

“Waited As Patiently As Her Sex Would Permit”

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#49

"Her Ovaries Rotating In The Estrogen Broth" -- From The Short Story "Joy Of Life" By Alessandro Manzetti

"Her Ovaries Rotating In The Estrogen Broth" -- From The Short Story "Joy Of Life" By Alessandro Manzetti

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From Bapsi Sidhwa's Cracking India

From Bapsi Sidhwa's Cracking India

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The Rest Of The Book Included Similarly Horrendous Descriptions Of Teenagers (Hope I Got The Time/Flair Right, It’s Wednesday In Australia!)

The Rest Of The Book Included Similarly Horrendous Descriptions Of Teenagers (Hope I Got The Time/Flair Right, It’s Wednesday In Australia!)

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#52

Starvation Only Makes A Woman Sexier, Didn’t You Know? I Found This On Facebook And I Don’t Even Know Where To Start

Starvation Only Makes A Woman Sexier, Didn’t You Know? I Found This On Facebook And I Don’t Even Know Where To Start

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#53

In An Article About The First Pregnant Mummy To Ever Be Discovered. Even In Death

In An Article About The First Pregnant Mummy To Ever Be Discovered. Even In Death

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Artemis By Andy Weir

Artemis By Andy Weir

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