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out_cyder OP t1_j4qnr7j wrote

Reply to comment by Choice_Mistake759 in Why don’t I, as a woman, like books with female protagonists? by out_cyder

I am not saying I don’t read books by female authors. I am just saying I prefer books written from a male point of view. This doesn’t mean I think I am “not like other girls”. I just tend to relate to fictional men more than I relate to fictional women.

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Choice_Mistake759 t1_j4qvv7o wrote

>I just tend to relate to fictional men more than I relate to fictional women.

Well, there is always Murderbot, and Ancillary Justice. And a few others like Iain Banks 's minds (and a few surprise ones).

>This doesn’t mean I think I am “not like other girls”. I just tend to relate to fictional men more than I relate to fictional women.

That is worth examining, like I said before. Why? And you do not have to tell us the whys, or even know it right now, I am just trying to validate you are very right to question it and think about the whys. And questions, not for you to answer, but just to think about:

Does it make a difference in which way? They are more mysterious? Do they do more interesting things? Do you give them a free pass if they act in selfish ways? And maybe more importantly, are you giving also men in real life more of an excuse, find them more interesting, are "boys going to be boys" or "how great that father is at babysitting his children" and stuff like that? Just think about it.

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