[002]
Lymantria
Current Version
Changed line(s) 1 from:
n
Does stuff like the \'\'Jurassic Park\'\' \'\'T. rex\'\'\'s head being the wrong shape really count? I thought this trope was about cartoon animals that are unrecognizable as what they\'re supposed to be.
to:
Does stuff like the \\\'\\\'Jurassic Park\\\'\\\' \\\'\\\'T. rex\\\'\\\'\\\'s head being the wrong shape really count? I thought this trope was about (usually) cartoon animals that are unrecognizable as what they\\\'re supposed to be. Is the aforementioned example really on the level of \\\"T. rex looks like Godzilla\\\"?
Changed line(s) 1 from:
n
But here's the thing: there's such an obvious solution to the problem that it's amazing that anyone overlooks it. Just make the main character a tomboy! That way, you can make her traditionally masculine AND scientifically accurate. Win-win!
to:
But here\'s the thing: there\'s such an obvious solution to the problem that it\'s amazing that anyone overlooks it. Just make the main character a tomboy! That way, you can make her traditionally masculine AND scientifically accurate. Win-win!
Changed line(s) 5 from:
n
to:
\"and is done for the same reason-we make stories about things like ourselves, and when they\'re not actually like ourselves, we anthropomorphize them.\"
But what\'s stopping male writers from writing about female characters? If you just write a complex character with relatable flaws, and she just happens to be female, there shouldn\'t be a problem, right? As an aspiring writer who happens to be male myself, I find it disgustingly insulting to be told I\'m completely incapable of writing female characters, as I\'m hoping to enter the animation industry and make my own show about a young girl with autism spectrum disorder, who aspires to become a professional musician. Should I just make my character a boy because that\'s what male writers should always do? And what about media like Inside Out, The Buzz on Maggie, Daria, Punky Brewster, Buffy the Vampire Slayer... all of them created by men! And one of them even centres on an insect, albeit one with a standard male/female system, so she didn\'t even need to be female to make biological sense!
Not to mention there do exist female writers, so even going by the logic of \"we write about ourselves\", shouldn\'t THEY be writing about female worker ants/bees?
So yeah, there\'s my little rant/ramble about this whole ordeal. If you have any questions or anything to add to the discussion, feel free to write away! :)
But what\'s stopping male writers from writing about female characters? If you just write a complex character with relatable flaws, and she just happens to be female, there shouldn\'t be a problem, right? As an aspiring writer who happens to be male myself, I find it disgustingly insulting to be told I\'m completely incapable of writing female characters, as I\'m hoping to enter the animation industry and make my own show about a young girl with autism spectrum disorder, who aspires to become a professional musician. Should I just make my character a boy because that\'s what male writers should always do? And what about media like Inside Out, The Buzz on Maggie, Daria, Punky Brewster, Buffy the Vampire Slayer... all of them created by men! And one of them even centres on an insect, albeit one with a standard male/female system, so she didn\'t even need to be female to make biological sense!
Not to mention there do exist female writers, so even going by the logic of \"we write about ourselves\", shouldn\'t THEY be writing about female worker ants/bees?
So yeah, there\'s my little rant/ramble about this whole ordeal. If you have any questions or anything to add to the discussion, feel free to write away! :)
