Do you ever have trouble portraying the opposite gender in your stories?
Have you ever been told that you portray the opposite gender unrealistically in your stories? Conversely, have you ever been told that you portray the opposite gender very well in your stories, or stumbled across a story that makes you cringe because of its faulty portrayal of the genders?
For that matter, what do you think the main psychological differences between the genders are? At what point does such discussion become sexist?
Do you have any tips for people having difficulty portraying either gender realistically in literature?
General discussion about the topic.
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Myself...I occasionally have trouble with this. I just get this feeling of, "Well, this could be completely unrealistic for a guy to say/do. I have no idea..."
Oddly enough, I tend to be more uncomfortable portraying female characters than male characters. The female characters are pretty liable to turn into raging Sues.
So, Mibbians--what are your thoughts on this topic?
Have you ever been told that you portray the opposite gender unrealistically in your stories? Conversely, have you ever been told that you portray the opposite gender very well in your stories, or stumbled across a story that makes you cringe because of its faulty portrayal of the genders?
For that matter, what do you think the main psychological differences between the genders are? At what point does such discussion become sexist?
Do you have any tips for people having difficulty portraying either gender realistically in literature?
General discussion about the topic.
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Myself...I occasionally have trouble with this. I just get this feeling of, "Well, this could be completely unrealistic for a guy to say/do. I have no idea..."
Oddly enough, I tend to be more uncomfortable portraying female characters than male characters. The female characters are pretty liable to turn into raging Sues.
So, Mibbians--what are your thoughts on this topic?
June 18th, 2009 at 07:47pm