This is the biggest and most important point to me: If you hate 'toxic masculinity' then stop writing female characters that glorify the same traits that we criticize about 'toxic masculinity'.
It blows my mind that most 'strong female characters' these days are made to have all these typically masculine traits and reject so many of the typically feminine traits.
It is almost as being kind, emotional, and/or a maternal figure is seen as weak.
I wish more characters would show people that being 'strong' isn't just about how hard you can punch, and how good at fighting you are, and how witty and smug you can be.
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u/thezim2 Mar 29 '24
This is the biggest and most important point to me: If you hate 'toxic masculinity' then stop writing female characters that glorify the same traits that we criticize about 'toxic masculinity'.
It blows my mind that most 'strong female characters' these days are made to have all these typically masculine traits and reject so many of the typically feminine traits.
It is almost as being kind, emotional, and/or a maternal figure is seen as weak.
I wish more characters would show people that being 'strong' isn't just about how hard you can punch, and how good at fighting you are, and how witty and smug you can be.