That is NOT Feminism

[weariest_river]

I've read a lot of rants about super-awesome characters who can never lose a fight.  I could personally rant for a good few hours about the same thing, but I won't.

Instead, I'll pick a little part of it that I've not yet seen addressed, but makes my blood boil.  I have no particular story for it, as it's happened to me so many times they've all run

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[thefireisminexx]

you know, I'm happy to say I've never seen this or experienced it.

[weariest_river]

You're very lucky. I might just be incredibly (un)lucky, but I have a number of times. Or maybe it has died out? I've not really RPed with people I don't know personally for a couple years now.

[thefireisminexx]

I think I'm lucky. If I had to experience this I would be very irritated. It's not even a matter of gender. Character Y just has more experience - who cares if there is a penis involved. Mind you, Character X could get lucky or grow during the battle or something like that but that'd probably have to be done by someone with a brain ( and not someone that shouts "YOU WOMAN HATING BASTAARDDD").

[floptacular]

gender
genitalia

*trollface*

[weariest_river]

I'm not quite sure what point you're trying to make. However, either way. I might not have made it clear, but my post was about both gender and/or genitalia not mattering in a fight. Again, unless someone is kicked in them. Those with a penis likely come out a bit worse there.

[thefireisminexx]

Er, alright, sorry? It's not a matter of gender or genitalia. It's not like I was trying to be offensive.

[weariest_river]

Yes! That's exactly my point! And my examples at the end (about "being humbled" or "looking up to him") were in that same vein of having the person that loses grow as a character. Not that was the only way to act, or something like that.

(And that last part is so funny, as I AM female.)