As a matter of fact, I do have a magical effing library

[mcjulie]

So, I read this thing on Tumblr about why a particular blogger over there doesn't like female characters, and she got quite self-righteous about her right to dislike them, and I started to feel all ranty, and this is the result.

Comments

[joycemocha]

I also have a magical library...and I write female characters I sure as hell would like to spend time around, myself.....

The argument put forth by this person reeks to me of an anti-feminist type rant I used to encounter amongst the conservative Christian crowd. They thought they were being creative by advancing such points. Eh, not so much, especially when easily refuted.

[mcjulie]

I write female characters I sure as hell would like to spend time around, myself.

Yeah, one of the reasons I found the original essay so rage-inducing, was that I felt like just about every writer I know was being personally insulted.

reeks to me of an anti-feminist type rant I used to encounter amongst the conservative Christian crowd

I sort of grew up among that crowd myself, so, I think I know what you mean. It's like complementarianism trying to disguise itself as more-feminist-than-thou-ism.

(I say "sort of" because my parents were mostly sexually egalitarian in their views, but the churches we went to always had a fair number of more conservative members, and we did go to one church where that was kind of the official position. )

[joycemocha]

I sort of grew up among that crowd myself, so, I think I know what you mean. It's like complementarianism trying to disguise itself as more-feminist-than-thou-ism.

Nods head.

Precisely on the mark!