"It's frankly misogynistic to identify a competent female protagonist as a 'Mary Sue' because she's at the center of her story. She's at the center of her story because she's the goddamn protagonist."
...
I don't see the ability to relate to a character as a prerequisite for, say, sympathizing or empathizing with a character.
PREACH.
Thanks for pointing these out. I'll go read and probably have more to say on this topic.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2011-08-09 07:19 pm (UTC)...
I don't see the ability to relate to a character as a prerequisite for, say, sympathizing or empathizing with a character.
PREACH.
Thanks for pointing these out. I'll go read and probably have more to say on this topic.