Male Character: *fucks up 100 times* Fans: “No one is perfect. He’s flawed so there is room for development!”
Female Character: *is not the epitome of perfection* Fans: “Sorry. I just hate this character.”
Male Character: *is perfect*
Fans: It’s an awesome power fantasy! It’s so inspiring!
Female Character: *is above average in any skill*
Fans: mmm… it’s fine I guesssss but why does she have to be such a mary sue??? just asking because I’m not sure it’s realistic…. hmmm…
lydia-gastrell
This becomes 600% more depressing when you remember the majority of fandom participants are women.
Internalized Misogyny
#izzyizumi rereblog#fandom issues#digimon relevant fandom issues#internalized misogyny#female character bashing#mary sues#misogyny#digimon girls#MEIKO#JUN#SORA#MIMI#HIKARI#JURI#(BASICALLY NEARLY ALL THE GIRLS)#(BUT NOW it's MEIKO JURI AND JUN that still get this the most now LBR)#(anyway if you bash female characters for not being perfectly written ESPECIALLY if male script writers were involved)#(YOU AUTOMATICALLY SUCK)#(not sorry)#faux feminism#(but for real you should be more focused in IMPROVING THOSE FEMALE CHARACTERS and NOT TEARING THEM DOWN MORE)