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pikachu-surprised-face · 1 year

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"Female characters can certainly have characteristics found within The Hero's Journey, but it would be difficult to apply characteristics found within The Heroine's Journey to a male character because they generally can't and don't relate."

"The Hero already has power as a man. The Heroine battles not only the conflicts at hand within the story, but is also dealing with the prejudice of being a woman."

ah yes. men just don't know what it's like to aspire to be in a more priviledged position, quite possibly requiring a betrayal of the self, eventually reclaiming initial values, skills or attributes.

men?? dealing with prejudice?? not having power?? has never happened, ever.

just. women can relate to element's of the men's journey, but men could never understand those female woman elements of a story. men and women are just so different, lol. men could never relate. I am a progressive btw.

#writing #personal #feel like shit just want intersectional feminism back #I swear the discussions around heroes's and heroine's journey #as well as male vs female gaze are just #absolutely batshit #like the life experiences of men differ greatly! for so many reasons! and the same goes for women!#and also the lif experiences for men and women overlap! for so many reasons!#the fucking gender essentialism in those discussions man #like the heroine's journey has many great elements #it's just #you also need to get out of your ass for a second there #“the Females have an inner journey and the Males have an external journey”#I could go on about why this entire discussion sucks ass for days I swear

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