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Making a character in a book seem realistic and interesting is no easy task. It’s not down to just your skills as a writer, though. You actually have to know a bit about who you’re writing about. In other words—do your research. Unfortunately, some male writers out there seem to have major problems writing female characters and seem shy about asking their female friends for advice.

The ‘Men Write Women’ page on X (former Twitter) documents these scary and cringe-worthy examples of men writing about women without having any idea about them or their anatomy. The project was started back in 2019 when Meghan Vondriska launched her version of the ‘Men Writing Women’ Reddit community. Now, the ‘Men Write Women’ X page has over 69k followers, and there are over 2k fans who follow their Instagram page.

“Women just want to be written as human. That’s it. There isn't some wild scientific equation to writing women, and it isn't difficult. Write them as human, with complex feelings, not as body parts that happen to be put together into a feminine form,” Vondriska told Bored Panda.

Let’s take a look at these examples of how men write women and see what Vondriska has to say about this annoying depiction.

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This Is The Best One Yet

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Samantha Lomb
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

wow. so many weird misogynistic stereotypes here. Does this person also believe our wombs detach, fly about our bodies and make us crazy once a month?

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We Don’t Get Real Pockets In Pants Because We Have Tiny Purses In Our Vaginas!!! (Stuart Woods, Desperate Measures)

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Samantha Lomb
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is horrifying. Has this man ever seen a vagina? I could not imagine jamming credit cards up it.

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"3 And A Half Milliboobs Per Handful"

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Daria Z
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The picture on the right is quite accurate and can apply to this whole post 😳

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What Does it Mean When a Woman is Written by a Man?

At times, male authors depict female characters as sexualized, unrealistic beings who are mere accessories that meet the desires of these authors. Men portraying women in this manner is called the male gaze. The male gaze or a woman written by a man tends to focus on the body rather than the character itself. When women are objectified without giving them a voice in the story, it’s typically said that the woman is written by a man.

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Yes, Men Would Be Amaaazing At Handling Pregnancy - Evolution Really Screwed This One Up. Bonus Points For “No Woman Gets Raped Unless She’s Looking For It.”

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oo. This writer does not like the look of pregnant women, so has decided that women must hate it - you know, because he hates it and they surely all want to appeal to him because he's so awesome.

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Well Damn, Where Are All My Kids Then??

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Samantha Lomb
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh someone needs to tell this person men also get stretch marks and they are not ll from having kids. weightloss or gain does it too

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Let's Not Forget This Gem Either

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just imagine the reverse: "every hair in my beard becoming a tiny penis"

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Women Written by Men: What Does Vondriska Say?

“I’m an avid reader, but the straw that broke the camel’s back was a novel my boyfriend lent me, where the female character was described by her breasts, and the male character was described by his personality.”

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“Working in advertising, I tend to be Very Online, so taking my anger to Twitter seemed like a natural parallel. I was familiar with the Men Writing Women subreddit, but created a Twitter account in order to craft a consistent narrative and to build a community that wasn’t hidden behind anonymity,” Vondriska revealed what inspired her to create ‘Men Write Women.’

Vondriska, from Wisconsin, devours 3 to 5 books each week. (Meanwhile, our piles of started-but-unfinished books keep on growing.) According to her, a lot of male writers who tend to be thought of as the “founders of the literary canon” are continuous offenders. “John Updike, for instance. But the greatest repeat offender is definitely Stephen King. His portrayal of his female characters is honestly offensive,” Vondriska said.

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Ugly Women Without Good Personalities Should Kill Themselves [rivers Of London By Ben Aaronovitch]

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This Made My Breasts Frown

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lately my breasts only cry and sigh deeply. I miss all the smiling

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That's Not How Any Of This Works

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Male Authors Writing About Women Actually Well

However, it isn't all doom and gloom in the literary world. There are male writers who can write women well, too. “Terry Pratchett is wonderful, and I’ve yet to see a submission from Michael Crichton,” Vondriska shared that she, like many of us, is a Pratchett fan. Vondriska also pointed out that, in her opinion, the best writers are well-read. So, she encouraged all of us to read more and (most importantly) read more widely.

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“Pay attention to what you’re reading and who you’re reading. You have to make sure your bookshelf isn't made up of just men. Add in some spice—some female authors, some nonbinary authors, or authors of color. And lastly, just because you were assigned a book in high school doesn't mean it’s good!”

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Unsurprisingly, The Book's Terrible Writing From A "Proclaimed" Writer Does Not End Here (The Wedding Plot, Jeffrey Eugenides)

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Samantha Lomb
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Boobs are testicles. They don't "withdraw" because there is muscle and a rib cage underneath and they are just mounds of fat and milk producing tissue. I feel like so many people here did not pay attention in health class. How can they be so clueless about the female body?

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Male Authors Writing Women Are Actually Just Horror Stories And Here's Why

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Ah Yes, Exactly How I'd Describe Myself (The Diamond Age, Neal Stephenson)

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What is the Female Gaze Theory?

The female gaze theory refers to the female point of view in the story that focuses on the realistic depiction of the characters rather than objectifying their bodies. Usually, when netizens say, “written by a woman,” they are talking about this realistic female gaze that gives depth to the character rather than their physical appearance.

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I'm Sorry, Her Breasts Do What

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess the only breasts the author saw were trying to escape from him

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She's Eleven And Scared But Let's Talk About Her Nipples

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This Whole Book Has Both My Eyes And My Boobs Rolling

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Be Horrified With The Rest Of Us

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Men like Conde should not be surprised that sexy women love other women, and he really should try to help that male chauvinism.

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The Count Of Monte Cristo- 1884

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Martha Meyer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, back then a lot if women were already grandmas in their mid thirties.

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GFSTaylor
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was published in 1884. Many people aged faster than they do now and expectations were different. At 36, she would be expected to be settling into a respectable middle-age, not to be youthful and beautiful.

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Erynn Schwellinger
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's other comments explaining this. Basically - no. Statistics are deceptive and never trust the mean.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was 50 I looked about 37 ( good genes) I was out with my dad once at a function when a male attendee struck up a conversation with me. About 15 min in the conversation birthdays came up and I mentioned that I had just turned 50. No exaggeration at all. The guy ( who was in his 40ties) stopped mid sentence. Looked at me in disgust and loudly proclaimed "WHAT, you're 50. I thought you were like 35 or something" Then he stomped away mumbling under his breath in absolute disgust. Some men are just complete idiots.

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Tabitha L
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What?? Like you weren't worth speaking to because you were 50? And he was in his 40s? UGHHHH. That is all I can say. UGGGHHHHH.

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Seabeast
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, women didn't have access to birth control then. Get married at 18, have umpteen pregnancies by age 36, you would look older than a modern 36 year old does.

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Anna Repp
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, to be fair, all 19th century literature is like that. I remember reading Crime and Punishment and Dostoyevsky writes a lot about Raskolnikov's old mother and you get an impression she's like 90 or so... She's actually 42.

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M Kate McCulloch
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

to be fair - when this was written, the average life span of women was about 45 years and we women were married off and first "flowering," (you know, our menstrual cycle beginning) so like between 10 on the young side and 16 on the high side and 16 was considered older after 18, prospects decreased significantly, and good lord if you weren't married by the time you were 20 - spinsterhood awaited.

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Rachel Waller
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually, women hit puberty a lot later then - better nutrition and healthcare causes earlier development, same as people now are a lot taller than back then. They'd be starting at fifteen-sixteen as standard, not ten, and marriage was usually a little after that. Nobles could be betrothed and married off pretty much as soon as they were born, but they wouldn't be expected to actually consummate the marriage until the girl was old enough to have a chance of surviving pregnancy (late teens at least).

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Jo Choto
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Written when women just died hideously in a cloud of dust at 40.

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Azrael Haraldssen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Before you have a fit, the average life span in the mid 1800s was 45-50 years old, especially for women of childbearing years, who often died of simple complications. Sanitation was not what it is today. And I'm cisfemale.

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Shelley DuVal
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

back in the day of this book, 36 was getting old, usually from all the hard work women did to please the men, popping out many babies and all.

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Elizabeth Guiles
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

can't imagine why I was so insecure when I was in my thirties. I was one hot Mama!!!

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Lakerea Burrell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, in his defense, this was the 1800s and a 36 year old woman is old for back then.

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Amy Pattie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes and no, stress would have aged their appearance, but so long as they survived disease without medication, they could have lived to their 80’s.

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theotherther1
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this was written when most women were lucky to live to their thirties.

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Allison B
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love The Count of Monte Christo but sometimes the writing is very odd. At least this one doesn't seem too bad compared to the rest of the article. Certainly ageist but still

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Jennifer Allen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just turned 36 on Saturday and when I looked in the mirror Sunday morning, I looked like Mother Gothel.

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TS Rhodes
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's an excuse for this - It was written nearly 200 years ago, when people in general aged a lot faster

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Pamela Scott
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least this isn't a modern writer, still horrible but he isn't around to keep writing statements like this.

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Šimon Špaček
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

36 in 1884 was old. Not grandmother old, but definitely no-more-children old.

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Jessica Julian
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair...40 would've been considered old age, back then....life was harder...disease, famine, poverty, slavery, hard manual labor...people aged faster.

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Missy Seither-Keast
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In that day and age, 36 was considered fairly old. AND if you could survive all the random diseases and still look good it was practically a miracle.

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Beatrice Multhaupt
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In defense of the author: dental care wasn't up to modern standards back then.

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Nothing Fancy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah...the golden years as she faces her mortality. She's barely hanging on!

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Kyle Bartz
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People aged earlier back then.... life spans were shorter.

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Todd Wood
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, considering life expectancy when this was written was around 29 years old.....

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This sounds like it was written by a dude in his 50’s or 60’s who only dated women in their 20’s... and when she turns 30 he leaves her for someone younger.

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BananaAnna
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not a bad analogy. In the Counts day, it was not unusual for anyone, male or female, to die before age 40 or 50. Especially, if they were poor. Madame Danglars does appear to be of the elite class.

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MALEC GWITTER
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Damn. One of the few rules of women, and you broke number one.

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Rhylie W.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Men do know that you're not a senior citizen until 60, right?

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bastillee
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not surprising when the life expectancy in France in 1844 was around 45.

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Esmé Adgnot
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, to be fair, youre technically old around 60 nowadays even if you could die at 80 so she was probably considered old back then. My historical accuracy about lifespan is not perfect but....

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Franek Mierzwiński
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do not forget people in former centuries had a shorter life expectancy. Statistically speaking, the average life expectancy in the 19th century was 35.6 years for men and 38.4 years for women. 40 year old grandmothers were the norm. And majority of the population was poor and bad nourished compared to our todays standart. There are many pictures in the net from people in USA in time of the big depression. 25 year old women looking like 40, with bad or without teeth.

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Amaranthim Talon
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In fairness, people did not generally live to a "ripe old age" of say forty, back then ;) Well, I am exaggerating, but you get the point. People died young.. and life was hard- so at 20 you might look 60 -

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Hannah Evans
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do be fair, back then if you were 27 you were past your prime and probably by thirty eight you'd popped out a few children without painkillers or any extra help during pregnancy and it took even more effort to make yourself look pretty for your husband.

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TS Rhodes
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was written a long time ago, and women aged faster. Everybody did.

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Wonderful
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Welp I’m 38 so I guess I’m screwed. Ill be back, gotta sign up for my aarp and have the early bird special at 4:30. And rant about those darn kids walking on my lawn. Dag nabbit.

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Daniel Nilssen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the time and place this book was written should be considered but not enough people consider how a woman looks on the inside and not outside.

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Gayle Hunter-Gatherer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember when I thought mid 30's was old. Then I had two kids after age 35.

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Elijah Snow
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now, this is f****d up. This is like the second or third REAL example that I've seen so far in this list.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair this was probably written when people died earlier and maybe didn't age as well

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Colleen Hindson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha! Well people didn't live as long then. But here again, a woman is first and foremost valued for her looks.

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Eden Van Essen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, life expectancy in 1860 is listed at 39. 36 was old then.

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Fencat
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, even in the early Nero Wolfe books (1940s, I think), Archie Goodwin declared that women over 30 were too old to have passes made at them. I think that's the reason people say that your 50s are your new thirties (I'm 55, so don't be offended, older folk!) ;)

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Anna Bender
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was in a play once (see how they run-1946) where the character I played was described as 'a spinster of 35.

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Pandana
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah yes, because woman stop being beautiful after the age of twenty, is that it? have you EVEN SEEN Julie Andrews rn?

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May Be
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This book was written a very long time ago and at a time when people suffered a lot more health problems, including some that affected their appearance. I can imagine a similar statement being made about a thirty-six year old man.

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JD Lee
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does turning 36 give a woman a pair of dappled greys? That’s certainly a new name for them. From now on I’m calling the girls “My Dappled Greys”.

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Alice Welsh
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok, but the average life expectancy for women at that time was under 20 (yay natural childbirth), and for men under 40. So in those terms 36 was pretty ancient.

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Gail Pattison
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depending on when this was written, life expectancy would account for aged looks.

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Veronica Vatter
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is an accurate representation of attitude in this time period though. Not just the author.

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Riina Kallioinen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Okay, not nice, but to be fair, the time period in which that story is set, women were considered to be their best around age 15-19. 26 was already half-way to be a sad old spinster lady.

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Magna Linnevers
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one I kind of get. Back then, when the book was written, 36 was advanced. With all the hardships and poor nutrition, she probably did look like she was in her 70s.

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Sean Cliffe
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bare in mind that people in the 1800s only lived to the age of 40, if they were lucky to.

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Kathy Lord Tate
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The average life expectancy when this was written was 44.5 yrs for women.

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Cybele Spanjaard
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In those times many did not live beyond 40.. or so. They aged much earlier with less help than we have today.

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Syed Salah
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In those days girls use to get married at 16 and life expectency was around 40 . So she was an old hag of 36 .

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Eric Lafleur
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To his defense, life expectancy in 1884 must have been around 50 years, but still...

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Kent Grigsby
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Life expectancy was 51 years old for a woman born in 1884 Is she was born in 1834 it was 23 years old. This woman was born in 1848 so 36 years old is not young for the time.

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Patricia Rix
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It frosts me when I read of 50-somethings being described as "elderly". I would gladly remain 50-something for the rest of my life.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, come on, this kind of description can be found in any book from the 19th century (or before) or even from the early 20th century, when people in general were aging earlier. There is no point in reporting it as if it were a current offense. Also, the old books are filled with descriptions of 45-50 year old men as old. So?

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Maureen Matthew
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1n 1884 life expectancy was about 50s so a woman at 36 would be considered old. Remember the overall health was as poor, likely she had bad teeth and bad jointd

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sweet baby, Jesus! Someone else finally caught the line. I had to read the sentence 3 or 4 times just to make sure I read it correctly. I did. Unfortunately.

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Jamma
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, people didn't age as well or live as long back then... Anyway, this is a truly great and epic book.

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Plz Put This On My Tombstone #submission (The Dogs, Scott Smith)

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*me To My Friend* Excuse Me, May I Please Borrow Your Eyeballs?

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She Was Flesh And Blood, Not The 2D Woman He Was Used To Objectifying On Television, And For That She Was All The More Special (A Time On Earth, Vihelm Moberg)

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Literally No Woman Would Ever Do This (Misterioso, Arne Dahl)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the first place this whole soaking thing sounds like a dishcloth, this guy obviously doesn't know how pads work. In the second place, pads stick to underwear, in my experience you don't just "fish them out", this guy obviously doesn't know how pads work. In the third place, of course the only possible rational reason why a woman would refuse sex is because she's on her period!, this guy is obviously an effing asshole.

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Only Sluts Have Hairy Legs (The Things They Carried, Tim O'brien)

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Samantha Lomb
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

dry sounds like she just needs to use more lotion. dry skin is horribly itchy

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Wish I Had Pillowy Breasts! Taken From Ben Fountain’s Brief Encounters With Che Guevara

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Samantha Lomb
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm more concerned by the fact he seems to routinely check out boys' butts and uses that as the benchmark of sexy.

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The Rest Reads “Dad Is Looking Like He Made A Better Decision Every Year”. What?!?

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This Is A Totally Anatomically Normal Thing For Breasts To Do #submission (We Can Remember It For You Wholesale, Philip Dick)

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Lord Mysticlaw
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These male authors are making my breasts pulse with resentment. They're really pissed off.

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#menwritingwomen No Wonder Some Of Them Think Our Breasts Stop Us From Doing Stuff If They Think We’re As Obsessed As They Are. We Can’t Get Away From Them. Oh Must Do This Important Thing But Wait!

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Samantha Lomb
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well this seems to reinforce every ugly stereotype of men being sex crazed horndogs

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'the Shining', By Stephen King. Its Always Breasts

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Chez
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, this scene is where he is describing a woman who has been dead in a bath for however long (a ghost of her anyway). And when I read it it's actually made perfect sense in that context.

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Female Characters Are More Than Just Their Bodies

We understand your anger. It’s impossible to read the thread without getting infuriated about this poor depiction of women. You can take out your anger about these male writers and express yourself in the comments. After all, women are so much more than just their bodies. Share this not just with your fellow feminists but with other friends and family, too. It’s high time we call out these unfair depictions, don’t you think so?