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

I checked on Google. Apparently he has been divorced 3 times. Wonder why?!

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

I work in a coffee shop, it's bad enough when people produce money out of their bras, if they started fishing around in their vagina for the money, I'd nope the hell out of there

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

“Damnit the credit card reader is “gummed up” again. Hey Erica, go get the Lysol wipes! I gotta finish making this latte.”

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

Anything that would hold a credit card, a driver's license and some cash would not be welcome in my hoo-ha, thanks very much.

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

I love that the second person in the conversation doesn't even blink at the remark. Just '"where does she live?"'

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

Is that possible? (Don't judge. I don't do vaginas, so they're a bit of mystery to me)

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

Probably possible but certainly not recommended and would be super uncomfortable.

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

Ha! I once smuggled a burner phone, 1,254 million dollars and a small to scale model (1:1000) of the Taj Mahal in my secret purse!

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

Boy that sounds comfy and add a sanwich why don't you

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No You
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yeah I can carry that for you here let me just *pulls down pants*

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

I feel bad for the cashier. Hold up, lemme get my credit card out... Do you accept tap?

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

Read one of his books once. Thst was enough. The sex scene was basically she's sitting there on a counter or something, and he basically walks into her. Literally. The foreplsy was walking towards her, I guess.

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

My husband used to work the door at a nightclub and now I’m imagining some chick walking up to him tells him to hold on a sec. and then does a squat and fishes her iD out. I hope he didn’t touch the id and that her hands were clean. Also does she just casually shove it back in there after he stamps her hand? I mean what are the protocols for this handy way of not carrying a purse?

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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

That's not actually where we would tuck something. maybe in our bra...

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Speak for yourself. Women have been caught smuggling items up there.

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WildBerry
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Nah. There are toys made just for leaving it up there so no need to use a cellphone.

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

Im more than a little horrified at the mere prospect of carrying ANYTHING in my privates, let alone a hard square of plastic!

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

A tiny purse, WTF. NO ‘tiny’ purse could hold all that stuff, lol and no vagina can hold a purse, geesh!

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

ow ow ow ow that lady must be desperate if shes stuffing things up her vagina that aint supposed to be there. although I must say it'd be a smart way to hide your money...

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

Well, I checked on eBay, and I couldn't find a tiny vaginal purse. Damn!

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

This guy/writer is either clueless, or has a sideways sense of humour.

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Mumof1
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Of course - it's where we all keep our money etc - isn't it?

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

I think this is intended as a joke in the lines of "How do you fit 4 elephants in an autobianchi? Two in the front and two in the back".

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

What’s really funny is the very last line...that’s really misogynistic. “Where does she live?”

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

what the f**k? seriously? unless this woman was a sex worker, or just an extremely weird person, this would NEVER HAPPEN

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

This is even funnier to me because I know a guy named Dino and now I can troll him with this :P

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

This scares me. How the f**k does someone think we can shove a credit card up our vagina!?

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Audrey Conrad
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yup. just fitting a "bag" in our vadonkadonk. (i don't wanna get in trouble)

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

Omg that's freaking scary maybe it's because stores sell us those pants with fake pockets

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

I now have an awful image of gashes caused inside from insertion and removal.

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

Man wait... A tiny purse holding what? Tucked where?? 😆😆

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

In this doofus' defense, my sister's SIL is a hospital nurse. She once told us a story about a female patient who was brought from the local jail. The woman was running a high fever and delirious. Doctors began their battery of tests, including a pelvic exam. Our good nurse told that when the doctor inserted the speculum, he said, "Made in America?". The woman had a pack of cigarettes shoved up her vagina. The first words the doc saw were...you guessed it. It's not a "tiny purse" with credit cards but it does show that when properly motivated, we can get some weird things up in there.

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

So what is the "proper motivation" for storing a purse with credit cards, license, and cash inside your vagina? Is the character in the story in prison? I realize large things CAN fit inside some vaginas. But that doesn't mean women walk around all day with everyday items shoved up there.

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

looks like someone wanted to write about prison pockets waaay too much...

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

few bucks? wtf!!! you sure not talking about doraemons 4d pocket

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Alexis minnix
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Alright who snitched? Who told the men about the vagina purses?

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Sylvia O'Neill
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you really gotta wonder at the workings of this persons mind that he thinks anyone could actually do this!

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Kenyatta Harmon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“In her vagina”. No way has this man ever actually seen a real vagina.

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Ruthie Clearwater
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So I worked in an ER as a nurse. The comments I could make about what we fish out

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

Hell, yeah, so, if a kid's head can fit through it, then a purse definately would?!

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Gerard Neaux
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This genius write follows this vagina purse of the dead girl with the question "Where does she live"

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

Not to mention the many infections that could happen by doing something like this...

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

Just because a single character in a book does something really strange, now this is somehow saying that all women do this? Relax.

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

how can a girl put a purse(no matter how small)in her v-v-...private part!?!?

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

i solved the case the killer showed it in there thinking women have a lot of space.. look for a misogynistic killer!

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

"Obviously, this woman is a member of the Ubangi tribe. They are famous for stretching out their ear lobes, mouths, necks. Stretching out their vaginas is certainly a new note. But, I can see the reasoning behind this: easier births, no handbags, carry small children in a sheltered place, and hide left over-food. However, this is a severe disadvantage to congenial bliss" said Dino.

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

I dunno bout you but I always have a purse in my vagina. Just for emergencies, you know?

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

omg I'm dying. This man has never had interaction with a female, has he?

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Leslie K Von Dell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WTF? Oh, yea, excuse me. I need to duck into the nearest bathroom to get my purse out in order to pay for my groceries, could you point me to the nearest one? Did this guy come from a different planet where the alien physiology is totally different or what?

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

Not only the author, but books are proof read before printing. Where was that person's head?

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

Big enough for a credit card is not "tiny" when it comes to ramming something up yer hoohaw

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

Real world women - hide packages of cocaine in their vaginas. This comment section - omg this fictional dead woman couldn’t have put a tiny purse with two credit cards inside her.

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

For everyone making comments about giving birth, just because it could technically hypothetically fit doesn't mean it would be remotely comfortable or possible to walk normally.

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

So if Mary Poppins ever lost her magic bag.... no problem! Vagina to the rescue! Hey everybody, lunch is on me, just have to grab my MasterCard out of my vagina.....

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

erm ... in reality, truth is stranger than fiction ... maybe said writer has just been to one too many peeler joints to see one too many strippers popping ping-pong balls out of their vags and into customer's beer mugs ... maybe?

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

This leaves me wondering exactly what the author encounters when he approaches his significant other in intimacy. I can only pray that the gentleman is gay.

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

Wow, Clearly never had the opportunity to see an actual vagina. LMFAO

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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

Not in touch with reality? Or maybe he knows perfectly well that it wouldn't be possible. Like serious pain impossible. That's creepier.

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

He had sex with one of those performers who shoots ping-pong balls outta there so he thought why not when it came to a purse with credit cards.

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Patrick O'Harris
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I heard women sometimes hide money and IDs in their bras but their vaginas... Wtf. How does he imagine that in front of a club or something? -"Yeah, give me a second" she said and grabbed unter her skirt to pull a purse out of her vagina.- Does the author actually know women? Like any at all?

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

Looks like something out of Cyanide&Happiness... http://explosm.net/comics/1245/

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

So she would have had plenty of awkward moments in the grocery store/atm then..."hold on a sec I'll just grab my purse".

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

It that so Stuart.. are you gay ( not judgemental by the way) and never looked at a woman's private parts even on a medical chart?

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

I believe this girl is a murder victim and the murderer put the purse there... just a thought 🤷‍♀️

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

Let's be honest. With some women, it doesn't even have to be a tiny purse. Anything from the luggage department would work just as well. ;)

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Well if you can squeeze a baby out of there a tiny purse should be no problem. With keys, phone, and a few other things as well.

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Wow seems from the comments and the fact this is posted here...that he knows women better then they know themselves. As it seems women here think this is fantasy or impossible when it's not. I know many who use it as storage, and can first a bit up there Women do not knowi women as well as men, women know themselves and maybe their small circle..which will likely be just like them...they do not know other women. Men do as they date and do not stick to a group, they know many types of women who all act differently. This here shows that, as not one woman was even capable of say "well that's not me but I don't know other women" they are all just like yup I know for sure because, well just because. This man like other men have met women and will speak from experience you lack as you only know yourself and spend to much time judging other women to actually like and know them. Some women do do this. So the fact it is here shows how little womens know about other women.

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

Yes. Please explain vaginas to all the women here. We clearly need a man to tell us how they work. You can fit all of those things in your asshole. So does this mean it is reasonable to assume that you do??

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I feel this is missing a larger context possibly. Like, did Elizabeth think she was in danger and there was a likelihood of them trying to hide her identity?

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"3 And A Half Milliboobs Per Handful"

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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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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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Rowlie
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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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Lord Mysticlaw
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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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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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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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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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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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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?