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Article created by: Indrė Lukošiūtė

Reading a piece of fiction is like an invitation to escape the immediate world and immerse yourself in fantasy. You’re expected to put your disbeliefs aside and blot out any distractions to fully experience the story. But some passages in those same books are so blatantly disrespectful and hilariously inaccurate that they can leave half of the population straight-up rolling their eyes. You guessed it, we’re talking about male authors portraying female characters and missing the mark by a long, long shot.

Some male writers are notorious for describing women as one-dimensional beings in unrealistic, often sexualized, and very unnecessary detail. So let us introduce you to the 'Men Writing Women' online community dedicated to busting such examples. This corner over on Reddit has simply had enough of "how men who create films, books, TV, and graphic novels characterize women," and pokes fun at their clueless endeavors.

Dedicated bookworms from all over the world have been sharing their equally ludicrous and infuriating findings. We’ve gone through the subreddit and gathered some of the best examples to share with you all. So continue scrolling to witness just how little some men know about women, as well as to read our in-depth interview with writer, developmental editor, and book coach Trisha Loehr. If you can handle even more examples of women being depicted in baffling ways, check out Part 1 of this feature right here.

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Hardly A Coincidence

Tweet highlighting differences between male and female perspectives, featured in Men Writing Women group exposing clueless male authors.

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    The Kind Of Thing That Gets Your Blood Boiling

    Screenshot of a tweet discussing clueless male authors and their inaccurate portrayals of women in writing.

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    Curious What It Looked Like When She Walked In

    Tweet from user Goats satirizing clueless male authors with a 1940s detective describing a woman inaccurately.

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    Golden Skin Shimmering In The Summer Sun

    Screenshot of a tweet humorously highlighting clueless male authors writing women in an online group exposing bad portrayals.

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    #5

    I Know This Is Satire But I Really Wouldn’t Put It Past Some Of The Authors We See On Here

    Tweet from user vampiric_shirin humorously illustrating clueless male authors writing about women with the phrase her breast jiggled neurodivergently.

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    #6

    The Wheel Of Time: The Dragon Reborn, By Robert Jordan. A Map Of The City Of The Aes Sedai, An Organization Of Powerful Female Sorcerers. Yup

    Vintage fantasy city map from a book, illustrating detailed streets and landmarks for men writing women fiction.

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    Ah Yes, The Good Ol' Death By "Letter-Reading Fits"

    List titled Things Women In Literature Have Died From, illustrating clueless male authors' portrayal of women in literature.

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    Ovaries Just Shooting Around All Willy-Nilly, Controlling Our Decisions. Thanks Michael Robotham, Very Cool. From “When You Were Mine”

    A close-up of a book page showing text about women’s feelings, featured in a men writing women online group exposing clueless male authors.

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    #9

    Thank Goodness For Vitamins…

    Vintage comic-style ad showing clueless male perspective on women, highlighting stereotypes in men writing women.

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    #10

    Redditor Thinks Hearing The Engine Of Expensive Cars Can Change Women’s Hormone Levels

    Screenshot of a social media comment discussing men writing women and misconceptions about female attraction and social status.

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