Hahaha! You are so right, it was just a lame excuse. We can name tons of amazing male authors in every single genre. You definitely deserve a pat in the back for that worthy comeback.ALynnPowers wrote:I read somewhere about a man complaining about how hard it was these days for men to make it into the writing world because it has already turned into a female dominated industry. And I couldn't help thinking, "Well, maybe it would be easier if you were actually good."
And then I gave myself a pat on the back for being so cheeky.
Who's a better writer, men or women?
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Re: Who's a better writer, men or women?
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I think saying that men "are good at thrillers" and women "are good at emotions" is about as profound/insightful as arguing over whether dogs or cats make a better pet.
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Completely agree. It's a profoundly silly question to begin with. And it's grammatically incorrect as well.mashamashamasha wrote:A good author is a good author; gender won't matter. The issue is that historically, women were not in positions to be writing (or getting educated), due to various social blah.
I think saying that men "are good at thrillers" and women "are good at emotions" is about as profound/insightful as arguing over whether dogs or cats make a better pet.
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Some humans are better at writing than other humans, which has nothing to do with their reproductive organs in any way. End of story.
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Linda7228 wrote:Hahaha! You are so right, it was just a lame excuse. We can name tons of amazing male authors in every single genre. You definitely deserve a pat in the back for that worthy comeback.ALynnPowers wrote:I read somewhere about a man complaining about how hard it was these days for men to make it into the writing world because it has already turned into a female dominated industry. And I couldn't help thinking, "Well, maybe it would be easier if you were actually good."
And then I gave myself a pat on the back for being so cheeky.
Though you must already know what their sour response would be right? That it is only due to the fact that the majority of consumers are also women... which is why they would still be able to dominate the market. This would quickly turn into a quality versus mass appeal debate. haha It is all opinion anyway... but I find people so interesting and I will probably never tire of seeing how they interact. But yes I can see this entire debate unroll in my mind.
Then someone would say that is only greater evidence to women as intellectual superior since they are out their reading more.... oh but where is the evidence of that? What about libraries and second hand sales? Perhaps men are simply more money savvy? Or just they aren't willing to spend money on crap... and they are OK with letting women mess up the sales curve... since good books are also still sneaking in there regardless of their influence to the market...... Well that just sounds like a cheap and unfounded fanciful argument.. yada yada. rawr rawr. People are funny. I've seen this debated over and over.. and every time there is no real resolution... just some ruffled feathers. haha. Though I must admit it is entertaining to see what people come up with.... and lawd knows I've participated in a great many of them myself.
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An interesting take would be to look into how transgender people factor into all of this.
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