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imadra_blue that talks about Mary Sues in a way I never thought about before.
Mary Sue, what are you? Or why the concept of Sue is sexist
IMO in fandom, Mary Sues tend to be original characters that the author creates to take a lead role in their fic. This is something difficult to do as I think readers tend to prefer reading about established characters rather than have someone new come in and seem perfect. There are OFCs that can be written amazingly well, but there are some who are written poorly and it's the latter that I think bring about ire and shouts of Mary Sue.
But then I wonder: would I dislike this character (however written) if she were a he instead but did all of the same things/had the same traits? If my answer is "No", then I think there's a problem.
imadra_blue that talks about Mary Sues in a way I never thought about before.Mary Sue, what are you? Or why the concept of Sue is sexist
IMO in fandom, Mary Sues tend to be original characters that the author creates to take a lead role in their fic. This is something difficult to do as I think readers tend to prefer reading about established characters rather than have someone new come in and seem perfect. There are OFCs that can be written amazingly well, but there are some who are written poorly and it's the latter that I think bring about ire and shouts of Mary Sue.
But then I wonder: would I dislike this character (however written) if she were a he instead but did all of the same things/had the same traits? If my answer is "No", then I think there's a problem.
