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Originally Posted by Amiieey
Gender roles are silly and in reality, that line of thinking should be avoided. It leads to silly things like toxic masculinity and gender stereotypes. Women and men don't have to act a certain way in stories. They can act any way they like so long as the story is believable and good.
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Gender differences
are reality. For a story to be believable men have to be men and women have to be women. All the "PC" delusions in the world aren't going to change that fact. And what exactly is the term "toxic masculinity" supposed to mean? Sounds like a stereotype to me.
I would say probably half (or more) of the books I've read in the past year have had strong female protagonists – all came across as realistic. One was a fantasy novel based on (or stolen from) the life of Joan of Arc (which the author admitted in the concluding "note to the reader.") But being a strong female protagonist doesn't mean she ceases to be a woman. You can't suspend disbelief that much (unless you have an agenda).