I think you're onto something with the idea of female characters not being written with agency. People often say "but the female characters are written badly!" and this may be true, but badly written male characters still get plenty of fic. The difference, though, is that a badly written male character still usually has agency - he will have a goal, a personality and a reason for existing in the plot. So many female characters, though, are there to be reacted to by men (viewers or characters).
I'm really hoping this hasn't turned into the latest excuse (not from you, that's clear, but from other people) as to why they don't want to put any time into developing the female characters.
Because, tbh, I am so tired of the excuses from people who don't want to write women. I just want them to own up to a lack of interest instead of trying to allow the misogyny on screen (i.e., the large numbers of women lacking agency) to be their excuse.
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Date: 2011-05-08 12:52 pm (UTC)I'm really hoping this hasn't turned into the latest excuse (not from you, that's clear, but from other people) as to why they don't want to put any time into developing the female characters.
Because, tbh, I am so tired of the excuses from people who don't want to write women. I just want them to own up to a lack of interest instead of trying to allow the misogyny on screen (i.e., the large numbers of women lacking agency) to be their excuse.