This is something that's bugging me a bit with the replies here: WHY do people seem so concerned about protecting female characters as though they have feelings? I just don't get it. I've written many a diatribe against Tony Stark for example (Wish Fulfillment ahoy!) and I've NEVER had anyone suggest that I should pick on the writers rather than the character. I've had people argue voraciously, to be sure, about WHY he's a good character. But I've never had people flat out tell me to redirect my ire or to stop with the "faux feminism" crap (which I haven't heard here, in fairness, but I've heard on forums and Tumblr and such).

I just don't understand why people seem to want me to be considerate (I guess) towards female characters. They're not real. It always seemed to me that the polite thing to do was to focus specifically on the WORK rather than the fans or the creators.