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⌈ Secret Post #6009 ⌋

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Re: Tumblr and attraction to men?

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Oh, sorry, definitely glossed over that part! It might for some? When I first got into fic (12-14 years old) I would read fics with my fave that definitely had character bashing -- particularly the female character that could be the romantic interest. In the very beginning I was down for it because I too disliked the female character because I did not identify with her, rather I saw her as a threat, a contender for the love of my fave, and how dare she?! Again, I was about 13, and drinking the patriarchal punch.

Again, I can't speak for anyone but myself, but well into later, any female character that stood as a possible romantic rival got that treatment. Later of course, I got over that, and I just don't write the characters I don't like in the story. No need for the hate. I write the Black Widow as Cap's bff because she's cool! Peggy was dope, but she's in the past! No need to hate.


But sometimes, I still get that small creeping feeling of "that bitch is gonna steal my man". And the basis of that is insecurity, awareness that these two characters have a deeper relationship or attraction than what I could write (if I was doing a self insert, would the MC like me). And it's territorial and possessive. It's toxic. It's fear the MC would never reciprocate the way he does with the female character in question. My fave is mine and I'm not going to share. It's not hating all the female characters, just the ones that stand in "my" way from being with the MC. Does that make sense? As a kid, I hated Bela from Supernatural because she and Dean had chemistry, because she was cool and badass. And I wasn't (I was a kid lol), and so I disliked her because she was what I wanted to be and what I wasn't. Now, of course, I'm like she's a badass, and when they killed her off (I saw it later) I was bummed out. It's a mixture of jealous and immaturity and insecurity that leads to this toxic behavior, IME.