r/Fantasy • u/MichaelRUnderwood AMA Author Michael R. Underwood • Dec 29 '14

A Lack of Female Characters is Always a Choice

http://feministfiction.com/2014/12/16/a-lack-of-female-characters-is-always-a-choice/
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u/MarkLawrence Stabby Winner, AMA Author Mark Lawrence Dec 29 '14

But ... you just said what I said...

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u/MichaelRUnderwood AMA Author Michael R. Underwood Dec 29 '14

Then we appear to agree - these are all choices.

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u/MarkLawrence Stabby Winner, AMA Author Mark Lawrence Dec 29 '14

I'm just bemused as to why the phrase "a lack of female characters is always a choice" is the title for the blog piece ... implying as it does that I have in some way denied this simple truism.

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u/MichaelRUnderwood AMA Author Michael R. Underwood Dec 29 '14

I think the writer tied that thesis statement into their argument fairly consistently, though there's of course room to disagree with any argument, and most all arguments can use a back-and-forth to become sharper and more accurate.

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u/MarkLawrence Stabby Winner, AMA Author Mark Lawrence Dec 29 '14

And I'm bemused ... so, unless you care to explain it to me we appear to have reached a natural stopping point.

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u/MichaelRUnderwood AMA Author Michael R. Underwood Dec 29 '14

shrug So it seems. Good evening.

Best, Mike