----- Original Message -----
From: Leah Rebecca Day
To: A-Clue-No@...
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 1:18 AM
Subject: [A-Clue-No] Are fans attacking the female characters in RH too
much?

> Just a thought. I was reading a fic about Guy & Marian on DF and I noticed
> how biased the readers seemed toward Guy and practically lashed out
> at Marian because she made a little mistake which ended up making Goggy
> boy a little cranky.

That's ridiculous!

> I think it's a shame that the female characters seem attract so much
> dislike, even hatred.

You're absolutely right. Just look at the way people are carrying on about
Kate! :¬}

> Though on some levels the women characters are not angels. Isabella is a
> good example. However. look at what she has had to endure. No wonder
> she went mad the poor thing. And Maz. She fought for what she believed in.
> She died for she believed in. That's a very brave thing to do. Not that
> ppl should go out and do that, but it is admirable in quite a few ways.
> Plus she wasn't a cold heartless bitch. She didn't like deceiving guy. She
> wanted to help him and he let her down. She had every right to be mad at
> him.

Yes - of course she did!

> I'm not saying that the blokes are evil. I'm saying that I think it's a
> bit of a shame that a lot of the sympathy goes to the men. Why not look
> both
> ways?

You're right; I find that readers will forgive male characters for doing
certain things, but not female ones if they do the same thing. I've no idea
why they do it, but there does seem to be an element of jealousy or
something going on, as the majority of fans seem to be female. Some
readers/viewers can be *much* harder on the female characters than they are
are the male ones! :¬}

Louise

No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.5.387 / Virus Database: 270.13.8/2224 - Release Date: 07/08/09
05:53:00