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!

Yep!
>
> > 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! :¬}

That's scary the way they launch themselves at her. Ok, she can be a little
annoying, but other times she's a great character and I will dare to say "well
written" The way she grieved for Matthew was so touching.
>
> > 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!

Yay someone agrees with me!!! Thank you Louise!!!!
>
> > 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.

Have you noticed Djaq doesn't get much bashing? She must have been the most
perfect character in the show.

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.

To be jealous of something that does not exist .... That's ugly. But then again,
since this is a TV show, you can like/dislike who you want. This is a good thing
but a shame when people do not look at both sides of the picture, nothing is
black and white.

Some
> readers/viewers can be *much* harder on the female characters than they are
> are the male ones! :¬}

I'll never understand these people lol! It's like all sense of what is right and
their morals go out the window. It's not good.
>
> Louise
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