I happened to log into my twitter account after really long, and discovered what educative and informative trend I missed last month, or rather anti-feminist and parodying!
Here's the tag started by Whitney Reynolds, and a few tweets that kept the thread and the laugh going:
Enough said and parodied:
All above board, I think it's not about how men write about women, its about how we all depict one gender differently from the other.
These people have fairly shown how crass and insensitive writers have been when it comes to depicting and visualizing women anywhere, virtual or real, in books or on TV, professionally and even personally describing their lives or the individuals themselves.
I have rarely read about any male character being defined so voluptuously as females have ever been.
We find it weird if men use their body becoming a social climber, when men lay themselves on the bed for a job, when the only thing a man wants is no work, to settle with money and family with kids, when man subtly arranges himself to provoke a woman, when man wants to seduce her woman and ask her to stay back from work, when a man says no but really means a yes, when a woman is depicted strong, when a man feels emotional or depressed, when a woman is career oriented and man is not?
Why do we find it strange and begin to ponder when gender stereotyping and roles exchange?
And it makes me think if we still continue reading and looking at women like this, how long do we have until we realise it's too much. How long will it take for us to fight for men to be similarly depicted and we all end up being a part of a society that only fights to pull each other down? How long will it take for us to respect every individual and stop stereotyping genders.
Her strong jawline bordered on masculine. This could have been balanced by her petite yet curvy frame - in fact, she almost looked normal height from a distance. However, on closer inspection I noted her tattoos and biceps. What a shame. How disappointed her dad must be— Lucy Best (@QuietlyLivid) April 30, 2018
"I was confident, aware that I was attractive to women. Well-groomed, well-hung, but not slutty, with muscles in all the right places." #IfWomenWroteMenTheWayMenWriteWomen— Joanne Harris (@Joannechocolat) April 1, 2018
“As I leant towards to her to slowly say hello, I realised my aftershave smelled fresh and welcoming.” #IfWomenWroteMenTheWayMenWriteWomen— Racheal 🥀 (@Vixen_) April 1, 2018
“He was the kind of man who wanted it all: the House, the kids, and the new Giorgio Armani briefecase with the red trim.”#IfWomenWroteMenTheWayMenWriteWomen— Ian Laking (@IHLaking) April 1, 2018
He furrowed his brow, his thoughts racing a mile an hour. “Hang on,” he said, his voice dripping with unpleasant triumph. “We could try x, y & z,” he declared, repeating Laura’s ignored suggestion. The promotion was all but his.#IfWomenWroteMenTheWayMenWriteWomen— Moira Dunphy (@DunphyMoira) April 1, 2018
"She had known many men like him; men who claimed they were saving themselves, but whose body language wrote 500,000-word volumes." #IfWomenWroteMenTheWayMenWriteWomen— Joanne Harris (@Joannechocolat) April 1, 2018
I strode forcefully across the room, aware of suggestive eyes flirtatiously glancing my way. I'm not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but being six foot tall with chestnut hair and blue eyes does come with some benefits. #IfWomenWroteMenTheWayMenWriteWomen— WomblesHost (@RosDando) April 1, 2018
"Love might have saved him, he thought. But not all men were born to be loved. Why did no-one love him? When would his special someone arrive?" #IfWomenWroteMenTheWayMenWriteWomen— Joanne Harris (@Joannechocolat) April 1, 2018
“He looked at himself in the mirror, aware of how his suit hugged his figure perfectly, showing off his toned arms and shoulders effortlessly.” #IfWomenWroteMenTheWayMenWriteWomen— Dalindcy🌻 (@Dalindcy) April 1, 2018
And Adam, because he was duplicitous and the source of all evil like other men, told Eve to eat the apple. And Eve, because she was easygoing and overly-trusting, did eat the apple.— Damien Jones (@DamienJStarfish) April 1, 2018
#IfWomenWroteMenTheWayMenWriteWomen
He pushed the loose strands of his raven black hair nervously behind his ears as I keenly studied him. I liked the blush that crept up his cheeks when my gaze dropped to his slim hips and well defined pecs. He was untouched, just as I liked it. #IfWomenWroteMenTheWayMenWriteWomen— Caroline Hooton (@carolinehooton) April 1, 2018
'He said no but the twinkle in his eyes told me he really meant yes' #IfWomenWroteMenTheWayMenWriteWomen— Sal (@VirtualSal) April 1, 2018
Tears fell down Dan's face, but Amy hardened her heart. She could not be distracted by emotion. She had an important mission and Dan -lovely, soft Dan with his milky skin and soft thighs -must not stop her.#IfWomenWroteMenTheWayMenWriteWomen— Damien Jones (@DamienJStarfish) April 1, 2018
Enough said and parodied:
All above board, I think it's not about how men write about women, its about how we all depict one gender differently from the other.
These people have fairly shown how crass and insensitive writers have been when it comes to depicting and visualizing women anywhere, virtual or real, in books or on TV, professionally and even personally describing their lives or the individuals themselves.
I have rarely read about any male character being defined so voluptuously as females have ever been.
We find it weird if men use their body becoming a social climber, when men lay themselves on the bed for a job, when the only thing a man wants is no work, to settle with money and family with kids, when man subtly arranges himself to provoke a woman, when man wants to seduce her woman and ask her to stay back from work, when a man says no but really means a yes, when a woman is depicted strong, when a man feels emotional or depressed, when a woman is career oriented and man is not?
Why do we find it strange and begin to ponder when gender stereotyping and roles exchange?
And it makes me think if we still continue reading and looking at women like this, how long do we have until we realise it's too much. How long will it take for us to fight for men to be similarly depicted and we all end up being a part of a society that only fights to pull each other down? How long will it take for us to respect every individual and stop stereotyping genders.
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