User blog comment:Corbierr/A rant on double standards, sexism, all that fun stuff (in terms of fiction)/@comment-25576856-20141211230212

I agree with this, mostly. It's very true that guys are shown to mess up more than girls, and girls are the hurt ones. It's unfair to both genders. Definitely more so to girls, though, because you said it really well in this line: that the girl is strong only because she's not subservient to a guy. So why is it not the same for guys? Because a guy not being subservient to a girl is perfectly normal in fiction. I'd like to see douchebag guys in fiction trying to be "manly" and protect the girls, then the girls proving them completely wrong about how weak they are by saving the day. This would show to guys watching it that trying to be manly and stronger than girls is stupid and ridiculous.

What I don't agree with is the lack of female leads and villains. Our very own Nina Martin on House of Anubis is a female lead. Vera Devenish was an awesome villain in my opinion. (I might be a bit biased against Denby because that's season 3.) I've been watching this amazing show called Once Upon A Time, and I LOVE the villain, Regina. She's an incredibly complex and interesting character, and where I am in the series (season 3), she's barely had any romance. (If you like female leads and amazing female villains, I'd definitely recommend this show, if you don't already watch it.) The main hero is also a woman, and her storyline has very little to do with romance as well. The novel I'm writing is centered on a trio of three--two guys, one girl--and the girl is the leader because her character makes the best leader of the 3, not just because she's a girl and I want a girl as leader. So yeah, other than that, I agree with this blog completely.