tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post8633199250605915940..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: Double standardsCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-70795417080398406212010-03-24T19:33:16.636-04:002010-03-24T19:33:16.636-04:00My comments mirror what Jolie said. Still, knowing...My comments mirror what Jolie said. Still, knowing that about myself and my characters it DOES frustrate me! I sincerely believe that the heroes and heroines should be equal. She SHOULD be allowed to have a past every bit as wild as his! I'm not sure why I don't write more like that. I guess because of the way I was raised. Yep, blaming it on my parents. That works. LOLAnne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-30794221151267824512010-03-24T17:16:56.114-04:002010-03-24T17:16:56.114-04:00Oh, I agree. We are harsher on other women. I don&...Oh, I agree. We are harsher on other women. I don't know why, but I've had conversations just like you mentioned, Regina. It's sad I think. <br /><br />Maria, I don't think we want either character to come off whorish or slutish, but I think (and I'm guilty of this) but I think heroes, the majority of the time, have been around the block much more than the heroine. Good point Madison Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866919030956287067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-12056765171110359292010-03-24T15:41:50.379-04:002010-03-24T15:41:50.379-04:00As a reader I have to say that I'm not really ...As a reader I have to say that I'm not really comfortable with a hero who has been a total manwhore. I don't think that the heroine needs to be a Virgin but she also doesn't need to be a slut. I think that we women tend to be harder on the female character because we want her to be the best a woman can be and not just another stereotype. Plus let's face it in a sexual Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610197634075184793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-46741513683263453872010-03-24T14:28:26.976-04:002010-03-24T14:28:26.976-04:00You know, I tend to think women are just more judg...You know, I tend to think women are just more judgmental. I know in raising a daughter we often have conversations about which girls are behaving like complete sluts, etc. Sounds mean but I think every mother hopes her daughter doesn't bounce from one man to the next, not being careful or picky or whatever.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-32128946858443947912010-03-24T14:26:47.394-04:002010-03-24T14:26:47.394-04:00I actually believe that women are really HARDER on...I actually believe that women are really HARDER on other women than we are on men. Don't know why it is and no, it's not cool. Think it might be realistic though. Women tend to shrug and think...men will be men and let things go. I know my husband often will watch a movie or read a book and comment that such and such guy is a pussy or a wimp or weak. So maybe men are harsher on men? Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-87327319897596430222010-03-24T13:34:45.072-04:002010-03-24T13:34:45.072-04:00I absolutely let men get away with having more of ...I absolutely let men get away with having more of a past than I do my female characters. In fact, I don't even like to read books where the female lead has been promiscuous. Why? I think there's something appealing about the virginal (or almost) woman "rescuing" the bad boy from his wild and wicked ways. lol!Jolie Cainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035463286278983602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-8997149669103715032010-03-24T13:09:41.272-04:002010-03-24T13:09:41.272-04:00I've always believed that women should be allo...I've always believed that women should be allowed to be as sexual as a man, w/o giving up her femininity. Most of my women are written as strong and capable, bright women who know what they want. <br />What I've found is that some of my *readers* (as opposed to fans)still demand the 'virgin' who needs to be persuaded. She can't possibly just want to have sex with this hot guy Valerie Douglas aka V.J. Devereauxhttp://www.vjdevereauxbooks.comnoreply@blogger.com