tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819185636067689953.post4295275927668680976..comments2014-07-02T17:43:07.129-07:00Comments on NaNoPals: Gender Swap!theaugustauthorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05050760703676819848noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819185636067689953.post-41559810149564908022013-01-22T21:08:26.542-08:002013-01-22T21:08:26.542-08:00. . . Funnily enough, if my male protagonist was g.... . . Funnily enough, if my male protagonist was gender swapped to a girl he'd be MORE confident than he currently is (which isn't a whole lot). It was a fun thought exercise seeing how that would shift and change different aspects of my story. I'm going to try and make it into an exercise for my writing group and NaNo region!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04594002348483755095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819185636067689953.post-25710876663233430242013-01-22T07:27:35.263-08:002013-01-22T07:27:35.263-08:00I never meant to imply that Malificent isn't a...I never meant to imply that Malificent isn't actually radical. As writers, she is exactly who we should be looking at. But she is the "bad guy" so when you're talking about children.<br />That's the lesson a lot of them are gonna get out of it, or their parents are going to remind them of. "I wanna be the evil witch!" the child cries. "But wouldn't you rather be the princess? she's good!" "No! That lady is boring!" I mean, well, that's a bad parent, but these are likely conversations that have actually occurred.<br /><br />It's also a bit different when you are writing a story that is actively attacking gender roles (such as growing up in a Western European modeled society as a woman) Sure the story breaks, but at this point you're not ignoring it, you're actively working with that gender role. So I wouldn't consider that a problem. theaugustauthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050760703676819848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819185636067689953.post-90099740757996083232013-01-22T06:28:19.751-08:002013-01-22T06:28:19.751-08:00Well, Disney and unfair gender stereotypes have a ...Well, Disney and unfair gender stereotypes have a long running history, though they've gotten better over the years. Though I do appreciate that unlike the rest of Hollywood, they (being the animated group, not overall) have had far more female main characters than male main characters. (I do disagree with your assessment of Sleeping Beauty, because I did appreciate that the prince does more than show up at the very end to swoon the girl, and also, Malificent is AWESOME and as writers, we should all consider her a role model as to what to do with main characters.)<br /><br />I've actually made a conscious decision to genderswap characters (mostly because I have a habit of writing sausage parties). There's usually almost no change in the character themselves, but then again, I usually don't consider the ones that have plot or characterization that's dependant on their gender. (For example, I have one female growing up in a medieval-ish male-dominated society, and her struggle to define herself and buck against the system wouldn't exist if she was male.) tiakallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979270024293413950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6819185636067689953.post-42287827966224676562013-01-22T02:52:58.632-08:002013-01-22T02:52:58.632-08:00This is a really interesting idea, and I definitel...This is a really interesting idea, and I definitely agree with some of the points made here. Gender swapped fairy tales sound hilarious! I've honestly only thought about gender inequality within male or female protagonists in relationship to which gender would read the book (as opposed to the way people are portrayed) I think I want to try that gender swapping thing (don't worry I won't steal yours!!) I don't know how far I"ll get with it but I will keep you updated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com