I've just been reading a lot of old meta for my Mary Sue essay, and came across this quote: Male bodies are a "a clean slate on which we can write our own sexualities without dealing with all the politics and bullshit that normally has us messed up or angry or conflicted about our bodies” (Julad 8-17-05)
So yes, I wholeheartedly hear you on that second reason in particular. We may have gotten over many of the reasons why we used to pick guys as self inserts with so many awesome female characters to chose from these days, but this argument remains, I think.
I mean, if Flaubert can say, Madame Bovary, c'est moi, then I think we can likewise identify with Fraser or Daniel...
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Date: 2015-01-12 03:15 am (UTC)So yes, I wholeheartedly hear you on that second reason in particular. We may have gotten over many of the reasons why we used to pick guys as self inserts with so many awesome female characters to chose from these days, but this argument remains, I think.
I mean, if Flaubert can say, Madame Bovary, c'est moi, then I think we can likewise identify with Fraser or Daniel...