R.S. Benedict and guest Meg talk about the creepy, objectifying, or just plain ridiculous way that all too many male authors write female characters. No one is spared as we poke fun at your favorites from Don DeLillo to Vampire Hunter D. Why does the literary establishment make fun of Stephenie Meyer’s thirsty, purple prose while lauding similarly horny descriptions by John Updike? Why do men think that breasts defy the laws of physics? What on earth is a vagina purse?



We also talk about good male authors and the perils of writing while horny. Join us as we attempt to describe a male character the way a man might write a woman.



Recommended reading/viewing:







* The Men Writing Women Twitter account



* Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace



* Not a Beautiful Protagonist



* Everything we learned about women’s anatomy from male authors







Some spectacular tweets including the vagina purse:



(of course Joss mentions her feet)



About Rite Gud: R.S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and Gardner Dozois’ The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction. Matt Keeley, founder of Kittysneezes, is producing Rite Gud for KS Media, LLC. Rite Gud is a Kittysneezes production. If you have questions, comments and concerns, email ritegud – at – kittysneezzes – dot – com. Rite Gud is also on Patreon, at patreon.com/ritegud. Patrons receive access to the official Kittysneezes Discord, exclusive episodes, critiques and more.







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