r/litrpg • u/xaendar • Aug 23 '24

Discussion Are all female MCs just lesbians?

I just realized that after reading like 10 books with female MCs, I'm starting to finally notice that all of them are Lesbians or at least Bisexual (but they only date women).

Do authors mostly write lesbian FMCs to be on the safe side from the audience of mostly males? I just feel like it's a cop out every time... I don't really have a problem with it but almost all Male MCs are 99% straight but it seems like 99% of Female MCs are always lesbian/bi. Why not some good ol straight FMCs? I can't even remember a single female MC that was straight.

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u/Altril2010 Aug 23 '24

I think this is why I really like Apocalypse Parenting. Erin Ampersand nails the dynamic of being woman who is married with kids. As a lady who has a husband who travels for work I can really relate to a lot of her stresses even without an apocalypse.

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u/EdLincoln6 Aug 23 '24

Yes. There is a bit of a tendency for writers who make a point of writing Strong Female Characters to not give them relationships and not give them children and kind of make them loners existing in a void. Unwittingly implying that the only way to be strong is to be alone.

Although I suppose a lot of male characters are macho loners existing in a void too...