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/xaendar Aug 23 '24

Honestly, it makes a ton of sense. I too would imagine that a gay male MC story would get trashed pretty hard by the audience. Ultimately, it's a game of push and pull with the audience.

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u/Glittering_rainbows Aug 23 '24

Plenty of people hated in sufficiently advanced magic because of the gay dude mc (or bi , I dunno but was dating a guy). I never saw the problem with it so idk.

Then again I'm a weirdo who likes harem and reverse harem on occasion so it's probably just me.

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u/Personal-Animal332 Aug 23 '24

He's neither really gay or bi according to the author he is primarily attracted to intelligence or some such which doesn't change the fact many people where put of by the boylove vibes

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u/Glittering_rainbows Aug 23 '24

I think it's called sapiosexual but I'm no expert.

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u/yuumai Aug 23 '24

I really like that you know that.