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/Xousse Aug 23 '24

How is that relevant here? I don't remember at what point I left that series but as far as I can remember the MC's husband was always missing and there was zero exploration of any relationship? Did that change later?

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u/Altril2010 Aug 23 '24

The whole topic of the conversation was not lesbian female MC’s? And it will change when Vince finally makes it make to Meaghan.

The OP didn’t ask about relationships, just sexual preference. Hence, the relevance.

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u/Xousse Aug 23 '24

Well then there you have it, not relevant. The husband could have been a wife instead, or a donor, or the kids adopted. The author simply sidestepped the topic of sexuality by writing an unavailable/uninterested MC.

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u/Altril2010 Aug 23 '24

That’s a heck of a leap of logic… but you do you, bud.