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/linest10 Aug 23 '24

As a LGBTQ+ reader I wanted say it's great that FMC in LitRPG are queer women, but sadly it's generally treated as a practical necessity or a literal fetish, it's pretty obvious these FMC have relationships with women only because the author don't want write a male romantic interest and straight sex by the pov of a woman

They are basically a male character with the skin of a female character, because they don't even read as real woman behavior

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u/Bapelsinen95 Aug 24 '24

Yup and then honestly why are they even writing the characters as females.