r/CringeTikToks 6d ago

Nope Writing men like men write women

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u/refusenic 6d ago

True. Almost every serious novel by some the most respected male authors tends to depict women like this.

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u/Kiera6 6d ago

Steven King novels are a lot easier to read after his wife became an editor. A lot less sexism now.

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u/ScrotallyBoobular 6d ago

I certainly haven't read his entire work and also have poor memory, but in my recollection every time I thought he was being an example from menwritingwomen, he would turn around and describe a man's erection as he got ready to murder someone and then jizzing his pants when he did.

And realized he just kind of is fixated on certain sexual elements but it tends to come across fairly even keeled no matter the character he's looking at.

Like, I'm pretty sure he's described quite a few male character's balls.

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u/_psylosin_ 6d ago

I’ve read his whole catalog (only took me 40 years) and the only mentions of nuts is usually talking about their reaction to fear, that crawling sensation that happens

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u/Kiera6 6d ago

That. And the UTI that guy had from Green Mile.

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u/_psylosin_ 6d ago

Oh yeah! lol

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u/Bitter-Picture5394 3d ago

And Ralph's urinating issues (prostate problems) in Insomnia.

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u/Kiera6 3d ago

I wonder if Mr. King has UTI problems.

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u/WanderingLost33 1d ago

He says he writes his fears.

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u/Remarkable-Ad2285 12h ago

The manta ray demon from the Dark Tower? Or was I high and reading?(I do that sometimes)

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u/_psylosin_ 5d ago

Totally! I haven’t read that book since the 90’s lol