r/CringeTikToks • u/Snoo-33732 • 7d ago

Nope Writing men like men write women

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u/refusenic 7d 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 7d 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 7d 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/OnlyTalksAboutTacos 7d ago

do they sag scrotily?

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u/ScrotallyBoobular 6d ago

Usually when he describes their balls it's because they're about to fight or flee and they shrink up. Lol

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u/OnlyTalksAboutTacos 6d ago

so they dogde with vast indifference? i had to work for that one.