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The way male writers describe women

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Ananda:
I saw this article last week and immediately thought of this series. Some of the stuff is pretty funny and, while over the top, still pretty accurate. I’m putting this in spoilers section in case people quote descriptions of characters. Even my husband noted and made a joke to me about how almost all the women in the DF were described when he read it.  This is meant as a fun post, not a scathing critique. Please take it as such.

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-43639004

One of the funniest, for me, is the way Molly is described each book where the narrator/author talks about her breasts and their growth progress since they were in a “training bra”. That line always makes me cringe a bit. It’s just creepy! :D

Griffyn612:
I saw something similar the other day, but I don't remember where. 

It was something like, "My eyes played over the three new arrivals.  The first was a creature of pure, distilled beauty, her curves crafted by an artisan hoping to capture the essence of all that was wholesome and pure, and yet wickedly sinful if the light struck her emerald eyes just right.  The other two, men I suppose, had features and stuff, too, I guess.  Maybe."

Dina:
The interesting thing for me is that the person writing the files is Harry. So his descriptions of the women fit perfectly well with his personality. But Aftermath was quite well written from a female PoV (IMHO). I don't remember Thomas descriptions in Backup, but I suspect he is not as...teen ager as Harry is.

Snark Knight:

--- Quote from: Dina on April 12, 2018, 04:20:21 AM ---The interesting thing for me is that the person writing the files is Harry. So his descriptions of the women fit perfectly well with his personality. But Aftermath was quite well written from a female PoV (IMHO). I don't remember Thomas descriptions in Backup, but I suspect he is not as...teen ager as Harry is.

--- End quote ---

Thomas can't very well afford to dwell on beautiful women being beautiful, given his situation. But Molly's POV in Bombshells and Cold Case didn't seem objectifying (some people might have problems with the portrayal of Winter ramping up her sex drive in the latter, but it still beats Harry's personality change in CD). I think it really is a character issue rather than the author's actual outlook leaking through into the writing.

Dina:
I agree

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