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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Djeta Thernadier" data-source="post: 969160" data-attributes="member: 12043">This is an interesting topic , since when it comes to RPGS, many of us , male or female (I'm female) tend to play heroic characters. Few opt to play someone who can't at least take care of themselves.I have degrees in psychology & sociology and this topic fascinated me to no end. I think the stereotypes in romance novels and films, as well as the stereotypes in the fairy tales we hear as children began long, long ago. There was a time in the world when it was your physical strength , not your thinking skills, that got you by. There were exceptions to that rule, but they were exceptions. In most cases, men are physically larger and stronger than women. It's a fact of life. This doesn't mean they are smarter, as this is an individual trait. Of course centuries later, our world is more focused on the brains than the brawn to get ahead. But the stereotypes embedded in our heads as children tend to stick and a lot of women do look to strong men to "rescue" them. But I think even more women are more interested in someone who is equal or at least isn't always the one coming to the rescue...i.e.. maybe he can beat up the mugger in the alley and rescue you, but you can talk to his bank and convince them to give him that loan, whereareas if he tried to do it, they'd have turned him down. Physical brute strength really isn't that relevant in today's society. So if we translate this into modern terms...For me personally, I feel much more comfortable around men who do not "rescue me" or otherwise come to my aide by paying my way, buying me expensive things or otherwise supporting me. I'd rather it be the other way around. I like to be the one paying the bills and such. For this reason, I'd be annoyed reading a book set in modern times, OR A FANTASY WORLD, no matter how well written, where a men was always rescuing a woman who was portrayed as not just physically weak, but simply incapable of taking care of herself.  I'd rather see something where she was at least smart, or good with a blade or something. I don't like romance as a genre. I'm just not a romantic person, and that stuff makes me kinda nauseous. I don't fantasize about men saving me. I don't know any other women who read romance genre novels either. But if it was more than just a cheesy love story with a female hero and it was well written, not just a blatantly reverse cliche, I'd give it a fair shot. ~S</blockquote>

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