Interesting discussion. One of the things I like with Sims is that it's very gender neutral in a way really. There's the description for premade sims, of course, but they act the same when you play, right? So when it comes to sim-stories, I think I feel the same way about a character whether it's a male character or a female character. I haven't read all of S, HWC yet, but I like the women in that story so far (your writing helps, of course). And for what it's worth, I've never felt anymore sympathy towards Don than I feel towards the Caliente sisters.
(A genderswitched Pleasantview does sound interesting, though.)
Except for that, I guess I am guilty of judging female characters more. I think it's because I'm worried about them perpetuation stereotypes, like someone else mentioned. There's also the fact that female characters are often so sexualized, though. Harriet Potter would probably be safe from that, since HP is for kids, but turn a guy from a more mature story into a lady, and suddenly she's sexy, even if he weren't. Not that every female character has to be unattractive to be likeable, but it's as if a female character is put into a role, the role is quickly fetishized some way, and that annoys me.
(Sorry for the anonymous comment, but I have no lj for the moment.)
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(A genderswitched Pleasantview does sound interesting, though.)
Except for that, I guess I am guilty of judging female characters more. I think it's because I'm worried about them perpetuation stereotypes, like someone else mentioned. There's also the fact that female characters are often so sexualized, though. Harriet Potter would probably be safe from that, since HP is for kids, but turn a guy from a more mature story into a lady, and suddenly she's sexy, even if he weren't. Not that every female character has to be unattractive to be likeable, but it's as if a female character is put into a role, the role is quickly fetishized some way, and that annoys me.
(Sorry for the anonymous comment, but I have no lj for the moment.)