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SociableHermit

Ohhhh, so I thought this kind of nonsensical and farfetched stuff only exist in romance novels targeted at female audience, where most of the guys are studs, loaded with money, who are also geniuses whose only downside is having a low EQ (basically a more sophisticated way to describe a jerk). And most of the female characters, except the FL of course, are sluts and bitches that need to be put in their place. Oh and of course being sexually forced by a handsome guy is a one night stand, but heaven forbid it was an ugly dude, then it was a rape.

I've never read any xianxia novels, but so it looks like they are also written, in a way, to satisfy most male readers' twisted fantasy just as the romance genre is, to most female readers'.

SociableHermit Sorry, I thought you were literally telling them to stop writing. And that "kindly fuck off" at the end seemed to reinforce that impression, which led me to think you were telling the writers to leave the site.

I'll have to agree with this.
The way Female Leads are written in Chinese works is disappointing.

Cantiara Yeah, it's kinda the same thing for both male and female target audiences. Only difference really is that the male-oriented ones are about revenge and dominating others through power, while the female ones seem to be about being loved by everyone and getting everything handed on a silver platter.

Tomoyuki Nah, no worries. When I wrote it I was sorta trying to play a character of grumpy, disillusioned (and potentially drunk) reader for comedic effect. Guess that didn't land too well, huh?

SociableHermit What's the point of having every woman be beautiful if it's a novel and the reader can't see them?

SociableHermit Nah, I'm just bad at reading. That's the problem with online posts, without being able to actually listen to the other party's tone and see his/her expressions, it's hard to tell what's funny, sarcastic or serious. My bad on that.

TheCaffinated Because they will get web comic adaptations in future. Also adds to helping the readers (usually male) fantasize about beautiful heroines and whatnot. The whole point about novels and stories is to spark the reader's imagination - it's the same reason why they go through great lengths to describe a fantasy world, dragons and monsters, magic, etc. even if we can't actually see them. The readers visualize them based off the descriptions.

SociableHermit i was about to fight you when i read the title but i realized you're not referring to female lead xianxias.

Like somehow ex-assassins/thieves/marines/doctors start behaving like teenage girls and indulge in face-slapping rather than...you know, behaving like someone in their profession? And how almost every other character other than the obligatory servant/maid sidekick and male love interest are complete jerks who try to kill the heroine for no reason other than her being "trash"? I mean, if she really was so insignificant, weak and trash, why the hell are you wasting your time, energy and resources trying to kill her? And when she thwarts their assassination attempts, you would think they will revise their opinions, but no. It seems like every antagonist is evil for the sake of it. Makes for one-dimensional characters and a shallow plot.

But there is an audience for such stories, and they can be guilty pleasures, so I understand why they are popular.

SociableHermit As a xianxia writer myself, I totally agreed with everything you said. I'm not trying to throw them under the bus. I know it's not easy to write about the opposite sex accurately, but xianxia writers mostly take it to another level entirely. Thank you for pointing it out.

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Tomoyuki She was only trying to point out what she found annoying in most of our xianxia novels.

A heart of Dao.
Author: Pathway to Eternity

Primate Yeah, she (he?) already told me.

Sadarsa Thank you for making my day. I couldn't stop laughing reading your post.

A heart of Dao.
Author: Pathway to Eternity

SociableHermit are you mad cause you feel your gender is being miss represented? Well a lot of xianxia stories are just copies of another, I don't really read that genre for that reason.