why do men and women write each other so terribly?

why is it that “written by a man” is perceived as an insult, while “written by a woman” is an ultimate compliment?
in this video we are going to take a look at men’s lackluster attempts at writing women, discuss real (e.g: Harry Styles, Timothée Chalamet, Hozier and members of BTS) and fictional (e.g: Anthony Bridgerton, Peeta Mellark, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Jamie Fraser) men “written by a woman” and find out which gender is doing a better job at writing the opposite one.
can women do a horrible job at crafting fictional men too?
are there any instances of fantastically written female characters in men’s books?
& how #writtenbyawoman and #writtenbyaman trends reflect the current state of society
let’s go!
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🍿 timestamps:
0:00 - men writing women, the ‘male gaze’
6:37 - real and fictional men “written by a woman”
8:51 - women can write terrible men too
16:33 - final thoughts & outro
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Reddit page- r/menwritingwomen:   / menwritingwomen  
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🗞️ articles/papers mentioned:
Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema by Laura Mulvey: https://www.asu.edu/courses/fms504/to...
BuzzFeed article: https://www.buzzfeed.com/pernellquilo...
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📚books mentioned:
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Love Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Anna Karenina by Lev Tolstoy
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
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🎥 Tik-Tok creators mentioned:
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@zhannared
@themorganling
@hayden_reis
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