Who's a better writer, men or women?

[mouseofcards89]

Men. The only female authors who I have any real respect for are Ayn Rand and Emily Bronte.

[StephenKingman]

Men. The only female authors who I have any real respect for are Ayn Rand and Emily Bronte.

Ouch....i hear a rumble over the hills, duck!

[Jacob]

Men. The only female authors who I have any real respect for are Ayn Rand and Emily Bronte.

It's good to respect all authors, no matter what gender or such. You may not like their type of writing or genre, but it's good to respect them in their own right.

[Maud Fitch]

Men. The only female authors who I have any real respect for are Ayn Rand and Emily Bronte.

It's good to respect all authors, no matter what gender or such. You may not like their type of writing or genre, but it's good to respect them in their own right.

I agree with Jacob. And it looks like MouseOfCards89 has not read any current female authors. You're missing out!

[mouseofcards89]

It's good to respect all authors, no matter what gender or such. You may not like their type of writing or genre, but it's good to respect them in their own right.

Why?

I agree with Jacob. And it looks like MouseOfCards89 has not read any current female authors. You're missing out!

Why and why? Do you have any recommendations?

[Yee]

Hmm. I think both men and women can be equally talented. For example, Nicholas Sparks and Margaret Atwood. I love their quotes.

[sreelavanya]

i think does not that matter those who are have talented for writting mentalty .

[Gannon]

I think that this post is a bit silly. I believe it is all down to the individual and do not believe that gender even plays a part. There are good writers from both genders, just as there are bad writers from both genders. I believe a really good writer can leave the reader not even knowing their gender. I do admit that some genres seem to appeal to one gender but you certainly cannot say that one gender is better at writing than the other.

[Tralala]

I don't think it really makes a difference, either, but it really impresses me when an author's main character is of the opposite gender. Of the author, I mean. I've tried it, but I've always patterned the character after a specific person that I know in "real life"...and I doubt I did a very good job, anyway. I'm out of practice; gotten creaky.

[lanedraven]

I don't like these kinds of generalizations because I think they border on sexism. I prefer to view someone as an individual, rather than assuming that all men are like x and all women are like y, which is usually based on clumsy stereotypes.

I agree with MartinParishthat saying that all women are one way and all men are another is inadequate. Moreover, such an essentialist way of thinking can be harmful. I have also noted that there has been some conflation of sex and gender in this thread. I'd just like to point out that sex relates to anatomy, and gender with ones self perception of maleness and femaleness. Moreover, these are not limited to merely man and woman, but are both more fluid and more complex than a simple binary. Many of written on these dangers notably Fausto-Sterling in her text "Dueling Dualisms".

I don’t think that if we speak about men and women and which of them are writing better it means that we crossed the border on sexism. I also don't like the generalizations just because each people is unique and has different abilities to write . But, unfortunately our society is working based on generalizations (gender, age category, and so on).

I would disagree, since sexism - in working with other forms of oppression - works to maintain that there are essential differences between different groups of people. Not only are these differences used to justify inequality but also work to maintain it. To be fair, I'm not sure what point you're trying to make in your last sentence, PhotonicGuy, but I would say that it is not because our society is "based on generalizations" that we need to base our actions and understanding upon them. In other words, it's not because everyone says something that it's true, or right.

[prestalive]

any men or women can be the best writer. it depends on their talents.

[Trinity31]

I think that this post is a bit silly. I believe it is all down to the individual and do not believe that gender even plays a part. There are good writers from both genders, just as there are bad writers from both genders. I believe a really good writer can leave the reader not even knowing their gender. I do admit that some genres seem to appeal to one gender but you certainly cannot say that one gender is better at writing than the other.

I agree completely if we took the names of authors of books it wouldn't change the book and I honestly dont think anyone would be able to tell the gender of an author by the book.

[Fran]

I think that this post is a bit silly. I believe it is all down to the individual and do not believe that gender even plays a part. There are good writers from both genders, just as there are bad writers from both genders. I believe a really good writer can leave the reader not even knowing their gender. I do admit that some genres seem to appeal to one gender but you certainly cannot say that one gender is better at writing than the other.

I agree completely if we took the names of authors of books it wouldn't change the book and I honestly dont think anyone would be able to tell the gender of an author by the book.

Agree completely .... I never look at the gender of a writer or nationality or religion but that said I would love to know is S J Watson a man or a woman.

[Moogle]

Girls are better than boys at everything!!!!

[Artdude]

What a ridiculous question.