Interview
Making a character in a book seem realistic and interesting is no easy task. It’s not down to just your skills as a writer, though. You actually have to know a bit about who you’re writing about. In other words—do your research. Unfortunately, there are some male writers out there who seem to have major problems writing female characters and seem shy about asking their female friends for advice.
That’s where the ‘Men Write Women’ Twitter page comes in. It documents the scariest and most cringe-worthy examples of men writing about women without having any idea about them or their anatomy. Scroll down and read for yourselves, dear Pandas, because some of these examples have to be seen to be believed—that’s how unreal they are. Remember to upvote the best of the worst.
The project was started back in 2019 when Meghan Vondriska launched her version of the ‘Men Writing Women’ Reddit community. Now, the ‘Men Write Women’ Twitter page has 63k followers and there are 666 fans who follow their Instagram page. Very spooky and perfect for Halloween.”Women just want to be written as human. That’s it. There isn’t some wild scientific equation to writing women, and it isn’t difficult. Write them as human, with complex feelings, not as body parts that happen to be put together into a feminine form,” Vondriska told We.
More info: Twitter | Instagram | MegVondriska.com
#1 This Is The Best One Yet
Final score: 335points 
Samantha Lomb Samantha Lomb Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
wow. so many weird misogynistic stereotypes here. Does this person also believe our wombs detach, fly about our bodies and make us crazy once a month?
450 450points reply View More Replies… #2 We Don’t Get Real Pockets In Pants Because We Have Tiny Purses In Our Vaginas!!! (Stuart Woods, Desperate Measures)
Final score: 304points Samantha Lomb Samantha Lomb Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
This is horrifying. Has this man ever seen a vagina? I could not imagine jamming credit cards up it.
478 478points reply View More Replies… #3 “3 And A Half Milliboobs Per Handful”
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Final score: 266points 
Daria Z Daria Z Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
The picture on the right is quite accurate and can apply to this whole post 😳
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“I’m an avid reader, but the straw that broke the camel’s back was a novel my boyfriend lent me, where the female character was described by her breasts and the male character was described by his personality. Working in advertising, I tend to be Very Online, and so taking my anger to Twitter seemed like a natural parallel. I was familiar with the Men Writing Women subreddit, but created a Twitter account in order to craft a consistent narrative and to build a community that wasn’t hidden behind anonymity,” Vondriska revealed what inspired her to create ‘Men Write Women.’
Vondriska, from Wisconsin, devours 3 to 5 books each week. (Meanwhile, our piles of started-but-unfinished books keep on growing.)
According to the founder of the ‘Men Write Women’ Twitter page, a lot of male writers who tend to be thought of as the “founders of the literary canon” are continuous offenders. “John Updike, for instance. But the greatest repeat offender is definitely Stephen King. His portrayal of his female characters is honestly offensive,” Vondriska said.
#4 Yes, Men Would Be Amaaazing At Handling Pregnancy – Evolution Really Screwed This One Up. Bonus Points For “No Woman Gets Raped Unless She’s Looking For It.”
Final score: 242points 
RaroaRaroa RaroaRaroa Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
Oo. This writer does not like the look of pregnant women, so has decided that women must hate it – you know, because he hates it and they surely all want to appeal to him because he’s so awesome.
442 442points reply View More Replies… #5 Well Damn, Where Are All My Kids Then??
Final score: 236points Samantha Lomb Samantha Lomb Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
Oh someone needs to tell this person men also get stretch marks and they are not ll from having kids. weightloss or gain does it too
392 392points reply View More Replies… #6 Let’s Not Forget This Gem Either
Final score: 228points Stephanie Did It Stephanie Did It Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago (edited) Report
Just imagine the reverse: “every hair in my beard becoming a tiny penis”
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However, it isn’t all doom and gloom in the literary world. There are male writers who can write women well, too. “Terry Pratchett is wonderful, and I’ve yet to see a submission from Michael Crichton,” Vondriska shared that she, like many of us, is a Pratchett fan.
Vondriska also pointed out that, in her opinion, the best writers are well-read. So she encouraged all of us to read more and (most importantly) read more widely.
“Pay attention to what you’re reading, and who you’re reading. You have to make sure your bookshelf isn’t made up of just men. Add in some spice—some female authors, some nonbinary authors, authors of color. And lastly, just because you were assigned a book in high school, doesn’t mean its good!”
#7 Ugly Women Without Good Personalities Should Kill Themselves [rivers Of London By Ben Aaronovitch]
Final score: 216points 
Vincent Philippart Vincent Philippart Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago (edited) Report
Jesus…
323 323points reply View More Replies… #8 This Made My Breasts Frown
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Rowlie Rowlie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
Lately my breasts only cry and sigh deeply. I miss all the smiling
465 465points reply View More Replies… #9 That’s Not How Any Of This Works
Final score: 198points 
Lord Mysticlaw Lord Mysticlaw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
Oh dear, this guy just revealed himself to be a very very confused virgin.
540 540points reply View More Replies… #10 Unsurprisingly, The Book’s Terrible Writing From A “Proclaimed” Writer Does Not End Here (The Wedding Plot, Jeffrey Eugenides)
Final score: 183points Samantha Lomb Samantha Lomb Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
Boobs are testicles. They don’t “withdraw” because there is muscle and a rib cage underneath and they are just mounds of fat and milk producing tissue. I feel like so many people here did not pay attention in health class. How can they be so clueless about the female body?
391 391points reply View More Replies… #11 Male Authors Writing Women Are Actually Just Horror Stories And Here’s Why
Final score: 164points Stephanie Did It Stephanie Did It Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
*That kinda chick, you know the type… O_o
285 285points reply View More Replies… #12 Ah Yes, Exactly How I’d Describe Myself (The Diamond Age, Neal Stephenson)
Final score: 162points Theodore Theodora Theodore Theodora Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
Woman: “I’m SO HOT omg.” Dude: “Just like my dead wife.” What?!
479 479points reply View More Replies… #13 I’m Sorry, Her Breasts Do What
Final score: 158points Rowlie Rowlie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
I guess the only breasts the author saw were trying to escape from him
427 427points reply View More Replies… #14 She’s Eleven And Scared But Let’s Talk About Her Nipples
Final score: 158points Martha Meyer Martha Meyer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
This guy is a creepy perv!
383 383points reply View More Replies… #15 This Whole Book Has Both My Eyes And My Boobs Rolling.
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Squee Squee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
H-how would you even…?
300 300points reply View More Replies… #16 Be Horrified With The Rest Of Us
Final score: 142points Lord Mysticlaw Lord Mysticlaw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
Men like Conde should not be surprised that sexy women love other women, and he really should try to help that male chauvinism.
307 307points reply View More Replies… #17 Breasts Totally Get Scared
Final score: 137points Stephanie Did It Stephanie Did It Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
My breasts are embarrassed by this.
433 433points reply View More Replies… #18 The Count Of Monte Cristo- 1884
Final score: 136points RaroaRaroa RaroaRaroa Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
Poor old lady. 😀
280 280points reply View More Replies… #19 Plz Put This On My Tombstone #submission (The Dogs, Scott Smith)
Final score: 135points Stephanie Did It Stephanie Did It Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
She had a non-existent vagina?
496 496points reply View More Replies… #20 *me To My Friend* Excuse Me, May I Please Borrow Your Eyeballs?
Final score: 133points 
Bacony Cakes Bacony Cakes Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
*brandishes ice cream scoop* Your eyeballs, please.
375 375points reply View More Replies… #21 She Was Flesh And Blood, Not The 2D Woman He Was Used To Objectifying On Television, And For That She Was All The More Special (A Time On Earth, Vihelm Moberg)
Final score: 123points Stephanie Did It Stephanie Did It Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
But no head, brain or mouth. How convenient!
365 365points reply View More Replies… #22 Literally No Woman Would Ever Do This (Misterioso, Arne Dahl)
Final score: 113points Lord Mysticlaw Lord Mysticlaw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
In the first place this whole soaking thing sounds like a dishcloth, this guy obviously doesn’t know how pads work. In the second place, pads stick to underwear, in my experience you don’t just “fish them out”, this guy obviously doesn’t know how pads work. In the third place, of course the only possible rational reason why a woman would refuse sex is because she’s on her period!, this guy is obviously an effing asshole.
345 345points reply View More Replies… #23 Only Sluts Have Hairy Legs (The Things They Carried, Tim O’brien)
Final score: 103points Samantha Lomb Samantha Lomb Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
dry sounds like she just needs to use more lotion. dry skin is horribly itchy
253 253points reply View More Replies… #24 Thank God For The Bikini Wax.
Final score: 98points 
Jo Choto Jo Choto Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
Excuse me while I vomit.
235 235points reply View More Replies… #25 Wish I Had Pillowy Breasts! Taken From Ben Fountain’s Brief Encounters With Che Guevara
Final score: 98points Samantha Lomb Samantha Lomb Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
I’m more concerned by the fact he seems to routinely check out boys’ butts and uses that as the benchmark of sexy.
407 407points reply View More Replies… #26 The Rest Reads “Dad Is Looking Like He Made A Better Decision Every Year”. What?!?
Final score: 91points Samantha Lomb Samantha Lomb Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
wow that is very Oedipal.
198 198points reply View More Replies… #27 This Is A Totally Anatomically Normal Thing For Breasts To Do #submission (We Can Remember It For You Wholesale, Philip Dick)
Final score: 90points Lord Mysticlaw Lord Mysticlaw Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
These male authors are making my breasts pulse with resentment. They’re really pissed off.
247 247points reply View More Replies… #28 #menwritingwomen No Wonder Some Of Them Think Our Breasts Stop Us From Doing Stuff If They Think We’re As Obsessed As They Are. We Can’t Get Away From Them. Oh Must Do This Important Thing But Wait!
Final score: 85points Samantha Lomb Samantha Lomb Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago Report
Well this seems to reinforce every ugly stereotype of men being sex crazed horndogs
282 282points reply View More Replies… #29 ‘the Shining’, By Stephen King. Its Always Breasts
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Chez Chez Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 3 years ago (edited) Report
To be fair, this scene is where he is describing a woman who has been dead in a bath for however long (a ghost of her anyway). And when I read it it’s actually made perfect sense in that context.
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