LogFAQs > #965218464

I can say for certain that a character having maternal instincts doesn't automatically make a character sexist or feminist. if your only question is 'why is this sexist but this isn't sexist?' the answer is that the context is different.

context is important.

overall, if your goal is to write a feminist story, you should think very hard about what that means and try to unify the narrative under that theme. otherwise I don't think it's worth it for most authors to worry about a subject like this. people will take notice if you write good characters. people will definitely notice if you write bad characters. the truest form of artistic expression is to tell the story you want to tell, and explore the characters you want to explore. if your first step is to think about how you are going to appease twitter, you've already lost. and if you can't write good female characters and good male characters you probably shouldn't be writing anyway.

(sadly a lot of people who suck at writing both male and female characters still have jobs)