Female centric stories

[anthrodisiac]

12 pages in, and I still have no idea what "female centric" means.

This was pointless and a huge waste of my time to read.

It means everything and nothing.

 

[Statius]

It means everything and nothing.

See the movie 'Kingdom of Heaven'?

The quote in that movie is the opposite.

"What does Jerusalem mean?"

'Nothing, and everything!"

 

[StillStunned]

a homogenous whole

Sounds kind of.... naughty.

 

[Voboy]

12 pages in, and I still have no idea what "female centric" means.

This was pointless and a huge waste of my time to read.

With all respect to Omeinien, I've always had the same difficulty with the Pink Orchid parameters.

So. I just write. If the women in my stories seem interesting, I've succeeded.

 

[AwkwardlySet]

12 pages in, and I still have no idea what "female centric" means.

This was pointless and a huge waste of my time to read.

It's almost like people use these threads to post whatever random stuff rather than discussing the topic.

 

[lovecraft68]

It's almost like people use these threads to post whatever random stuff rather than discussing the topic.

You've cracked the code, I think all that really matters on the forum is if the threads are 'so and so centric' and dominated by the same small group that has to crash every thread regardless of topic and immediately make it about jokes or themselves and start conversations between each other in the middle of other conversations.

When that happens, all is well here. Discussions are allowed as long as they exist in between and around the more important people's antics and posts.

But @KittyOfSteele is right, a lot of spinning wheels with no real answer because more often than not the only right answer is what's right for the individual author and no one can tell you otherwise. If something someone said here resonates with you, that's fine, if not it's all noise

 

[Annabelle1990]

Sorry, but that's just incorrect.

So says you. Men are programmed to have sex with 85% of the women in any room. It is us women who decide who gets to procreate.

 

[Stanfield2025]

So says you. Men are programmed to have sex with 85% of the women in any room. It is us women who decide who gets to procreate.

I can say from experience this isn't true. This some sort of weird-ass red pill shit?

 

[sirhugs]

So says you. Men are programmed to have sex with 85% of the women in any room. It is us women who decide who gets to procreate.

Only 85%?

Though I suggest that this does not make us mere males any less complex, just a different sort of complexity.

 

[Annabelle1990]

Only 85%?

Though I suggest that this does not make us mere males any less complex, just a different sort of complexity.

Men are simple when it comes to sex but complicated in other ways. I can totally accept that answer.

 

[Annabelle1990]

I can say from experience this isn't true. This some sort of weird-ass red pill shit?

Yes. I am the sexy girl from the matrix whose name I do not remember. If you take the blue pill you can continue to live your life comfortably believing it is real, but if you take the red pill I will load an enclopedia into your brain and then let you fuck me.

 

[StillStunned]

So says you. Men are programmed to have sex with 85% of the women in any room. It is us women who decide who gets to procreate.

I think you're hanging out with the wrong men.

 

[Annabelle1990]

I think you're hanging out with the wrong men.

I hang out with my husband and our boyfriend, both of whom would agree that when it comes to sex they are simple to turn on and easy to please.

 

[HordHolm]

So says you. Men are programmed to have sex with 85% of the women in any room. It is us women who decide who gets to procreate.

What, even the guys who are gay?

 

[Annabelle1990]

I think you're hanging out with the wrong men.

Of course in fairness we are still reasonably young. Maybe it gets more complicated as we get older.

 

[Annabelle1990]

What, even the guys who are gay?

If they were gay they would not want me. How about we be a little less judgmental.

 

[Annabelle1990]

What, even the guys who are gay?

I'm sorry. I thought you were talking about Mark and Joe. You mean other guys. I think gay guys are sometimes wired more like women. They can be complicated.

 

[MelissaBaby]

But @KittyOfSteele is right, a lot of spinning wheels with no real answer because more often than not the only right answer is what's right for the individual author and no one can tell you otherwise. If something someone said here resonates with you, that's fine, if not it's all noise

There is a real answer, but it's very basic and simple, and makes a great blank page for people to fill with their biases and agendas.

Female centric means exactly what it says; centered on the female. That's value neutral. If a story is primarily about a female character or centered on an issue that predominantly affects women, it's female centric. It doesn't matter if the protagonist is a good person or not, or if the men in the story are saints or monsters. The author's gender is irrelevant, as is their perspective. A story about a woman who hates other women or submits to an abusive man is still female centric.

If your answer to the question "What is this story about?" stats with "It's about a woman who..." it's female centric. Everything else is just commentary.

 

[Stanfield2025]

I hang out with my husband and our boyfriend, both of whom would agree that when it comes to sex they are simple to turn on and easy to please.

And as we know, two dudes are a good sample size to ascribe characteristics to all men. I know two dudes who like rocky road ice cream, so all guys must like it.

 

[lovecraft68]

I'm sorry. I thought you were talking about Mark and Joe. You mean other guys. I think gay guys are sometimes wired more like women. They can be complicated.

The basic premise of the singles scene

Men hope, women know.

 

[MelissaBaby]

Men are simple when it comes to sex but complicated in other ways. I can totally accept that answer.

I think most women with sex work experience would disagree with you.

 

[Annabelle1990]

And as we know, two dudes are a good sample size to ascribe characteristics to all men. I know two dudes who like rocky road ice cream, so all guys must like it.

I know more than two men. Joe and Mark are on the complicated side and they are still pretty simple sexually.

 

[lovecraft68]

There is a real answer, but it's very basic and simple, and makes a great blank page for people to fill with their biases and agendas.

Female centric means exactly what it says; centered on the female. That's value neutral. If a story is primarily about a female character or centered on an issue that predominantly affects women, it's female centric. It doesn't matter if the protagonist is a good person or not, or if the men in the story are saints or monsters. The author's gender is irrelevant, as is their perspective. A story about a woman who hates other women or submits to an abusive man is still female centric.

If your answer to the question "What is this story about?" stats with "It's about a woman who..." it's female centric. Everything else is just commentary.

And I'm on that side of things. Kiss principle in action.

Where some of this spun off is the argument that if a guy writes a story about a woman its not female centric because they're not women. Then they start using words like authentic and how all this kicked off for me, was someone telling someone they can't write the story they wanted to for those reasons.

So going back to my reply that you quoted, every author has to come to conclusion on their own and how they feel and think. Can't speak for everyone but I think if you pop quizzed every author here "what's a female centric story" the answer will be yours "Um, its about a woman."

Everything else is argumentative smoke

Which is what the interwebz is built upon.

 

[Annabelle1990]

I think most women with sex work experience would disagree with you.

Pricing might be complicated.

 

[Annabelle1990]

And I'm on that side of things. Kiss principle in action.

Where some of this spun off is the argument that if a guy writes a story about a woman its not female centric because they're not women. Then they start using words like authentic and how all this kicked off for me, was someone telling someone they can't write the story they wanted to for those reasons.

So going back to my reply that you quoted, every author has to come to conclusion on their own and how they feel and think. Can't speak for everyone but I think if you pop quizzed every author here "what's a female centric story" the answer will be yours "Um, its about a woman."

Everything else is argumentative smoke

Which is what the interwebz is built upon.

Nobody said you can't write it, or that you shouldn't write it. All I said is I think I could tell it was written by a guy. That's not telling you what to do. And I softened my view once other people said you can study and learn without experiencing things directly. I had not considered that and I stand corrected.