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Re:A lack of male protagonists is making it harder to get yo... by brnt on Sunday November 08, 2026 @08:40AM (#50413271)
> Boys love super hero oriented themes

Where does this nonsense come from? I didn't nor did anyone I know. I snorted any kind of adventure books but superpowers? Nuh uh, boring and cheapest of plot devices, and yes, I thought so at 7.

My parents brought me to the library every two weeks and let me read whatever I wanted, I think that's most important. Also, show you read yourself, and if you don't, wonder why.

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Re:A lack of male protagonists is making it harder to get yo... by bombcar on Sunday November 08, 2026 @09:05AM (#50413481)
Drop the “super” and you have something more correct / hero-based books are popular with boys and men.
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Re:A lack of male protagonists is making it harder to get yo... by brnt on Sunday November 08, 2026 @12:03PM (#50415004)
Are you calling any protagonist a hero now?
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Re:A lack of male protagonists is making it harder to get yo... by thin_carapace on Sunday November 08, 2026 @03:14PM (#50416684)
well you sure turned out antagonistically for someone who read so many adventure books with protagonists presumably embodying the hero archetype
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Re:A lack of male protagonists is making it harder to get yo... by brnt on Sunday November 08, 2026 @05:09PM (#50417913)
You presume too much. Or use 'hero' in the inflationary literally-everyone-sense. Or both.

Adventures don't need heroes at all.

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