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Re:A lack of male protagonists is making it harder to get yo... by yongjik on Sunday November 08, 2026 @08:49AM (#50413368)
My kids read Harry Potter and Percy Jackson growing up in the US (both with male protagonists), and they were huge fans of the LOTR movie series (with its nine members of the fellowship of the ring, all male).

It's really hard for me to believe American kids suddenly can't get enough books with male protagonists. If that's the case, the fault must lie with whoever's choosing books for those kids.

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Re:A lack of male protagonists is making it harder to get yo... by bombcar on Sunday November 08, 2026 @09:08AM (#50413504)
That’s exactly it. If I suggest your children read LotR or Harry Potter or Narnia, I’ve done nothing special, nothing interesting, nothing worthy of accolades from my peers.

But if I convince them to read New Shit and the Current Thing then everything is golden.

Imagine how the teachers felt who suggested Potter before it went big. That’s a high many will chase.

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