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Re:A lack of male protagonists is making it harder to get yo... by ryzvonusef on Sunday November 08, 2026 @09:40AM (#50413750)
There is an implication of advertising; old books obviously exist but no longer advertised not are the front and center when you enter the book store.

I guess the implication is that without such advertisements, old books are lost media for young kids. Their first brush is with new media that IS advertised to them, and upon finding it not compatible to their tastes (at least acc to the article) young boys tune out of the reading hobby altogether.

Obvious retort is that this where parents should step in... but that's a whole different debate.

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Re:A lack of male protagonists is making it harder to get yo... by watwut on Sunday November 08, 2026 @01:22PM (#50415680)
That is not true, if you go to the bookstore, they are advertised. In fact the 2:1 boy girl ratio author blames is among all the published books - the top lists have smaller assymetry.

And that is not even talking about the fact that 2:1 male female male character does not make male main characters hard to find.

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Re:A lack of male protagonists is making it harder to get yo... by orwin on Sunday November 08, 2026 @04:02PM (#50417212)
That's isn't true. And maybe in the US that's different, but mandatory reading in my country mostly contains books with male protagonist (still have to read at least one of: I am a legend, Fahrenheit 451, Brave new world or 1984 at 17).
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