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Why are authors so obsessed with continuously mentioning how tiny and small the FMC is?
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Anonymous 4w

Internalized misogyny and gender norms

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Anonymous 4w

If you want something different, The Deed of Paksenarrion does the opposite. FMC is tall and muscular

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

People believe a woman should be small and ideally thin. The mere existence of tall women makes a lot of people uncomfortable. Even models are seen as intimidating up close. Most men want a small women and women believe they should be such to be seen as ideal and feminine.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

That’s so sucky :( especially in these books it’s always the short brunette hero and the tall blonde villain

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

It’s usually a tall, black haired man now but yeah…it’s hard to find rep when you’re a tall woman

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 4w

I’m referring to the female antagonists not the male. But yeah it def is especially for romance

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4w

Ahhhhh, yeah that makes total sense

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