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In romances (or stories with romantic plot lines that I’m going to call romances here just to make my life easier) there seems to be a difference in how the leading men are depending on the gender of the author. In romances written by men, the male lead is often portrayed as heroic and saving the woman (often portrayed as a damsel in distress) from danger (ie in “The Three Musketeers” by Dumas). And in romance novels written by women, the leading man is played up as a douche that “changes” in the end (ie “Pride and Prejudice” by Austen). And this is still a thing in modern literature (ie “Twilight” and “Fifty Shades of Grey” by Meyer and James respectively).

Am I the only one who noticed this?

(Also, this is a re-do of another question that I’ve recently asked because I accidentally set the opinions to Girls Only, my bad! 😂)

In romances (or stories with romantic plot lines that I’m going to call romances here just to make my life easier) there seems to be a difference in how the leading men are depending on the gender of the author. In romances written by men, the male lead is often portrayed as heroic and saving the woman (often portrayed as a damsel in distress) from danger (ie in “The Three Musketeers” by Dumas). And in romance novels written by women, the leading man is played up as a douche that “changes” in the end (ie “Pride and Prejudice” by Austen). And this is still a thing in modern literature (ie “Twilight” and “Fifty Shades of Grey” by Meyer and James respectively).

Am I the only one who noticed this?

Dr David Mackereth’s contract as a medical assessor for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) was terminated three weeks ago on the grounds that his refusal to use transgender pronouns could be considered harassment under the 2010 Equality Act.

“As a Christian, I believe gender is determined biologically and genetically,” he told The Daily Mail. “I knew it could be the end of my work as a doctor, but I could not live with myself if I didn’t speak up. It would be dishonest — and I didn’t want to live a lie.”
After voicing his objections, Dr Mackereth was called into a meeting with a manager at his employment agency. “He asked, ‘If a man asked him to call you ‘Mrs’, would you do it?’ I said I couldn’t,” he said.
“If somebody has male XY chromosomes and male genitalia I cannot in good conscience call them a woman. We agreed I wouldn’t come into work until the DWP had decided what would happen to me.”
Dr Mackereth said it was “not a question of whether we agree or disagree but whether we are free to say so”.
“I believe with all my heart that God made us male and female and that I should be allowed to believe this,” he said.