RogueLeader said:
If Rey was such a badly written female character, you would think there would be a more vocal concern from the female fan communities who might want better representation, so you would assume you would hear more female fans complaining about it than male fans. But it seems like it is predominantly male fans that are the most vocal regarding this issue, does it not?

I dunno. Just curious to me. I just feel like men and women do have unconscious biases regarding the opposite sex that affect the way we perceive characters of one gender compared to the other (and by extension people in real life). It is just might not be immediately clear to us, and difficult for us to articulate.

I think there’s definitely some truth in what you say above and probably comes down to how we similarly often can’t see faults within ourselves until someone offers a 3rd person perspective that gives you the same window to look at yourself through. I think to a lesser extent, we sometimes don’t see or don’t find fault with some of the shortcomings of your own sex but will willingly point them out when present in the other.

As to why there is not as many females voicing the same concerns - I think the above is part of it but also just because on pure numbers, females would still be in the minority of the Star Wars audience and a far greater minority again of those that are interested and invested as much to bother saying anything about the matter.

Val