bloody fuckin hell

Can we start acknowledging the sexism in fanfiction. When I search for x reader fanfiction, I don't want to be the bimbo, slut, stay at home mom, I want to be the firefighter, the superhero, the doctor, the ceo, the police officer, the construction worker, and there is nothing wrong with that. I want to read about myself as a capable woman. Its not "Mary Jane" or "overpowered" to just be capable, intelligent, and strong. I understand the appeal to being the damsel of the story, but for once when I search "x firefighter!reader" I don't want to read one hundred fics about my back being blown out by a muscular man, i want to be running into the burning building. And yes I understand that people can write whatever they wish, but we need to also understand that this type of narrative of being the damsel, never the hero, can be harmful to young women discovering fanfiction.

People love acting like fiction and fantasy is something that exists separate from real life and neither affects each other but that's straight up naive to believe. At least acknowledge the inconsistency in liking this, and if you're an activist and claim to care deeply about social change, don't start talking about how this is the one thing that doesn't deserve criticism and like it can't be changed. It's pretty serious that so many of us, in our deepest darkest desires, can't imagine being active, respected and someone that shapes the world instead of being abused and ordered around.