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None of those authors seem to have a problem with recognizing some Mary Sue accusations as inappropriate and even sexist. That, said, I propose adding the following paragraph to the section \
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None of those authors seem to have a problem with recognizing some Mary Sue accusations as inappropriate and even sexist. I propose adding the following paragraph to the section \\\"Mary Sue as Protagonist You don\\\'t Like\\\":
It\\\'s worth thinking twice before accusing a protagonist of being a Mary Sue, as many of the \\\"star quality\\\" features of a Mary Sue are also normal to protagonists in general. In particular, it\\\'s increasingly common for a \\\'\\\'female\\\'\\\' protagonist to be accused, simply for being a powerful and/or strong female character. This is simply sexism, and should be challenged as such: While there is a lot of leeway to the concept, merely being a strong or dominant female is \\\'\\\'not\\\'\\\' sufficient to qualify as a Mary Sue.
It\\\'s worth thinking twice before accusing a protagonist of being a Mary Sue, as many of the \\\"star quality\\\" features of a Mary Sue are also normal to protagonists in general. In particular, it\\\'s increasingly common for a \\\'\\\'female\\\'\\\' protagonist to be accused, simply for being a powerful and/or strong female character. This is simply sexism, and should be challenged as such: While there is a lot of leeway to the concept, merely being a strong or dominant female is \\\'\\\'not\\\'\\\' sufficient to qualify as a Mary Sue.
