To me, it doesn't matter - but I remember I used to have a friend who would specifically chose women writers, artists, etc. If we had to do a project on an artist, she'd pick a woman - if we had to write an essay on a book, she'd pick one written by a woman. I don't know why she did it, but I remember how annoying I found it - personally, I like to choose literature and art based on the quality, not the gender of the creator!
That said, though, I admit to having a kind of bias. Mostly due to years in fandom, I tend to work under the general assumption that men write better epic plots, with twists and turns and lengths and story - but are weak with characters and dialogue. And that women write better dialogue, character, and character based drama, but flounder a bit with epic plots and grand scopes. Silly, I know.
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Date: 11/10/07 03:01 am (UTC)That said, though, I admit to having a kind of bias. Mostly due to years in fandom, I tend to work under the general assumption that men write better epic plots, with twists and turns and lengths and story - but are weak with characters and dialogue. And that women write better dialogue, character, and character based drama, but flounder a bit with epic plots and grand scopes. Silly, I know.