What’s your preferred MC gender?

[RainingFish]

So what’s your preference? I mostly read stories with male main characters, but not 100% that way.

 

[Garolymar]

I don't think I have a preference. Unless the character seems horrendously out of place for some reason.

 

[ShrimpShady]

Girls are icky and have cooties

I don't have a preference, honestly. But I find it interesting to read male-oriented stories told from a female POV and vice-versa

 

[AnonUnlimited]

Depends on the kind of story.

If it’s more of a social story and people behaving badly, female.

if it’s action, male.

 

[Deleted member 84247]

Female for the most part.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

Until I hit my early teen years, I avoided female heroes unless they were part of a team, as much as I could because I just didn't want to read "girl's stuff" but since then, it no longer really matters much to me.
If the hero is well-written and not having graphic sex at least once every other chapter just "because" (I'm looking at YOU, Anita Blake), gender, species or level of animation doesn't matter that much as long as the story set-up is interesting, and the writing is not incompetent.

 

[Sezaika]

Female...
I feel more comfortable using the same gender.

 

[Azhurie_Mythephan]

Both at the same time, like me. Don't question me.

 

[FieryLou]

Writing wise, male.

As for reading, I'm not too picky. I used to be really into OI manhwas.

I'm not a big fan of gender-bender stories, though. Most of the time, they're just pure fetish stuff. I read a few serious ones where the main character actually struggles with adjusting and keeping it together, but those are pretty rare.

 

[Kamael89]

Not gendered because it's less meta.

 

[laccoff_mawning]

I prefer male protagonists, though I'll still read a lot of stories with female MCs.

 

[Pulpitt]

As a reader and as a man, I like female MC better since it gives fresher experience.

 

[MaliaStory]

I’m more into male protagonists to be honest. Sadly, I just haven’t come across many female characters that really stood out. :(

 

[Seaspecter]

Female, they're also my favorite characters to write.

 

[Ruti]

Female mc, cause Yuri

 

[SwordSong]

I prefer to write male characters.

But for MCs I read, it depends on what the story is about.

 

[RainyLiquid]

I like girls.