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*Peeks out from under the Hat* Quick Question, unless I missed it in all the comments, examples, definitions, and discussions above.
If the proto-concept of Mary Sue/ Gary Stu is an idealized depiction of the author in a fictional setting where the idealized depiction is the very model of a modern major general (sidetracked!) perfection, then wouldn't that BE sexist on the part of the author/originator as they have chosen their specific gender over the gender of a truly fictionalized concept? Or did I miss the mark?
Expansion!
Is the idealized depiction of an author in a fictional setting considered literary nepotism?
Rambling nonsense!
How much could a Mary Sue do if a Mary Sue could do anything?
*Disappears back under his hat, mumbling Dr. Seuss* Now...the star-bellied sneetches had bellies with stars but the plain bellied sneetches had none upon thars. Those stars weren't so big, they were really quite small. You might think such a thing wouldn't matter at all...
If the proto-concept of Mary Sue/ Gary Stu is an idealized depiction of the author in a fictional setting where the idealized depiction is the very model of a modern major general (sidetracked!) perfection, then wouldn't that BE sexist on the part of the author/originator as they have chosen their specific gender over the gender of a truly fictionalized concept? Or did I miss the mark?
Expansion!
Is the idealized depiction of an author in a fictional setting considered literary nepotism?
Rambling nonsense!
How much could a Mary Sue do if a Mary Sue could do anything?
*Disappears back under his hat, mumbling Dr. Seuss* Now...the star-bellied sneetches had bellies with stars but the plain bellied sneetches had none upon thars. Those stars weren't so big, they were really quite small. You might think such a thing wouldn't matter at all...
What a colossal waste of time and energy.