Asking how to write characters of one sex "right" is asking the wrong question

I just noticed that one of the unkillable questions for fiction-writing essays is being asked and answered twice at Tor.com: Kate Elliott is doingWriting Women Characters as Human Beingsand Ilana C. Myer is doingOh No, She Didn’t: The Strong Female Character, Deconstructed. Now, I haven't read either, so this post isn't to disagree with any of their specific points.

It's to disagree with the