bittertea answers “Am I the only one who found Mark Watney...”

Ariel asked this question about The Martian:

Am I the only one who found Mark Watney (and well, the rest of the book too really...) to be rather sexist?

bittertea I found some of the humor sexist, yeah. Immature boob jokes, that kind of thing. It did take me out of the story at times, and I'm glad to see some re…moreI found some of the humor sexist, yeah. Immature boob jokes, that kind of thing. It did take me out of the story at times, and I'm glad to see some reviewers pointing it out. On a positive note, none of it was targeted at actual characters (from what I remember). The female characters were treated with respect... they had distinct personalities, important jobs, and their authority & competence was never questioned on account of their gender.
Other than the occasional obnoxious joke, nothing else struck me as sexist, but you may have spotted things that I missed.(less)

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