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?
Read On! I didn't find him deliberately sexist. Though all physical jokes were made about women's bodies and not men's. But these were few and far between.
I th…moreI didn't find him deliberately sexist. Though all physical jokes were made about women's bodies and not men's. But these were few and far between.
I thought Mark came across as a young, 25ish year old (hence the immature jokes) geek chic type character that probably has trouble attracting women, but isn't particularly bothered by that.(less)
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The Martian
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