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manorsuperman) wrote2009-01-27 02:19 am
manorsuperman) wrote2009-01-27 02:19 am
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charloft :: Munday - Gender Roles
Today's prompt is a survey about gender roles and character sexuality.
Answer as many or as few of the questions as you like.
1. What gender of character do you play more of, male or female? Why?
Lana is the only character I have on LJ right now, but I play mostly females. I just find a lot of canon females out there more interesting than the males. This isn't an insult against the males out there. I love guys, I grew up with a lot of them around, four brothers, three male cousins and most of the friends I've had in my life have been male. There are a few males I love to play, including Clark Kent, they are just much fewer than the females.
2. Is this different or the same as your own gender?
It's the same.
3. Do you find that your gender makes it easier or more challenging to play your characters?
Gender doesn't really affect how well I feel I can play the character. Plenty of people have said my males are really spot on. I think it's because I've had so many males in my life that I've been close to.
4. What sexuality / gender identity do your characters have?
They all identify as their physical gender. I don't much like labels on sexuality, but they all engage in relationships with the opposite sex.
5. How does your character's sexuality and gender identity define / affect their personality?
I don't know that it does either way.
6. Do you tend to predominantly play characters of a certain sexuality? If so, why?
Again, I don't like labels when it comes to sexuality, mainly because I can't seem to put a label on myself without being called a hypocrite. Long story there, one I don't feel like going into. Anyway, the vast majority of my characters find themselves with members of the opposite gender. Lana, though, has recently shown some attraction to other women.
7. To what extent to you write / play your character's sexual or romantic life?
It all depends on the character and how comfortable I am with the other writer, if there is one. I do have a line, though. I don't write very detailed sex scenes, or many at all for that matter. I just don't feel that comfortable with it. I haven't even had sex myself.
8. How has the character's romantic life affected his character development?
Mostly it doesn't, but Lana is an interesting case. She's been shown in canon to have issues with codependency and has often taken on characteristics of the man she's with. She started to get darker when she began her relationship with Lex. The darkness seems to have faded in the few guest spots she's made so far in this season, but you never can tell with Smallville. The dark side is definitely still there, it's just less pronounced.
9. Do you set 'ships' or plan for your characters to be together with other characters, or do you allow their relationships to develop organically? Why?
I've done both. Most of the time I don't set up a relationship unless there is at least something in canon that would support it. It doesn't have to be much, just a little hint at something. My favorite relationship, though, developed organically and it kind of stunned me. Bart Allen and Lana Lang? It totally blows my mind, but it really worked in that situation.
10. Do you change the gender identities / preferred sexualities of canon characters? Why / why not?
Once again, I don't like the labels on sexuality, but if a character has been shown in canon to be interested in a certain gender, I wouldn't change it. I might slowly develop something on the other side of things if I feel there might be something in canon that could infer something like that, but that doesn't happen often. Lana, for instance, has actually been kissed by two women in canon. There weren't romantic reasons for either, but she didn't seem too disturbed by the kisses themselves, just the effects of them. It doesn't mean she has an attraction to women, but it raises some questions.
Now I have done AUs of characters and had them born the opposite gender, and they identify as that changed gender. If they were attracted to the opposite gender before, they are still attracted to the opposite gender (a female attracted to males becomes a male attracted to females). It's odd, I'll admit, but I just think it's fun to explore what would change if that character had been born another gender. Some of them, though, such as Lana, I wouldn't dream of gender bending. I just love her too much as she is.
Answer as many or as few of the questions as you like.
1. What gender of character do you play more of, male or female? Why?
Lana is the only character I have on LJ right now, but I play mostly females. I just find a lot of canon females out there more interesting than the males. This isn't an insult against the males out there. I love guys, I grew up with a lot of them around, four brothers, three male cousins and most of the friends I've had in my life have been male. There are a few males I love to play, including Clark Kent, they are just much fewer than the females.
2. Is this different or the same as your own gender?
It's the same.
3. Do you find that your gender makes it easier or more challenging to play your characters?
Gender doesn't really affect how well I feel I can play the character. Plenty of people have said my males are really spot on. I think it's because I've had so many males in my life that I've been close to.
4. What sexuality / gender identity do your characters have?
They all identify as their physical gender. I don't much like labels on sexuality, but they all engage in relationships with the opposite sex.
5. How does your character's sexuality and gender identity define / affect their personality?
I don't know that it does either way.
6. Do you tend to predominantly play characters of a certain sexuality? If so, why?
Again, I don't like labels when it comes to sexuality, mainly because I can't seem to put a label on myself without being called a hypocrite. Long story there, one I don't feel like going into. Anyway, the vast majority of my characters find themselves with members of the opposite gender. Lana, though, has recently shown some attraction to other women.
7. To what extent to you write / play your character's sexual or romantic life?
It all depends on the character and how comfortable I am with the other writer, if there is one. I do have a line, though. I don't write very detailed sex scenes, or many at all for that matter. I just don't feel that comfortable with it. I haven't even had sex myself.
8. How has the character's romantic life affected his character development?
Mostly it doesn't, but Lana is an interesting case. She's been shown in canon to have issues with codependency and has often taken on characteristics of the man she's with. She started to get darker when she began her relationship with Lex. The darkness seems to have faded in the few guest spots she's made so far in this season, but you never can tell with Smallville. The dark side is definitely still there, it's just less pronounced.
9. Do you set 'ships' or plan for your characters to be together with other characters, or do you allow their relationships to develop organically? Why?
I've done both. Most of the time I don't set up a relationship unless there is at least something in canon that would support it. It doesn't have to be much, just a little hint at something. My favorite relationship, though, developed organically and it kind of stunned me. Bart Allen and Lana Lang? It totally blows my mind, but it really worked in that situation.
10. Do you change the gender identities / preferred sexualities of canon characters? Why / why not?
Once again, I don't like the labels on sexuality, but if a character has been shown in canon to be interested in a certain gender, I wouldn't change it. I might slowly develop something on the other side of things if I feel there might be something in canon that could infer something like that, but that doesn't happen often. Lana, for instance, has actually been kissed by two women in canon. There weren't romantic reasons for either, but she didn't seem too disturbed by the kisses themselves, just the effects of them. It doesn't mean she has an attraction to women, but it raises some questions.
Now I have done AUs of characters and had them born the opposite gender, and they identify as that changed gender. If they were attracted to the opposite gender before, they are still attracted to the opposite gender (a female attracted to males becomes a male attracted to females). It's odd, I'll admit, but I just think it's fun to explore what would change if that character had been born another gender. Some of them, though, such as Lana, I wouldn't dream of gender bending. I just love her too much as she is.