The Reckless Writer

There’s No Excuse to Write a Scene Where a Man Rescues a Woman

You must avoid sexist clichés in order to create a captivating story

Walter Rhein

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The Writing Cooperative

6 min readMar 7, 2022

I can’t tell if it’s social conditioning, but I find I have to be mindful about never having a man come the rescue of a woman in any of my latest stories.

The Reckless Writer

There’s No Excuse to Write a Scene Where a Man Rescues a Woman

You must avoid sexist clichés in order to create a captivating story

Written by Walter Rhein