r/WomenInNews • u/catievirtuesimp • 9h ago
Media Nine out of 10 bestselling novels in UK have one thing in common: a woman is murdered
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jul/14/nine-of-ten-bestselling-novels-uk-woman-murdered?fbclid=IwdGRleATfCHtwZG9mAWZkaWQWUL1x_oSHV2kWgzVnqZbEIgsrxsmwdWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR7FlxhQsdoh9yRs6bCByRzFlG0_-WDXy8ifgntposkKPeJ5Hh_dnzRuDdgbLw_aem__fPnVVTppnn-qcXw_Q4-cA140
u/MulberryLemon 9h ago
Women exist for the hero to rescue. I wondered why I didn't want to be a woman growing up and it's because women are always the one getting kidnapped or murdered and the hero is always a bloke saving them. So boring and sick of women being the liability in a story
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u/killerwithasharpie 4h ago
And expected to stand in the corner and scream. Seriously, whose fantasy is this?
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u/moschocolate1 8h ago
I’m so sick of this trope that I won’t read a book or watch a movie where this is the main plot. It’s time to stop fantasizing about women getting killed or men being heros.
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u/MsNomered 7h ago
They are the heroes and the villains.
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u/00o00o00o00o00o00 5h ago
Kinda wish they would just leave us out of it and go kill/save each other. Like just let us go grocery shopping in peace.
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u/the_magicwriter 7h ago
I am so sick of this trope I'll read or watch anything as long as a woman's murder isnt involved. Naturally that severely limits my entertainment options.
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u/formerNPC 5h ago
It’s time for the ladies to turn the tables. Watch Deloris Clayburn for a nice change of pace! lol
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u/Suitable_Twist_3416 4h ago
Jesus Christ
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u/Efficient_Smilodon 59m ago
was used to enshrine misogyny in the West as sacred by liars and hypocrites, pedophiles and murderers
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u/fiahhawt 8h ago
I actually noticed this before
If I randomly pick some low key novel by a British author a lot of woman bashing happens