Gender and verbs across 100K stories: a tidy analysis
People who have poor understanding of human nature will consider this an evidence of sexism.Think for a minute about why "Fifty shades of grey" is popular among female readers.If there are many stories are filled with males competing over resources and women (in the form of violent criminals kidnapping women and brave heroes rescuing them) then might it be that these kinds of stories are what people are looking for?Try to imagine a story about a weak man who cannot defend himself against a gang of three women who kidnap him, only to get saved by his brave girlfriend, who upon rescuing him promises him to stay by his side for ever.Just try it. Does it sound like an interesting story?