I'll never understand why most stories have a weak female protagonist. I find it rather offensive, stereotypical and embarrassing that writers are posting up stories where women are shown as being weak, rather reserved, ever forgiving virgins. Whatever happened to William Congreve's saying "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"? I'm forever finding myself reading about women with no backbone who continuously let a man walk all over them making a fool out of them publicly yet they sweep it all under a rug and run back to their tormentor with open arms as if they were caused no harm, hurt, heartbreak and pain. The image that writers seem to be giving off of women in these stories gets to me for we are a strong, self loving, outspoken and brave gender yet I barely see any stories where all that is accounted for. I guess I'm just disappointed really because how are we supposed to encourage young girls to grow up as strong, confident, beautiful women when the stories we are giving them to read tell them that it is okay to be mistreated, played, shamed etc and to forgive so easily casting aside all the pain that has been caused. We're meant to set an example for these young girls but what are we doing instead? Making a mockery out of women...