of course female characters can be shitty, but a lot of the time flaws a male character has will be forgiven while the same flaws in a female character will be used to say how horrible she is
CW child beating, mysoginist and ableist insults
he’s lashing out because he was beaten as a child? wow he is so nuanced!
she’s lashing out because she was beaten as a child? she’s just a psycho bitch with daddy issues
and this is not limited to fictional characters btw. women are held to higher standards than men all the time
oh yea you’re absolutely right, the only people who hate female characters more than male audiences are male writers