Why was everyone criticizing Mary Sue (the female protagonist) and not Jack Sue (the male protagonist)?
Mary Sue novels usually depicted an extremely perfect female protagonist with infinite charm and wisdom, while the male protagonist was usually handsome, rich, and perfect. This kind of novel often emphasized the female protagonist's " Virgin Mary " and " omnipotent ", causing readers to have unrealistic expectations of the female protagonist and excessive worship of the male protagonist. In contrast, Jack Sue's novels usually depicted an extremely outstanding male protagonist with excellent intelligence and talent, and the female protagonist was usually also very outstanding. The interaction between the two people was often full of misunderstandings and conflicts, but in the end, it would always end with the male protagonist's confession and rescue. Such novels often emphasized the male protagonist's " affection " and " uniqueness ", causing readers to have excessive admiration for the male protagonist. Therefore, Mary Sue's novels often had a situation where the female lead was too perfect and the male lead was too outstanding, while Jack Sue's novels tended to have a situation where the male lead was too affectionate and the female lead was too outstanding. These two types of novels caused different degrees of disgust and criticism among readers.