There isn’t widespread hate for female leads.
Stop. Who are you to redefine "widespread" and "hate" for us? Youre not gonna gloss over that statement and move on, no sir. You're gonna need to flesh this thought out for us, cuz it sounds like an opinion, and you stated it as fact. It's the lynchpin of your argument so....
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