To add more to the WiR discussion. What about the most pointless death of all the male heroes? Jason Tod being beat to death by Joker with a tire iron. They killed Batman's only sidekick to make the story-line more interesting and it involved a male victim. Note I realize this is probably more of an exception to the rule.
Now for a more mature post since I was a bit of a dick.... the problem I have with her views is that not all cliche stories like say the Notebook, Forrest Gump, Chasing Amy are bad. When you add elements to your creation to make it good as an after thought that is when it usually fails. For example, for a space adventure…
Makkon, a moment of levity: http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=295 and of course [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBimiqL7MDs"]The Darkest Knight: Batman - YouTube[/ame] The He-Man pic brings up a valid point at face value, but when you look at it more deeply it boils down to: Men have more expectations heaped…