It really is. It's become a pejorative term with no clear definition in a lot of ways, and the lack of clear definition means all you get out of it is "I dislike this female character". It's really kind of amazingly frustrating.
Then there's the equally frustrating "canon characters are, by definition, NOT Mary Sues" battle...
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Date: 2011-10-12 03:46 am (UTC)Then there's the equally frustrating "canon characters are, by definition, NOT Mary Sues" battle...