Why are men the ones to screw everything up in fiction?

[Deledrius]

As usual, the Simpsons did it first. Homer was an absolute sendup of the "Leave it to Beaver" father. And it was hilarious.

The Simpsons did it first is a refrain for a reason.

Married With Children beat The Simpsons to the airwaves by a couple of years.

[pilight]

It's historical. IRL, the vast majority of humanity's great mistakes were made by men.

[CharlesPhipps]

To OP:

Because you don't read enough.

[Karha of Honor]

It's historical. IRL, the vast majority of humanity's great mistakes were made by men.

Because they clawed their way far up enough to be able to make huge mistakes...

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

I think in a sociological sense, men are traditionally depicted with agency that hinges on their choices while women are depicted more holistically in a humanistic sense. So consequences as a plot device is more likely to be showcased on the former.

[Draco Dracul]

Probably 10000 years of creating most of the screw ups IRL had some influence on our fiction.

[Darth Wedgius]

From John Turturro about his new movie featuring the character Jesus from The Big Lebowsi:

It’s a bit of a racy movie. It shows how stupid men are. That’s what the movie is kinda about – the women are the stronger, more together characters. I had to tweak it a little bit but now I feel really good about it. It’s basically an exploration of Jesus getting out of jail. It’s a comedy but a very human comedy.

Subtle.

[BridgeConsoleMasher]

8YOs dude.

[Karha of Honor]

From John Turturro about his new movie featuring the character Jesus from The Big Lebowsi:

It’s a bit of a racy movie. It shows how stupid men are. That’s what the movie is kinda about – the women are the stronger, more together characters. I had to tweak it a little bit but now I feel really good about it. It’s basically an exploration of Jesus getting out of jail. It’s a comedy but a very human comedy.

Subtle.

What else can he say? No everyone can tell them to fuck themselves like Zahler.