"the insistence that there just aren't enough female characters to write about says more about your media consumption than it does about the actual landscape of media"
The actual landscape of media does heavily favour male creators and characters though. I'm sure you can come up with niches like some anime or video game genres but as someone who likes cinema, if you're not going out of your way to watch films about women you're going to be watching a lot of films about dudes because they dominate the business. If you're trying to get into films by watching IMDb 100 you'll be in for a sausage fest. And there is simply no LotR, Seven Samurai, Fight Club, the Dark Knight, Godfather, 12 Angry Men, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Inception or The Matrix with the gender ratios reversed and the same budget and reach. Yes, there are many great films with female dominated casts but if you're into e.g. western or action you're going to be watching dudes most of the time. And that's not your personal failing, that's the landscape of media.
Re: Porn - M/M
The actual landscape of media does heavily favour male creators and characters though. I'm sure you can come up with niches like some anime or video game genres but as someone who likes cinema, if you're not going out of your way to watch films about women you're going to be watching a lot of films about dudes because they dominate the business. If you're trying to get into films by watching IMDb 100 you'll be in for a sausage fest. And there is simply no LotR, Seven Samurai, Fight Club, the Dark Knight, Godfather, 12 Angry Men, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Inception or The Matrix with the gender ratios reversed and the same budget and reach. Yes, there are many great films with female dominated casts but if you're into e.g. western or action you're going to be watching dudes most of the time. And that's not your personal failing, that's the landscape of media.