Now I do! (I googled around a bit to try to verify that this is accurate. Seems to be? As a long-time Trek fan, I’m ashamed of my ignorance. 
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sue
)https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sue
I never knew the origin of the term “Mary Sue”
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The people who do the Oversimplified youtube channel did a really good video on Mary Sue, including the origin of it that I found really interesting.
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I am particularly partial to Overly Sarcastic Productions' take on Mary Sue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2-GIY9RTqU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2-GIY9RTqU
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That's a pretty good discussion of the issue.
The video that follows re writing female characters is also good and addresses a question that comes up a lot in these forums.
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