Recent UF grad. Viggo Mortensen appreciation life. Feminism. Dogs. Lots of feelings about television. Shenanigans will undoubtedly ensue.
I'm also on twitter.
You’d think the very thought of a romance writer would bring a smile to people’s lips. Ah, how nice. Love. Making love. Laughter. Kissing. But no, the world is upside down as far as I can see, and romances and their writers are ridiculed, hisses and generally spat upon. For what reason? One of my favorites is that women who read them might get mixed up about reality and imagine a man is going to rescue them from Life. According to this theory, women are so stupid that they can’t tell a story from reality. Is anyone worried that the MEN who read spy thrillers are going to go after their neighbors with an automatic weapon? No, I don’t remember anyone thinking that. Nor do I remember anyone worrying about murder mysteries or science fiction. It just seems to be dumb ol’ women who might think some gorgeous, thoughtful, giving hunk is going to rescue them. Honey, if any woman thought a gorgeous hunk was going to rescue her, romance novels wouldn’t be forty percent of the publishing industry.
Remembrance (Jude Deveraux)
Truth bombs exploding all over the place here. It makes me sad especially to hear women dog romance as stupid and vapid when they have never read one. I think romance novels are feminist — most of them show strong female characters taking control of their lives. Characters who won’t settle for less than a respectful partner who truly loves them. I don’t see what’s bad about that. Not all men are as buff as romance novel heroes, but to say that honest, honorable, respectful men who are capable of deciphering emotions don’t exist in the real world is very insulting… to men. And what’s wrong about fantasizing about a male hot body? Turn on a TV and count the idealized women.
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(Source: quotationsoflove)
