Oh, it's definitely a bullshit argument, because that's basically saying that it doesn't matter what kids read. I think you and I discussed this on the podcast that one time, but sometimes people are like "THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!," like they can't be allowed to read anything, or "YA needs to be dark sometimes because what kids read is important and #YAsaves!" And other times, it's like, "Eh, don't worry about it, it's just kids/YA, they're not actually going to take it seriously." Well, which one is it? I mean, I think both--it's important / it's not really a big deal--are true at different times, with different books. But I think that also means we have to look at Twilight through the ambiguity of that lens as well. Yeah, it's fluff for some people, it's harmless for some teens, but that doesn't mean we should all just clam up about the problematic elements, either. There's got to be a balance.
I do get tired of male critics hating blindly on the female fandom as a demographic. Look, I'll point out specific fuckwittery as readily as anyone else, but I don't believe in sitting here going, "STUPID WOMEN ARE THE REASON DUMB GIRL MOVIES MAKE MONEY THEY DON'T DESERVE!!1"
I do get tired of male critics hating blindly on the female fandom as a demographic. Look, I'll point out specific fuckwittery as readily as anyone else, but I don't believe in sitting here going, "STUPID WOMEN ARE THE REASON DUMB GIRL MOVIES MAKE MONEY THEY DON'T DESERVE!!1"
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