Huh, Harlequin what?
I was reading an informative but dull article about the rise of gay romance (and women authors and readers), when I saw this gem on page 5:
"Harlequin, the oldest of the romance houses, won’t commit to gay romances on paper, but just last month it welcomed LGBT submissions to its digital-publishing line. From a house that doesn’t allow its writers use the words buttocks or panties because it might offend Christian readers, this is nothing short of revolutionary."
So, Harlequin believes that Christian readers will be more offended by Bones saying, "I'm going to hypospray your buttocks," than "God dammit, Spock," (y'know, taking the Lord's name in vain)? Huh.
But the real point here is that the world needs a S/M story with the line, "God dammit, Spock, I'm going to hypospray your buttocks if you don't stop wearing my panties."
"Harlequin, the oldest of the romance houses, won’t commit to gay romances on paper, but just last month it welcomed LGBT submissions to its digital-publishing line. From a house that doesn’t allow its writers use the words buttocks or panties because it might offend Christian readers, this is nothing short of revolutionary."
So, Harlequin believes that Christian readers will be more offended by Bones saying, "I'm going to hypospray your buttocks," than "God dammit, Spock," (y'know, taking the Lord's name in vain)? Huh.
But the real point here is that the world needs a S/M story with the line, "God dammit, Spock, I'm going to hypospray your buttocks if you don't stop wearing my panties."