And insert my pet peeve for reinforcing the romantic trope that women can't be trusted to be telling the truth when they claim to be disinterested in a man, hence men should stalk and harass objects of interest until they "give in to their feelings."
(I was going to guess Meg Cabot for the author of the offending book. Instead it's someone I've never read. Can't say I'm finding that a source of regret.)
I can't stand Cabot for adults, but the Princess stuff amuses me.
Here, fished the rants out of the list. More than I realized I had, must have opinions on this subject! :>
The one about Meg Ryan Thorazine-flavored Romance It's called personal responsibility, Hollywood, and even in a feather-light unbelievable comedy it's refreshing. Meg and Robin only ever think of themselves; whatever they do to others (including the man!) is justified in the face of their obsession. Sandra worried about other people - she worried about hurting them physically, about hurting their feelings - as much as she worried about her own needs, and her own job.
The "If a man loves a woman, he won't fuck her over" rant There is no excuse for this shit. THERE IS NO EXCUSE WHATSOEVER to present rape, ruination, and lying as love. All that we needed was for him to hit her and we'd have the classic trilogy of abuse - "Baby, you make me so crazy, I just can't help myself," "Baby, why you question me?" and "Baby, why you make me hit you
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hi, I teach high school, am here via naamah_darling and I really REALLY want to steal this quote: "And I don't think Roget's has enough synonyms for "stupid." "
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What were you thinking it was?
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(I was going to guess Meg Cabot for the author of the offending book. Instead it's someone I've never read. Can't say I'm finding that a source of regret.)
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Here, fished the rants out of the list. More than I realized I had, must have opinions on this subject! :>
The one about Meg Ryan Thorazine-flavored Romance It's called personal responsibility, Hollywood, and even in a feather-light unbelievable comedy it's refreshing. Meg and Robin only ever think of themselves; whatever they do to others (including the man!) is justified in the face of their obsession. Sandra worried about other people - she worried about hurting them physically, about hurting their feelings - as much as she worried about her own needs, and her own job.
The "If a man loves a woman, he won't fuck her over" rant There is no excuse for this shit. THERE IS NO EXCUSE WHATSOEVER to present rape, ruination, and lying as love. All that we needed was for him to hit her and we'd have the classic trilogy of abuse - "Baby, you make me so crazy, I just can't help myself," "Baby, why you question me?" and "Baby, why you make me hit you ( ... )
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I teach high school, am here via naamah_darling and I really REALLY want to steal this quote:
"And I don't think Roget's has enough synonyms for "stupid." "
pretty please?
a lovely snark of a review, enjoyed it muchly.
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