D: Damn, weepingcock really went the way of fanficrants and marysues, didn't it? I haven't followed it in ages but I'm sad to hear that.
And wow, I knew 50 Shades was a huge deal among women but I didn't realize it was spawning so many copycats who believed in the same shit. *facepalm* THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS. I get that romance novels don't have to be perfectly PC and that women are allowed to like trashy fantasies, but to me there's a difference between a trashy fantasy and just plain uncomfortable. :/
The written word is just one part of media and society in general, but even if TV and movies and other people were more aware and progressive about women, the fact that women still think women want to read about other women being abused and mistreated is still a big fucking worm in the apple.
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Date: 2013-06-25 06:07 pm (UTC)And wow, I knew 50 Shades was a huge deal among women but I didn't realize it was spawning so many copycats who believed in the same shit. *facepalm* THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS. I get that romance novels don't have to be perfectly PC and that women are allowed to like trashy fantasies, but to me there's a difference between a trashy fantasy and just plain uncomfortable. :/
The written word is just one part of media and society in general, but even if TV and movies and other people were more aware and progressive about women, the fact that women still think women want to read about other women being abused and mistreated is still a big fucking worm in the apple.